My Scribbles on security and whatever strikes my fancy . . .
Author note: This originally appeared at the defunct Norse Darkmatters blog during the summer of 2015: Exploring the Dark Recesses of the Deepweb (with minor edits). . . . Deepweb, Darknet, Darkweb – It’s Deep… This is my ongoing saga (down the Deepweb rabbit hole) as I journey into the depths …
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Author note: This originally appeared at the defunct Norse Darkmatters blog during the summer of 2015: Meandering Through the Darknet Underground (with minor edits). . . . Darknet Underground I’ve been meandering through the Darknet underground again, mainly peeking into hidden forums, …
Performing a Google search (for the past year) using the terms: “cybercrime” AND “hackers” produced over 5 million results. While scanning through search results, headline eye candy produced: Hackers are draining bank accounts via . . . Hackers Trick Email Systems Into Wiring Them Large Sums …
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Last Friday morning an East Coast client (ECC) woke up to find her Gmail business account pummeled with more than 40,000 spam emails—with approximately 150-250 emails bypassing Google's spam filters to cut up her inbox—this ongoing spam deluge was no laughing matter. With business email delayed and …
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I’ve been hacked a few times, and it is a terrifying position to be in. The last time I recall a major hack was back in 2011 gratis a Malaysian hacktivist. It is unclear how the attacker procured the password to an old Gmail account — that I rarely used — but it was most likely tied to my use of the …
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