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Russian Cybersecurity Executive Arrested for Alleged Role in 2012 Megahacks

Krebs on Security

Nikita Kislitsin , formerly the head of network security for one of Russia’s top cybersecurity firms, was arrested last week in Kazakhstan in response to 10-year-old hacking charges from the U.S. ”] Kislitsin was hired by Group-IB in January 2013, nearly six months after the Formspring hack. Department of Justice.

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Kevin Mitnick Hacked California Law in 1983

Schneier on Security

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.

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Russians Hack FBI Comms System

Schneier on Security

intelligence communications, including hacking into computers not connected to the internet. Officials also feared that the Russians may have devised other ways to monitor U.S. Senior FBI and CIA officials briefed congressional leaders on these issues as part of a wide-ranging examination on Capitol Hill of U.S.

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Who Stole 3.6M Tax Records from South Carolina?

Krebs on Security

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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How China Uses Stolen US Personnel Data

Schneier on Security

” China had also stepped up its hacking efforts targeting biometric and passenger data from transit hubs… To be sure, China had stolen plenty of data before discovering how deeply infiltrated it was by U.S. intelligence personnel, these new capabilities made China’s successful hack of the U.S. In 2012, senior U.S.

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Horde Webmail Software is affected by a dangerous bug since 2012

Security Affairs

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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Cell Networks Hacked by (Probable) Nation-State Attackers

Schneier on Security

Original report : Based on the data available to us, Operation Soft Cell has been active since at least 2012, though some evidence suggests even earlier activity by the threat actor against telecommunications providers. The attack was aiming to obtain CDR records of a large telecommunications provider.

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