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Stark Industries Solutions: An Iron Hammer in the Cloud

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Two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a large, mysterious new Internet hosting firm called Stark Industries Solutions materialized and quickly became the epicenter of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government and commercial targets in Ukraine and Europe. An investigation into Stark Industries reveals it is being used as a global proxy network that conceals the true source of cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns against enemies of Russia. Continue reading Stark Industries Solutions: An Iron Hammer in the Cloud→

7 free cyber threat maps showing attack intensity and frequency

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Cyber threat maps are one of the most visually engaging tools in the arsenal of cybersecurity professionals. These real-time visualizations provide a global perspective on digital threats, showcasing the intensity and frequency of attacks as they happe… Continue reading 7 free cyber threat maps showing attack intensity and frequency→

Tech CEO Sentenced to 5 Years in IP Address Scheme

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Amir Golestan, the 40-year-old CEO of the Charleston, S.C. based technology company Micfo LLC, has been sentenced to five years in prison for wire fraud. Golestan’s sentencing comes nearly two years after he pleaded guilty to using an elaborate network of phony companies to secure more than 735,000 Internet Protocol (IP) addresses from the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), the nonprofit which oversees IP addresses assigned to entities in the U.S., Canada, and parts of the Caribbean. Continue reading Tech CEO Sentenced to 5 Years in IP Address Scheme→

Phishing Domains Tanked After Meta Sued Freenom

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The number of phishing websites tied to domain name registrar Freenom dropped precipitously in the months surrounding a recent lawsuit from social networking giant Meta, which alleged the free domain name provider has a long history of ignoring abuse complaints about phishing websites while monetizing traffic to those abusive domains. Continue reading Phishing Domains Tanked After Meta Sued Freenom→

DEA Investigating Breach of Law Enforcement Data Portal

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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says it is investigating reports that hackers gained unauthorized access to an agency portal that taps into 16 different federal law enforcement databases. KrebsOnSecurity has learned the alleged compromise is tied to a cybercrime and online harassment community that routinely impersonates police and government officials to harvest personal information on their targets. Continue reading DEA Investigating Breach of Law Enforcement Data Portal→

Tech CEO Pleads to Wire Fraud in IP Address Scheme

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The CEO of a South Carolina technology firm has pleaded guilty to 20 counts of wire fraud in connection with an elaborate network of phony companies set up to obtain more than 735,000 Internet Protocol (IP) addresses from the nonprofit organization that leases the digital real estate to entities in North America. Continue reading Tech CEO Pleads to Wire Fraud in IP Address Scheme→

Hackers fire off hoax email messages from FBI account after exploiting misconfigured server

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Hackers sent a barrage of fake emails over the weekend using an FBI email account, the agency acknowledged, to falsely warn recipients that an attacker stole their information. The nonprofit spam-tracking service Spamhaus Project estimated that the hoax email campaign comprised as many as 100,000 messages. The FBI said that the hackers temporarily broke in via a software misconfiguration for its Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal that the bureau uses to communicate with state and local law enforcement agencies. “While the illegitimate email originated from an FBI operated server, that server was dedicated to pushing notifications for LEEP and was not part of the FBI’s corporate email service,” the FBI said in a Sunday update. “No actor was able to access or compromise any data or PII on the FBI’s network.” The email campaign sought to smear Vinny Troia, a cybersecurity author and CEO of Night Lion Security, as the party […]

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Spamhaus Intelligence API: Free threat intelligence data for security developers

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Spamhaus Technology releases its Intelligence API. This is the first time Spamhaus has released its extensive threat intelligence via API, providing enriched data relating to IP addresses exhibiting compromised behaviour. Available free of charge, deve… Continue reading Spamhaus Intelligence API: Free threat intelligence data for security developers→

Robocall Legal Advocate Leaks Customer Data

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A California company that helps telemarketing firms avoid getting sued for violating a federal law that seeks to curb robocalls has leaked the phone numbers, email addresses and passwords of all its customers, as well as the mobile phone numbers and other data on people who have hired lawyers to go after telemarketers. Continue reading Robocall Legal Advocate Leaks Customer Data→