Krebs on Security

APRIL 16, 2024

For nearly a dozen years, residents of South Carolina have been kept in the dark by state and federal investigators over who was responsible for hacking into the state’s revenue department in 2012 and stealing tax and bank account information for 3.6 13, 2012, after a state IT contractor clicked a malicious link in an email.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

.” Only one of the men sanctioned today is known to have been criminally charged in connection with hacking activity. A New Jersey grand jury indicted Kovalev in 2012 after an investigation by the U.S. The 2012 indictment against Kovalev relates to cybercrimes he allegedly perpetrated prior to the creation of Trickbot.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The bug affects all the versions since the commit that took place on 30 Nov 2012. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Horde Webmail). The post Horde Webmail Software is affected by a dangerous bug since 2012 appeared first on Security Affairs. ” continues the report. disable' => true. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Satnam Narang , senior research engineer at Tenable , said the vulnerability affects the following installations of IE: Internet Explorer 11 from Windows 7 to Windows 10 as well as Windows Server 2012, 2016 and 2019; IE 9 on Windows Server 2008; and IE 10 on Windows Server 2012.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

But not long after KrebsOnSecurity reported in April that Shefel/Rescator also was behind the theft of Social Security and tax information from a majority of South Carolina residents in 2012, Mr. Shefel began contacting this author with the pretense of setting the record straight on his alleged criminal hacking activities.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Since 2012, Crimenetwork facilitated the sale of illegal goods and services, including drugs, forged documents, hacking tools, and stolen data. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, cybercrime) Source Computerworld.ch

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

FBI spoofs 2012 – 2013. It surfaced in November 2012 and was making thousands of victims a day. In many cases, the crooks hack managed service providers (MSPs) first and then use this access to compromise the partnering organizations. None of these early threats went pro.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Experts found a critical flaw in Real-Time Automation’s (RTA) 499ES EtherNet/IP stack that could allow hacking industrial control systems. Experts was that vendors may have bought vulnerable versions of this stack before the 2012 update and are still using it in their firmware. Tracked as CVE-2020-25159 , the flaw is rated 9.8

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2023

[This is Part III in a series on research conducted for a recent Hulu documentary on the 2015 hack of marital infidelity website AshleyMadison.com.] us , a site unabashedly dedicated to helping people hack email and online gaming accounts. In 2019, a Canadian company called Defiant Tech Inc. pleaded guilty to running LeakedSource[.]com

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Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2020

The Russian hacker Yevgeniy Nikulin found guilty for LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring data breach back in 2012 and the sale of their users’ data. A jury found Russian hacker Yevgeniy Nikulin guilty for the hack of LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring back in 2012 and for the sale of the stolen data on cybercrime black marketplaces.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 14, 2023

From Brian Krebs : A Croatian national has been arrested for allegedly operating NetWire, a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) marketed on cybercrime forums since 2012 as a stealthy way to spy on infected systems and siphon passwords. The arrest coincided with a seizure of the NetWire sales website by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2025

Mustang Panda has been active since at least 2012, targeting American and European entities such as government organizations, think tanks, NGOs , and even Catholic organizations at the Vatican. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking,Mustang Panda)

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2025

The exploit, linked to the PipeMagic backdoor , has targeted unsupported Windows versions like Server 2012 R2 and 8.1 Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking,Microsoft Patch Tuesday) but also affects Windows 10 (build 1809 and earlier) and Server 2016.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

A Pakistani national has been sentenced to 12 years of prison in the US for his role in a hacking scheme against the telecom giant AT&T. “Beginning in 2012, Fahd, 35, conspired with others to recruit AT&T employees at a call center located in Bothell, Washington, to unlock large numbers of cellular phones for profit.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 30, 2024

A 26-year-old Finnish man was sentenced to more than six years in prison today after being convicted of hacking into an online psychotherapy clinic, leaking tens of thousands of patient therapy records, and attempting to extort the clinic and patients. Kivimäki was 15 years old at the time.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 28, 2021

And while actual, measurable cyberrattacks and hacks surrounding The Olympics did not truly get rolling until 2008 in Beijing, The Olympic games have traditionally been quite the target for malicious acts of all kinds, dating back years. It was also the first major Olympics event where organizers braced for hacking related impact.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2020

Chinese hackers have exploited a zero-day vulnerability the Trend Micro OfficeScan antivirus in the recently disclosed hack of Mitsubishi Electric. SecurityAffairs – Mitsubishi Electric, hacking). The post Chinese hackers exploited a Trend Micro antivirus zero-day used in Mitsubishi Electric hack appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

It could be used to install malware just by getting a user to browse to a malicious or hacked Web site. lnk) files ( CVE-2020-0729 ) that affects Windows 8 and 10 systems, as well as Windows Server 2008-2012. Microsoft once again fixed a critical flaw in the way Windows handles shortcut (.lnk)

