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Lock and Code S1Ep2: On the challenges of managed service providers

March 17, 2020 admin bec, Conficker, coronavirus, fingerprint files, MSP, phishing scam, play protect, podcast, remote, skimmer, smbv3, spear phishing

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:28:35 +0000

On episode 2 of Lock and Code, we discuss the latest security news, including how to secure remote workers, security conferences cancelled because of coronavirus, and Google Play’s poor performance on stopping malware. Plus, we speak to two MSP representatives on the daily challenges of managing thousands of endpoints.

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Alleged Spam Kingpin ‘Severa’ Extradited to US

February 5, 2018 admin Alan Ralsky, Artem Sergeev, Conficker, Cosma, Dmitri A. Sergeev, fake news, Kelihos, Mikhail D. Prokhorov, Ne'er-Do-Well News, Peter Severa, Pyotr Yuryevich Levashov, Sergey Vladomirovich Sergeev, Severa, Spam Nation, Spamit, Vladimir V. Putin, waledac, wired.com

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2018 18:28:30 +0000

Peter Yuryevich Levashov, a 37-year-old Russian computer programmer thought to be one of the world’s most notorious spam kingpins, has been extradited to the United States to face federal hacking and spamming charges. Levashov, who allegedly went by the hacker name “Peter Severa,” or “Peter of the North,” hails from St. Petersburg in northern Russia, but he was arrested last year while in Barcelona, Spain with his family. Authorities have long suspected he is the cybercriminal behind the once powerful spam botnet known as Waledac (a.k.a. “Kelihos”), a now-defunct malware strain responsible for sending more than 1.5 billion spam, phishing and malware attacks each day.