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. Army, to assist Manning in cracking a password stored on U.S.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

Those records indicate the user Kerens registered on Verified in March 2009 from an Internet address in Novosibirsk, a city in the southern Siberian region of Russia. In 2010, someone with the username Pepyak on the Russian language affiliate forum GoFuckBiz[.]com frequently relied on the somewhat unique password, “ plk139t51z.”

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Krebs on Security

MAY 4, 2023

That Bankir account was registered from the Internet address 193.27.237.66 Cyber intelligence firm Intel 471 found that Internet address also was used to register the account “Nordex” on the Russian hacking forum Exploit back in 2006. com account created from that same Internet address under the username “Polkas.”

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

Collectively in control over millions of spam-spewing zombies, those botmasters also continuously harvested passwords and other data from infected machines. As we’ll see in a moment, Salomon is now behind bars, in part because he helped to rob dozens of small businesses in the United States using some of those same harvested passwords.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 29, 2023

Kislitsin is accused of hacking into the now-defunct social networking site Formspring in 2012, and conspiring with another Russian man convicted of stealing tens of millions of usernames and passwords from LinkedIn and Dropbox that same year. Nikulin is currently serving a seven-year sentence in the U.S. prison system.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2020

The Energetic Bear APT group has been active since at least 2010 most of the victims of the group are organizations in the energy and industrial sectors. The Energetic Bear APT group has been active since at least 2010 most of the victims of the group are organizations in the energy and industrial sectors.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

A historic records search at Domaintools on that tosaka1027@gmail.com address says it was used to register 24 Internet domain names , including at least seven that have been conclusively tied to the spread of powerful Android mobile malware. net 2010-11-22 ALIBABA CLOUD COMPUTING (BEIJING) CO., com and rurimeter[.]com 2333youxi[.]com

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 1, 2022

ISP customer premise equipment (CPE) often uses this web server, and ISP subscribers will typically get these routers in loan for telephony and Internet access. last official release 2010) has a path traversal vulnerability. The SSID and plaintext password of the 2G and 5G Wi-Fi networks broadcast by the device. Path traversal.

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SecureList

JUNE 8, 2022

A router is a gateway from the internet to a home or office — despite being conceived quite the opposite. Number of router vulnerabilities according to cve.mitre.org, 2010–2022 ( download ). Number of router vulnerabilities according to nvd.nist.gov, 2010–2022 ( download ). Router-targeting malware. Verdict. %*.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 3, 2022

I had a chance to discuss the latter with Ravi Srinivasan, CEO of Tel Aviv-based Votiro which launched in 2010 and has grown to . The attacker managed to insert attack code into a zip file contained in a password-protected email message – one that the banker was expecting to receive from the attorney.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 27, 2021

There was no need for a password or login credentials to access this information, and the data was not encrypted. LW: How long were these S3 buckets likely to have been sitting on the Internet, accessible to anyone with the keyboard skills to find and copy the data? Pulitzer Prize-winning business journalist Byron V.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

cyber ops capability is Stuxnet , the self-spreading Windows worm found insinuating itself through Iranian nuclear plants in 2010. The report goes on to describe how a group of state-sponsored hackers, referred to as Elfin or APT33 , carried out extensive “password-spraying” attacks. One prime demonstration of U.S. That was a glitch.

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Google Security

APRIL 24, 2023

Christiaan Brand, Group Product Manager We are excited to announce an update to Google Authenticator , across both iOS and Android, which adds the ability to safely backup your one-time codes (also known as one-time passwords or OTPs) to your Google Account. It’s also the primary entry point for risks, making it important to protect.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

used the password 225948. According to Constella, this email address was used in 2010 to register an account for a Dmitry Yurievich Khoroshev from Voronezh, Russia at the hosting provider firstvds.ru. Therefore, decryptors appear on the Internet, and with them the hope that files can be decrypted without paying a ransom.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

A historic records search at Domaintools on that tosaka1027@gmail.com address says it was used to register 24 Internet domain names , including at least seven that have been conclusively tied to the spread of powerful Android mobile malware. net 2010-11-22 ALIBABA CLOUD COMPUTING (BEIJING) CO., com and rurimeter[.]com 2333youxi[.]com

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Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

[no description provided] Threat modeling internet-enabled things is similar to threat modeling other computers, with a few special tensions that come up over and over again. One solution is to put a web server on the device listening, and to pay for a sticker with a unique admin password, which then drives customer support costs.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 3, 2024

Imagine an employee setting up a system incorrectly or using a weak password—that one mistake could open the doors to an attacker. A compromised VPN account with a weak password led to a ransomware attack that disrupted fuel supplies throughout the U.S. Recent wake-up calls Take the 2022 Colonial Pipeline attack , for example.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2020

BYOD threw a monkey wrench into IT operations starting in 2010 or so. All over the world, regulators are now requiring companies to ensure that data that is supposed to be safe, is truly safe, and not just get away with putting a password on the phone and saying, ‘OK it’s safe,” Egenrieder observes. It’s coming. I’ll keep watch.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Threat actors exploited a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-40539 , in the Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus software, which is self-service password management and single sign-on solution. 17 the actor leveraged leased infrastructure in the United States to scan hundreds of vulnerable organizations across the internet.

