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Hackers Expose Russian FSB Cyberattack Projects

Schneier on Security

More nation-state activity in cyberspace, this time from Russia : Per the different reports in Russian media, the files indicate that SyTech had worked since 2009 on a multitude of projects since 2009 for FSB unit 71330 and for fellow contractor Quantum.

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Report: Missouri Governor’s Office Responsible for Teacher Data Leak

Krebs on Security

” The emails also revealed the proposed message when education department leaders initially prepared to respond in October: “We are grateful to the member of the media who brought this to the state’s attention,” was the proposed quote attributed to the state’s education commissioner before Parson began shooting the messenger.

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China-linked APT10 group behind new attacks on the Japanese media sector

Security Affairs

Recently researchers from FireEye uncovered and blocked a campaign powered by the Chinese APT10 cyber espionage group aimed at Japanese media sector. In July, security researchers from FireEye uncovered and blocked a campaign carried out by Chinese APT10 group (aka Menupass, and Stone Panda) aimed at Japanese media sector.

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Top Zeus Botnet Suspect “Tank” Arrested in Geneva

Krebs on Security

“DJ Slava Rich,” seen here performing as a DJ in Ukraine in an undated photo from social media. Here’s a snippet from one of their Jabber chats in 2009, after I’d written a story for The Washington Post about their efforts to steal $415,000 from the coffers of Bullitt County, Kentucky. Tank, a.k.a.

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RockYou2024 compilation containing 10 billion passwords was leaked online

Security Affairs

The compilation has been named ‘RockYou2021’ by the forum user, presumably in reference to the RockYou data breach that occurred in 2009, when threat actors hacked their way into the social app website’s servers and got their hands on more than 32 million user passwords stored in plain text. RockYou2021 had 8.4

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BrandPost: Nation States, Cyberconflict, and the Web of Profit.

CSO Magazine

Analysis of over 200 cybersecurity incidents associated with nation state activity since 2009 also shows the enterprise is now the most common target (35%), followed by cyberdefence (25%), media and communications (14%), government bodies and regulators (12%), and critical infrastructure (10%).

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Spam Kingpin Peter Levashov Gets Time Served

Krebs on Security

One was Alan Ralsky , an American spammer who was convicted in 2009 of paying Severa and other spammers to promote pump-and-dump stock scams. In fighting his extradition to the United States, Levashov famously told the media, “If I go to the U.S., In this paid ad from 2004, Severa lists prices to rent his spam botnet.

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