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An Interview With the Target & Home Depot Hacker

Krebs on Security

A week after breaking the story about the 2013 data breach at Target, KrebsOnSecurity published Who’s Selling Cards from Target? ChronoPay founder and CEO Pavel Vrublevsky was the key subject of my 2014 book Spam Nation , which described his role as head of one of Russia’s most notorious criminal spam operations.

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LastPass: ‘Horse Gone Barn Bolted’ is Strong Password

Krebs on Security

Since then, a steady trickle of six-figure cryptocurrency heists targeting security-conscious people throughout the tech industry has led some security experts to conclude that crooks likely have succeeded at cracking open some of the stolen LastPass vaults. “LastPass in my book is one step above snake-oil. ”

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Developer Interest in Cybersecurity Topics Grows as Data Breaches Persist, O’Reilly Analysis Reveals

CyberSecurity Insiders

Each year, O’Reilly gathers usage data across its publishing partners and learning modes, from books and videos to live online training courses, virtual events, practice exams, and interactive scenarios, to provide technology leaders with the trends, topics, and issues to watch in the coming year.

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Fla. Man Charged in SIM-Swapping Spree is Key Suspect in Hacker Groups Oktapus, Scattered Spider

Krebs on Security

authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. A booking photo of Noah Michael Urban released by the Volusia County Sheriff. 9, 2024, U.S. technology companies during the summer of 2022. According to an Aug.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 382

Security Affairs

Google rolled out emergency fixes to address actively exploited Chrome zero-day Samsung discloses a second data breach this year The Prynt Stealer malware contains a secret backdoor. users China-linked APT40 used ScanBox Framework in a long-running espionage campaign Russian streaming platform Start discloses a data breach impacting 7.5M

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 383

Security Affairs

IHG suffered a cyberattack that severely impacted its booking process China-Linked BRONZE PRESIDENT APT targets Government officials worldwide Scammers live-streamed on YouTube a fake Apple crypto event US Treasury sanctioned Iran ’s Ministry of Intelligence over Albania cyberattack $30 Million worth of cryptocurrency stolen by Lazarus from Axie Infinity (..)

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 181 – News of the week

Security Affairs

Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. Amazon is investigating allegations that its staff is selling customer data. New XBash malware combines features from ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, botnets, and worms. The best news of the week with Security Affairs.