Krebs on Security

MARCH 15, 2021

The biggest potential gold mine for de-anonymizing Maza members is the leak of user numbers for ICQ, an instant messaging service formerly owned by AOL that was widely used by cybercrime forum members up until around 2010. That’s about when AOL sold the platform in 2010 to Russian investor DST for $187.5

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 23, 2020

has posts dating back to 2010, and points to even more Web Listings domains, including weblistingsinc.org. 2010 to a Mark Scott in Blairgowrie, Scotland, using the email address clientnews@reputationmanagementfor.com. finzthegoose.com 2010-08-03 enom, inc. Image: Better Business Bureau. A Twitter account for Web Listings Inc.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 10, 2024

This brought to mind 2010, the year I wrote news stories for USA TODAY about Mark Zuckerberg declaring privacy was “ no longer a social norm ” and Google CEO Eric Schmidt admitting that Google’s privacy policy was to “ get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.”

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

was released in October 2010. Much more effort is needed to make home routers as secure as current desktop of server systems. One comment on the report: One-third ship with Linux kernel version 2.6.36 You can walk into a store today and buy a brand new router powered by software that’s almost 10 years out of date!

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 2, 2022

com , a malware-based proxy network that has been in existence since at least 2010. Cached versions of the site show that in 2010 the software which powers the network was produced with a copyright of “ Escort Software.” .” NEW SOCKS, SAME OLD SHOES. SocksEscort[.]com ” Super-socks[.]biz

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2021

“My exploit pack is hosted there with 0 problems,” DCReaver2 says of a shady online provider that another member asked about in May 2010. Arrested in 2010, Skorjanc was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for selling and supporting Mariposa, which was used to compromise millions of Microsoft Windows computers.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 2, 2024

Through a 2010 FOIA request (yes, it took that long), we have copies of the NSA’s KRYPTOS Society Newsletter, “ Tales of the Krypt ,” from 1994 to 2003. There are many interesting things in the 800 pages of newsletter. There are many redactions.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 8, 2025

FortiGuard Labs saw some of the early botnets back between 2007-2010, like Zeus and Conficker, using fast flux to distribute malware and manage their Command and Control (C2) communications. While the technique is older, it can still be effective.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2021

“The vulnerability report CVE-2018-18472 affects My Book Live devices originally introduced to the market between 2010 and 2012,” reads a reply from Western Digital that Wizcase posted to its blog. That response also suggested this bug has been present in its devices for at least a decade.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 29, 2021

The lack of stringent protections in the original DNS specification and discovery of security weaknesses over time, such as the decade-old Kaminsky bug , gave birth to the Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) in 2010. To read this article in full, please click here (Insider Story)

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The Hacker News

MARCH 5, 2025

An example is the Stuxnet worm discovered in 2010, a malware designed to These attacks lead to data breaches, financial losses, and operational disruptions, with lasting impacts on an organization's reputation.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 8, 2019

In 2010, the hottabych_k2 address was used to register the domain name dedserver[.]ru At least four posts made in 2010 to the hosting review service makeserver.ru When Oneiilk2 registered on Exploit in January 2015, he used the email address hottabych_k2@mail.ru. us to help users obfuscate their true online locations. .”

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 21, 2023

I don’t understand pickleball at all, so that explanation doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. (I I watched a video explaining the shot; that helped somewhat.) But it looks like an excellent example.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

Fitis’s real-life identity was exposed in 2010 after two of the biggest sponsors of pharmaceutical spam went to war with each other, and large volumes of internal documents, emails and chat records seized from both spam empires were leaked to this author. My fingerprints change beyond recognition every few days. Image: Archive.org.

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Heimadal Security

MARCH 3, 2021

The service provider notified the airline warning that data of the Enrich program was exposed to security breaches between March 2010 and June 2019. A security breach occurred via a third-party IT service provider. About the Enrich flyer program Enrich is the frequent flyer program of Malaysia Airlines.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 23, 2021

In 2010, John Kindervag introduced the concept of “Zero …. Five worthy reads is a regular column on five noteworthy items we’ve discovered while researching trending and timeless topics. This week, we explore why organizations should implement Zero Trust in 2021.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Key findings from the advisory The advisory highlights the rapid and efficient attack lifecycle of Ghost ransomware, with some incidents seeing full encryption within a single day.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Microsoft fixed at least five other serious bugs in Sharepoint versions 2010 through 2019 that also could be used to compromise systems running this software. Security firm Tenable notes that this bug is reminiscent of CVE-2019-0604 , another Sharepoint problem that’s been exploited for cybercriminal gains since April 2019.

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Heimadal Security

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Starting November 2010, it was the UK’s largest website for local community classifieds and one of the top 30 websites in the UK, with 14.8 million monthly unique visitors, according to a traffic audit in 2010. Gumtree.com, also known as Gumtree, is a classified ad and community website based in the UK. What Happened?

