2011 Antivirus Cryptocurrency 
Security Affairs
JUNE 23, 2021
One of the fathers of antivirus software, the entrepreneur John McAfee has been found dead in a Barcelona prison cell while he was waiting for extradition to the US. The company was purchased by Intel in 2011 for more than $7.6bn.
Krebs on Security
MAY 13, 2024
NEROWOLFE A search on the ICQ number 669316 at Intel 471 shows that in April 2011, a user by the name NeroWolfe joined the Russian cybercrime forum Zloy using the email address d.horoshev@gmail.com , and from an Internet address in Voronezh, RU. 2011 said he was a system administrator and C++ coder.
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SecureWorld News
JUNE 23, 2021
He was also charged in a Manhattan federal court earlier this year for his alleged involvement in a pump-and-dump cryptocurrency scheme. McAfee sold his self-named company to Intel in 2011. Reuters previously reported that McAfee claimed the federal tax evasion charges against him were politically motivated. Photo by Gage Skidmore.
SecureWorld News
JUNE 23, 2021
He was also charged in a Manhattan federal court earlier this year for his alleged involvement in a pump-and-dump cryptocurrency scheme. McAfee sold his self-named company to Intel in 2011. Reuters previously reported that McAfee claimed the federal tax evasion charges against him were politically motivated. Photo by Gage Skidmore.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 19, 2022
The blockchain-enabled botnet has been active since at least 2011, researchers estimated that the Glupteba botnet was composed of more than 1 million Windows PCs around the world as of December 2021. We also recommend monitoring DNS logs and keeping the antivirus software up to date to help prevent a potential Glupteba infection.”
DoublePulsar
MARCH 2, 2020
I finished Skyrim in 2011 and haven’t recovered yet). an antivirus tool which a decade ago was the laughing point of the security industry, but now sits well regarded as a tool across millions of organisations and home PCs. I made this tweet in the early hours after Christmas Day (because who needs a life? Investment. It also sucks.
Krebs on Security
DECEMBER 14, 2023
.” Pavel Vrublevsky is a convicted cybercriminal who became famous as the CEO of the Russian e-payments company ChronoPay , which specialized in facilitating online payments for a variety of “high-risk” businesses, including gambling, pirated Mp3 files, rogue antivirus software and “male enhancement” pills.
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