Thousands of Tor-based websites became inaccessible last week after hackers breached the systems of Freedom Hosting II, a service provider that is believed to host roughly 20 percent of the sites on the dark web.
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Darknet Marketplace Hansa Launches Bug Bounty Program
The darknet marketplace Hansa announced last week the launch of a bug bounty program with rewards of up to 10 bitcoins, currently worth more than $10,000.
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New York Man Admits to Role in Cybercrime Operation
Vyacheslav Khaimov, a 55-year-old man from Brooklyn, New York, has admitted taking part in an international cybercrime scheme and pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.
Khaimov was initially charged with conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, money laundering conspiracy, and money laundering.
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NATO Publishes Tallinn Manual 2.0 on International Law Applicable to Cyber Ops
NATO's Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE), based in Tallinn Estonia, has published 'Tallinn Manual 2.0 on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Operations.' Its world launch will be in Washington DC, February 8 at The Atlantic Council; followed by Europe at The Hague, February 13; and Tallinn, February 17.
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Windows SMB 0-Day Exposes Systems to Attacks
A 0-day memory corruption vulnerability discovered in the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol can be exploited to cause denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.
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Several Flaws Patched in Honeywell Controllers
Honeywell has released updates for its XL Web II controllers to address several critical and high severity vulnerabilities that can be exploited remotely from the Internet.
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Norway Accuses Russia of Cyberattack
Oslo – Norway's foreign ministry, army and other institutions were targeted in a recent cyberattack by a group suspected of ties to Russian authorities, Norwegian intelligence — which was among the targets — said Friday.
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Critical McAfee ePO Flaw Ideal For Reconnaissance
Intel Security has fixed a critical vulnerability in its McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) centralized security management product. Researchers warn that the flaw is ideal for profiling the users and infrastructure of an organization.
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PayPal Phishing Attack Immediately Verifies Credentials
A newly observed phishing campaign targeting PayPal users employs checks to immediately verify whether the entered login credentials are legitimate or not, Proofpoint reveals.
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SQL Slammer Worm Crawls Back
SQL Slammer, a tiny worm that managed to wreak havoc across the Internet on January 25, 2003, appears to have recommenced activity, Check Point security researchers warn.
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