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 6, 2023

Nuvoton was spun-off as a Winbond Electronics affiliate in July 2008 and went public in September 2010 on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE). About Nuvoton Technology: Nuvoton Technology Corporation (Nuvoton) was founded to bring innovative semiconductor solutions to the market.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Another flaw fixed this month in Microsoft Exchange 2010 through 2019 may merit special attention. The bug could allow attackers to exploit the Exchange Server and execute arbitrary code just by sending a specially crafted email.

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Heimadal Security

JUNE 22, 2022

It was initially known as the Home Delivery Network, until it bought the B2B and B2C businesses of DHL Express UK and afterward, renamed itself as Yodel in May 2010. Yodel is a delivery service company from the United Kingdom. What Happened? A cyberattack has caused delays in package distribution and online order tracking for […].

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Xorist, detected since 2010, is distributed as a It's based on commodity ransomware dubbed Xorist and has been observed in attacks targeting entities in the U.S., the Philippines, the U.K., and Turkey.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 24, 2023

RUSdot is the successor forum to Spamdot , a far more secretive and restricted community where most of the world’s top spammers, virus writers and cybercriminals collaborated for years before the forum imploded in 2010. A Google-translated version of the Rusdot spam forum.

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Anton on Security

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Random fun new posts: “SOC Technology Failures?—?Do Do They Matter?” Kill SOC Toil, Do SOC Eng” “Anton and The Great XDR Debate, Part 1” Fun posts by topic.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Rapid7 reported that 87% of almost 138,000 Exchange 2016 servers and 77% of around 25,000 Exchange 2019 servers are still vulnerable to CVE-2020-0688 attacks, and roughly 54,000 Exchange 2010 servers have not been updated in six years. After Microsoft addressed the flaw experts reportedly observed that APT actors exploiting the flaw.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 1, 2023

Gen Z refers to those born between mid-to-late 1990s and 2010, making them between the ages of 11 and 28. In doing so, I had to educate myself on what they value and realized the many differences between Gen Z and previous generations. This means they grew up experiencing a much faster rate in which technology evolves.

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SecureBlitz

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Xiaomi is a computer and electronics company founded in 2010 and headquartered in China. Want the best Antivirus for Xiaomi phones? If that is brought you to this page today, then you are on the right page. According to Wikipedia, it is the second-largest phone manufacturer behind Samsung. There are different brands of the Xiaomi.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2020

. “My thought is that the existing Strategic Concept, which we agreed in 2010, has served NATO well. Having said that, I think we all have to realise that since we agreed the Strategic Concept back in 2010, the world has fundamentally changed.” And it has actually served us well for many years.

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Security Affairs

JULY 26, 2020

The toolkit was first released in 2010 by SANS fellow researcher Lenny Zeltser , who is still maintaining the software. REMnux is a Linux toolkit for reverse-engineering and dissecting software, it includes a collection of free tools created by the community that allows researchers to investigate malware.

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Heimadal Security

JUNE 14, 2022

This month’s Patch Tuesday has brought us some improvements and fixes for issues associated with Microsoft Edge Stable Channel (Version 102.0.1245.39), which incorporates the latest Security Updates of the Chromium project for CVE-2022-2011, CVE-2022-2010, CVE-2022-2008, and CVE-2022-2007.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 21, 2020

Last year, Julian Assange was charged by the US with doing essentially the same thing with Chelsea Manning: The indictment alleges that in March 2010, Assange engaged in a conspiracy with Chelsea Manning, a former intelligence analyst in the U.S. This isn't new, or unique to Brazil.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The oldest vulnerability included in the catalog is the CVE-2010-5326? RCE in SAP NetWeaver Application Server and dates back to 2010. The catalog includes vulnerabilities for products from Adobe, Apple, Atlassian, Cisco, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Nagios, Netgear, Oracle, Pulse Secure, and many other companies.

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Anton on Security

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Now, posts by topic. Security operations / detection & response: “Security Correlation Then and Now: A Sad Truth About SIEM” “Can We Have “Detection as Code”?”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2021

He published thousands of classified diplomatic and military documents on WikiLeaks in 2010. In 2010, Assange gained unauthorized access to a government computer system of a NATO country and years later he contacted s LulzSec leader who was working for the FBI and provided him a list of targets.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 9, 2023

” In 2010, someone using the email address dugidox@gmail.com registered the domain dugidox[.]com. Constella ties dugidox@gmail.com to a number of website registrations, including the Dugidox handle on BlackHatWorld and HackForums, and to IP addresses in Croatia for both. org, which is registered in Mr.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2021

.” Reports claim that the attack was launched by Israel-linked hackers, the same state is suspected to have had a main role in the Stuxnet attack that hit the same nuclear plant back in 2010.

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