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An Interview With the Target & Home Depot Hacker

November 14, 2024 0 Comments A Little Sunshine, aleksandr ermakov, chronopay, Data Breaches, dmitri golubov, helkern, home depot breach, hydra market, mikemike, mikhail lenin, mikhail shefel, Ne'er-Do-Well News, pavel vrublevsky, peter vrublevsky, pharma wars, sprut, sugar ransomware, target breach

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 04:45:32 +0000

In December 2023, KrebsOnSecurity revealed the real-life identity of Rescator, the nickname used by a Russian cybercriminal who sold more than 100 million payment cards stolen from Target and Home Depot between 2013 and 2014. Moscow resident Mikhail Shefel, who confirmed using the Rescator identity in a recent interview, also admitted reaching out because he is broke and seeking publicity for several new money making schemes.

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122 million people’s business contact info leaked by data broker

November 14, 2024 0 Comments demandscience, dfata broker, news, Privacy, pure incubation

A data broker has confirmed a business contact information database containing 132.8 million records has been leaked online.

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Advertisers are pushing ad and pop-up blockers using old tricks

November 14, 2024 0 Comments ad blockers, adblocker pro, malvertsising, news, push notifications blocker, threats

A malvertising campaign using an old school trick was found pushing to different ad blockers.

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More Spyware, Fewer Rules: What Trump’s Return Means for US Cybersecurity

November 14, 2024 0 Comments politics / policy, Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / National Security, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Eric Geller| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:30:00 +0000

Experts expect Donald Trump’s next administration to relax cybersecurity rules on businesses, abandon concerns around human rights, and take an aggressive stance against the cyber armies of US adversaries.

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Teen Behind Hundreds of Swatting Attacks Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges

November 14, 2024 0 Comments Security, Security / National Security, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Dhruv Mehrotra| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 01:37:28 +0000

Alan Filion, believed to have operated under the handle “Torswats,” admitted to making more than 375 fake threats against schools, places of worship, and government buildings around the United States.

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