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Adventures in Contacting the Russian FSB

Krebs on Security

In the process of doing so, I encountered a small snag: The FSB’s website said in order to communicate with them securely, I needed to download and install an encryption and virtual private networking (VPN) appliance that is flagged by at least 20 antivirus products as malware. The FSB headquarters at Lubyanka Square, Moscow.

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Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort?

Krebs on Security

.” Lumen’s research team said the purpose of AVrecon appears to be stealing bandwidth – without impacting end-users – in order to create a residential proxy service to help launder malicious activity and avoid attracting the same level of attention from Tor-hidden services or commercially available VPN services. com, sscompany[.]net,

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More than 16,000 Ivanti VPN gateways still vulnerable to RCE CVE-2024-21894

Security Affairs

Most of the vulnerable systems are in the US (4686 at the time of this writing), followed by Japan (2009), and UK (1032). Shadowserver researchers have scanned the Internet for instances vulnerable to CVE-2024-21894 and reported that about 16,500 are still vulnerable.

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Who’s Behind the GandCrab Ransomware?

Krebs on Security

That email address and nickname had been used since 2009 to register multiple identities on more than a half dozen cybercrime forums. ” Dedserver also heavily promoted a virtual private networking (VPN) service called vpn-service[.]us Vpn-service[.]us of GandCrab.

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Stark Industries Solutions: An Iron Hammer in the Cloud

Krebs on Security

PROXY WARS Security experts say that not long after the war started, Stark began hosting dozens of proxy services and free virtual private networking (VPN) services, which are designed to help users shield their Internet usage and location from prying eyes. is a company that tracks VPNs and proxy services worldwide.

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Dashlane 2024

eSecurity Planet

The company was founded in 2009, and the first software edition was released in 2012. Each user also has access to a free VPN to use when connecting to public Wi-Fi, and an Identity Dashboard that scans the dark web for potential fraud. Dashlane is a password management software that’s popular for business and personal uses alike.

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Dashlane Review 2021: Pricing & Features

eSecurity Planet

The company was founded in 2009, and the first software edition was released in 2012. Each user also has access to a free VPN to use when connecting to public Wi-Fi, and an Identity Dashboard that scans the dark web for potential fraud. Dashlane advantages: security, UX, and SSO.