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Curry and his team also discovered a vulnerability affecting Hyundai and Genesis vehicles that can be exploited to remotely control the locks, engine, horn, headlights, and trunk of vehicles made after 2012. SecurityAffairs – hacking, car hacking). Hyundai also rapidly addressed the flaw. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

BHProxies has authored 129 posts on Black Hat World since 2012, and their last post on the forum was in December 2022. BHProxies initially was fairly active on Black Hat World between May and November 2012, after which it suddenly ceased all activity. The website BHProxies[.]com

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2025

An attacker can exploit the flaw to bypass protections for a previous vulnerability, CVE-2012-1823, using specific character sequences. “ Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking,PHP-CGI OS Command Injection Vulnerability)

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

These issues impacts Windows Server 2019 and lower versions, including Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, and Windows Server 2008 SP2. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Operation Cyclone). Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 26, 2020

Ngo got his treasure trove of consumer data by hacking and social engineering his way into a string of major data brokers. Ten years ago, then 19-year-old hacker Ngo was a regular on the Vietnamese-language computer hacking forums. “Then I used the same vulnerability to hack other websites. BEGINNINGS. ” MICROBILT.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

50K Bitcoin from the Silk Road Hack Found and Seized by U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced on Monday, October 7, 2022, the seizure of 50,676 Bitcoin stolen in the hack of the no-longer-existent Silk Road dark web marketplace. The cryptocurrency stolen in 2012 was valued at $3.36 Authorities.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2023

According to cyber intelligence firm Flashpoint , MrMurza has been active in the Russian underground since at least September 2012. Verified and other Russian language crime forums where MrMurza had a presence have been hacked over the years, with contact details and private messages leaked online.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2023

Two Russian nationals have been charged with the hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Russian nationals Alexey Bilyuchenko (43) and Aleksandr Verner (29) have been charged with the hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox ) The post Russians charged with hacking Mt. Gox ) The post Russians charged with hacking Mt.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 23, 2018

He briefly rose to Internet infamy as one of the core members of UGNazi , an online mischief-making group that claimed credit for hacking and attacking a number of high-profile Web sites. On June 25, 2012, Islam and nearly two-dozen others were caught up in an FBI dragnet dubbed Operation Card Shop.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Sharing intel for a greater good Now one distinctive type of crowdsourcing — ethical hacking – is positioned to become a much more impactful component of securing modern networks. I had a terrific discussion about this at Black Hat USA 2023 with Casey Ellis, founder and CTO of Bugcrowd , a pioneer in the crowdsourced security market.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Bloomberg News has a major story about the Chinese hacking computer motherboards made by Supermicro, Levono, and others. It’s been going on since at least 2008. The US government has known about it for almost as long, and has tried to keep the attack secret: China’s exploitation of products made by Supermicro, as the U.S.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 7, 2022

Security experts say both VPNFilter and Cyclops Blink are the work of a hacking group known as Sandworm or Voodoo Bear , the same Russian team blamed for disrupting Ukraine’s electricity in 2015. SANDWORM AND TRITON. energy facilities. and international companies and entities, including U.S. ” HYDRA. . ” HYDRA.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

“ In 2017, the Shadow Brokers hacking group released a collection of NSA exploits and hacking tools targeting Microsoft’s Windows OS, some of them were developed to exploit the SMBv1 p rotocol to execute commands on vulnerable servers with administrative p rivileges. Please see this KB for more information.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

In 2013, Kurittu worked on an investigation involving Kivimäki’s use of the Zbot botnet, among other activities Kivimäki engaged in as a member of the hacker group Hack the Planet (HTP).” The DDoS-for-hire service allegedly operated by Kivimäki in 2012. Kivimäki was 15 years old at the time.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Security agencies belonging to Five Eyes (United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) have released a joint report that details some popular hacking tools. The China Chopper is a tiny shell (4K) widely used in attacks in the wild since 2012, early this year the China-linked APT group Leviathan.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Russian national Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin was sentenced to 88 months in prison for hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring in 2012. The Russian national Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin was sentenced to 88 months in prison in the United States for hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring in 2012.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

620 million accounts stolen from 16 hacked websites (Dubsmash, Armor Games, 500px, Whitepages, ShareThis) available for sale on the dark web. The Register revealed in exclusive that some 617 million online account details stolen from 16 hacked websites are available for sale on the dark web. I started hacking a long time ago.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 27, 2023

Early in his career, Kevin Mitnick successfully hacked California law. He told me the story when he heard about my new book , which he partially recounts his 2012 book, Ghost in the Wires. The post Kevin Mitnick Hacked California Law in 1983 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

A previously unknown hacking group has been linked to targeted attacks against human rights activists, human rights defenders, academics, and lawyers across India in an attempt to plant "incriminating digital evidence."

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