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Germany shuts down servers for Russian darknet marketplace Hydra

The Verge

Treasuremen,” or dealers connected with the site, push drugs throughout the region by hiding them in geo-tagged pickup locations. Cybercriminals could purchase cryptocurrency from other sellers in exchange for rubles, and then receive their cash through payment apps like YooMoney, Tinkoff, or QUIWI.

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$90,000 zero-day exploit for sale: It could potentially impact all Windows OS versions

Network World

The price tag is $90,000. According to SpiderLabs security researchers at Trustwave, who found the post on a cybercriminal underground forum, “It seems the seller has put in the effort to present himself/herself as a trustworthy seller with a valid offering. billion Windows users.” billion Windows users.”

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CIOs Have To Treat Social Media With Care

The Accidental Successful CIO

Beware Of Social Media Armed with all the information that you have posted on your social media accounts, a cybercriminal can cobble together a profile of you. Don’t tag images. They can also search on Twitter for tags like “#LifeAtCompanyX” to get intel on you or your business.

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Ingenious Phishing Tactics in the Modern Scammer's Toolbox

SecureWorld News

From a cybercriminal's perspective, the rationale behind prioritizing these attacks is that they are both lucrative and fairly easy to execute, even more so if the theme of a fraudulent email pulls the right strings in a recipient's mind. However, the situation isn't all doom and gloom.

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Duolingo data breach affects 2.6 million users

Dataconomy

million users has been up for grabs since January, with an initial price tag of $1,500. This data trove, which represents a potential goldmine for cybercriminals, is now available for 8 credits, equating to approximately $2.13 Here is the structure of the data ( Image Credit ) The full dataset containing the details of over 2.6

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Flipper Zero: Next Gen Hacking Tool for the Next Generation

SecureWorld News

In fact, Vincent sent me a video of him cloning an RFID tag in order to open the security door to his high school. Maybe Vincent will go on to make the world a little bit safer from cybercriminals, or maybe he will just get all this hacking out of his system now while he is still young and eventually go on to land a more respectable job.

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Maze Ransomware Operators: 'We Are Closing'

SecureWorld News

You would not even notice when you will be tagged with chips or your DNA will be the only was to access the new digital world. 14-year old cybercriminal tells his story. You are slowly turning into a controllable flock. As it will be the only place you can leave in, to get paid and consume.”. What is their motivation?

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