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The Security Ledger

APRIL 2, 2019

Alpha-numeric passwords have been with us almost since the dawn of the computing age. The post Podcast Episode 140: passwords are. Alpha-numeric passwords have been with us almost since the dawn of the computing age. Half a century later, the password has long since outlived its usefulness. Read the whole entry. »

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

GLIBC keeps common code in one place, thus making it easier for multiple programs to connect to the company network and to the Internet. Allegedly developed by US and Israeli operatives, Stuxnet was discovered circulating through Iranian nuclear energy facilities in 2010. The first worm of note that accomplished this was Stuxnet.

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Hot for Security

JANUARY 25, 2021

The perp claims to have stolen usernames, emails, clear text passwords, and MFC Token balances of 2 million Premium and Diamond members. News of the breach also reached MyFreeCams.com, which claims the leak data was traced “to a security incident that occurred more than ten years ago in June 2010.”.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Not long afterwards, in about the 2010 time frame, IAM vendors first arrived on the scene, including Optimal IdM, Centrify, Okta and CyberArk, followed by many others. For instance, when several folks needed access to privileged accounts, it became common practice to write down usernames and passwords on slips of paper and pass them around.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In our case, a link to a malicious Tor installer was posted on a popular Chinese-language YouTube channel devoted to anonymity on the internet. Visual Studio 2010 – 10.10 Visual Studio 2010 – 10.10 Curiously, unlike common stealers, OnionPoison implants do not automatically collect user passwords, cookies or wallets.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

First, a network connection with a remote host was established using the command “net use” net use [IP address] IPC$ “ [password] ” /u:”[user name]” > $temp~tmp5936t.tmp 2>&1″ Next, the actor copied malware to the remote host using the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC).

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 1, 2022

ISP customer premise equipment (CPE) often uses this web server, and ISP subscribers will typically get these routers in loan for telephony and Internet access. last official release 2010) has a path traversal vulnerability. The SSID and plaintext password of the 2G and 5G Wi-Fi networks broadcast by the device. Path traversal.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2024

According to available data, more than 4,600 common IT vulnerabilities were discovered in 2010. VPNs encrypt traffic among devices using the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) protocol over a network-layer security service called Internet Protocol Security, or IPSec. Users must be educated in secure password protocols.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2018

Although LFI was interesting to grab some sensitive files since XML can’t handle binary data it was not possible to dump the SQLite database to get usernames and passwords. If you are using one of the above devices and they are connected on the WAN, make sure to remove your device from the internet. for the file XXE_CHECK.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 28, 2021

The system developers weren’t overly preoccupied with security because they had no conception of something called the Internet. With no Internet in existence at the time, the systems were “air gapped” – meaning not connected to other systems or the outside world, for years. The Dangers of ICS Memory-Based Attacks.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In 2010, the National Retail Federation and First Data Corporation conducted a survey targeting small to mid-sized businesses. These Internet thieves have planted malicious software, or malware, in the terminals of computerized cash registers , lifting credit card numbers and passwords. It’s a double whammy.

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Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Apple devices, since 2010, have had Mobile Device Management (MDM) capability, allowing them to be enrolled remotely into 3 rd party MDM solutions. New websites are created on the Internet every second. We also needed to be able to see the inventory of the devices, including OS version, location, SSID and applications.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

With the EDB PostgreSQL Advanced Server, clients gain features like password profiles, enhanced audit logging, and data redaction. Features include automated discovery, port scans and patch status, password integrity , and protections for database-specific risks. Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Microsoft Azure.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

California recently became the first state in the union to pass a cybersecurity law addressing “smart” devices and Internet of Things (IoT) technology. The term IoT generally refers to anything connected to the internet, including smart home devices (e.g., Amazon’s Alexa, NEST thermostats, etc.).

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

California recently became the first state in the union to pass a cybersecurity law addressing “smart” devices and Internet of Things (IoT) technology. The term IoT generally refers to anything connected to the internet, including smart home devices (e.g., Amazon’s Alexa, NEST thermostats, etc.).

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Abnormal Security Cloud email security 2019 Private Sqreen Application security 2019 Acquired: Datadog Demisto SOAR 2018 Acquired by PAN Skyhigh Cloud security 2012 Acquired: McAfee OpenDNS Internet security 2009 Acquired: Cisco Palo Alto Networks Cloud and network security 2006 NYSE: PANW. Accel Investments.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

ForgeRock launched in 2010 to help build a future where people could simply and safely access the connected world. No more passwords, no more usernames, no more secret questions. I joined ForgeRock three years ago because I wanted to be a part of the team that fixed identity on the Internet.

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Spinone

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Click ‘File’ then ‘Add Account’ Enter your email on Outlook 2016 and newer versions or fill in the form (name, email, password) for older versions. Enter your password and press Ok. Next, click on More Settings to open the Internet Email Settings Window. This process is similar to creating your account.

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