Vinny Troia – Network Securitas

October 2, 2018

When Security Researchers Pose as Cybercrooks, Who Can Tell the Difference?

This post was originally published on this siteA ridiculous number of companies are exposing some or all of their proprietary and customer data by putting it in the cloud without any kind of authentication needed to read, alter or destroy it. When cybercriminals are the first to discover these missteps, usually the outcome is a demand for money in return for the stolen data. But when these screw-ups are unearthed by security professionals seeking to make a name for themselves, the resulting publicity often can leave the breached organization wishing they’d instead been quietly extorted by anonymous crooks. Last week, […]

July 13, 2020

Breached Data Indexer ‘Data Viper’ Hacked

This post was originally published on this siteData Viper, a security startup that provides access to some 15 billion usernames, passwords and other information exposed in more than 8,000 website breaches, has itself been hacked and its user database posted online. The hackers also claim they are selling on the dark web roughly 2 billion records Data Viper collated from numerous breaches and data leaks, including data from several companies that likely either do not know they have been hacked or have not yet publicly disclosed an intrusion. The apparent breach at St. Louis, Mo. based Data Viper offers a […]

November 13, 2021

Hoax Email Blast Abused Poor Coding in FBI Website

This post was originally published on this siteThe Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed today that its fbi.gov domain name and Internet address were used to blast out thousands of fake emails about a cybercrime investigation. According to an interview with the person who claimed responsibility for the hoax, the spam messages were sent by abusing insecure code in an FBI online portal designed to share information with state and local law enforcement authorities. The phony message sent late Thursday evening via the FBI’s email system. Image: Spamhaus.org Late in the evening of Nov. 12 ET, tens of thousands of […]