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1.2 billion logins scooped up by CyberVor hacking crew - what you need to do

passwords , Cache , Heartbleed , infected phone , Botnet , bot-infected , two-factor authentification , SQL injection , Information Security , web server , infected computer , Hackers , Cloud Security , Web Application Firewall , cybercriminals , Cryptolocker , Web Browser , web users , cybersecurity

Michelle Drolet

Towerwall Application Security Alert Vol 13.73 Hackers have amassed a vast collection of stolen data, including 1.2 billion unique username/password pairs, by compromising over 420,000 websites using SQL injection techniques. Researchers monitored the gang for over seven months, thought to be "fewer than a dozen men in their 20s who know one another personally" based in a small city in central Russia. They found that the group, working together since at least 2011, had rented time on false

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Towerwall Application Security Alert Vol 13.73

network security , passwords , Web Storage , Data Security , Security Regulations , Botnet , credit card security , Security Threat , bot-infected , two-factor authentification , Information Security , web server , Application Security , Security , Hackers , Cloud Security , Web Application Firewall , security policy , cybercriminals , penetration testing , Cryptolocker , Security Alert , Data Privacy , Web Browser , web users , cybersecurity , Enterprise , Data Breach

Michelle Drolet

1.2 billion logins scooped up by CyberVor hacking crew - what you need to do Hackers have amassed a vast collection of stolen data, including 1.2 billion unique username/password pairs, by compromising over 420,000 websites using SQL injection techniques. Researchers monitored the gang for over seven months, thought to be "fewer than a dozen men in their 20s who know one another personally" based in a small city in central Russia. They found that the group, working together since at least 2011,false

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Sophos expert talks about Cryptolocker and bitcoin ransom on CNBC (Video)

Security Partners , Data Security , Information Security , Security , ransomware , Encryption , Hackers , cybercriminals , Cryptolocker , information security tips , CNBC , Big Data , Data Privacy , Data Breach

Michelle Drolet

And it keeps getting worse… A widespread outbreak of a sneaky, file-encrypting piece of ransomware called Cryptolocker has many people talking. One very important question raised by Cryptolocker’s success to date: Should you ever pay a ransom to a cybercriminal? Sophos security expert James Lyne, head of global security research at Sophos, went on cable network CNBC to explain how the criminal gang behind Cryptolocker is demanding a ransom in return for unlocking a victim’s files. In the videofalse

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