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2020-06-27 20:27:00 UTC
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Russian hacker Aleksei Burkov jailed for 9 years in US

By Deeba Ahmed

Russian computer hacker and cyber criminal Aleksei Burkov was...

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Cyber Crime Hacking Russia Scam
2020-06-27 17:27:00 UTC
Krebs on Security
Krebs on Security
Russian Cybercrime Boss Burkov Gets 9 Years

A well-connected Russian hacker once described as “an asset of supreme importance” to Moscow was sentenced on Friday to nine years in a U.S. prison after pleading guilty to running a site that sold stolen payment card data, and to administering a highly secretive crime forum that counted among its members some of the most elite Russian cybercrooks.

Ne'er-Do-Well News Alexsei Burkov Arkady Bukh CardPlanet DirectConnection Infraud K0ra Naama Issachar Sergey Medvedev Stells Vladimir Putin
2020-06-27 14:03:00 UTC
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Major Magecart skimming attack hits 8 local US government sites

By Sudais Asif

A major Magecart attack has hit the websites of 8 cities across 3 States...

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News BLM Breach Cyber Attacks Hacking MageCart Malware Security Skimmer
2020-06-26 20:53:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
DarkCrewFriends Returns with Botnet Strategy

The botnet can be used to mount different kinds of attacks, including code-execution and DDoS.

Malware Vulnerabilities Web Security Botnet Check Point Code Execution Content Management Systems Darkcrewfriends File Upload Vulnerability Php Servers Zero-day
2020-06-26 20:18:00 UTC
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ThreatPost
8 U.S. City Websites Targeted in Magecart Attacks

Researchers believe that Click2Gov, municipal payment software, may be at the heart of this most recent government security incident.

Web Security Card Skimmer City Websites Click2gov Credit Card Theft Data Breach Local Government Breach Magecart
2020-06-26 19:06:00 UTC
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ThreatPost
‘Cardplanet’ Operator Sentenced to 9 Years for Selling Stolen Credit Cards

The carding store victimized mainly U.S. citizens and is responsible for $20 million in fraudulent purchases.

Government Web Security Aleksei Burkov Carding Store Cardplanet Credit Cards Criminal Sentencing Dark Web Department Of Justice Payment Cards Prison
2020-06-26 18:14:00 UTC
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HackRead
Mainstream European bank hit by largest ever PPS based DDoS attack

By Waqas

The DDoS attack on the bank was recorded in packets-per-second (Pps) and...

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Cyber Attacks Security Akamai AWS Banking Cyber Attack Cyber Crime DDOS Europe
2020-06-26 17:10:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Major US Companies Targeted in New Ransomware Campaign

Evil Corp. group hit at least 31 customers in campaign to deploy WastedLocker malware, according to Symantec.

2020-06-26 15:40:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Sony launches PlayStation bug bounty ahead of PS5 launch

Offering a $50k minimum for critical PS4 flaws, Sony flashes more cash than rivals Nintendo and Microsoft

2020-06-26 15:40:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Sony launches PlayStation bug bounty ahead of PS5 rollout

Offering a $50k minimum for critical PS4 flaws, Sony flashes more cash than rivals Nintendo and Microsoft

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The Truth Behind "The Xun" Repository Bombshell.
Well, well, well, it seems the digital waters are getting murkier by the day. A mysterious GitHub user by the name of I-SOON recently made their grand entrance onto the coding scene, dropping a repository bombshell titled "The Truth Behind an Xun." Inside? Oh, just a casual 200 megabytes of top-secret intel about a Chinese cybersecurity company. Talk about spilling the digital tea!

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SPOTLIGHT, VULNERABILITY CHAT & PRIVACY HEADLINES
25 March 2024
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A total of 24 breaches were found and analysed resulting in 87,916,303 leaked accounts containing a total of 21 different data types. The breaches found publicly and freely available included AT&T Division, US Consumer Opt In Records, Gosuslugi [2], Kava CasinoLife Poker and Stealer Log 0438