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Leader Of Russian Cybercrime Ring Pleads Guilty

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Infraud was created in 2010 by Svyatoslav Bondarenko, 34, of Ukraine, to promote and grow interest in the Infraud Organization as the premier destination for purchasing retail items with counterfeit or stolen credit card information online, the Justice Department alleged in the indictment. In April, a joint study by the U.S.

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ESET Finds Malware That Could Target Power Supplies

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“Industroyer’s ability to persist in the system and to directly interfere with the operation of industrial hardware makes it the most dangerous malware threat to industrial control systems since the infamous Stuxnet, which successfully attacked Iran’s nuclear program and was discovered in 2010,” said Cherepanov in the press release.

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Putting FIs Through Cybersecurity Drills To Prepare For The Next Big One

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Since 2004, October has been observed as National Cyber Security Awareness Month by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Meanwhile, the recently released PYMNTS Global Fraud Index , produced in collaboration with Signifyd, found that instances of global fraud increased by 5.5 percent from Q2 2016 to Q2 2017.

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Girding For Iran’s Cyberattacks On The US — Where Past May Be Prologue

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A posting tied to the image stated the page had been “hacked by Iran Cyber Security Group Hackers. This is only [a] small part of Iran’s cyber ability! We’re always ready.” ” According to news reports, the website was rendered inaccessible in the wake of the hack.

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