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Schneier on Security: IoT Devices in Password-Spraying Botnet

Nov 6, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/11/iot-devices-in-password-spraying-botnet.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: IoT Devices in Password-Spraying Botnet Feedly Summary: Microsoft is warning Azure cloud users that a Chinese controlled botnet is engaging in “highly evasive” password spraying. Not sure about the “highly evasive” part; the techniques seem basically what you get in a distributed password-guessing attack: “Any threat actor…

The Register: 6 IT contractors arrested for defrauding Uncle Sam out of millions

Nov 3, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/03/6_it_contractors_arrested_for/ Source: The Register Title: 6 IT contractors arrested for defrauding Uncle Sam out of millions Feedly Summary: Also, ecommerce fraud ring disrupted, another Operation Power Off victory, Sino SOHO botnet spotted, and more in brief The US Department of Justice has charged six people with two separate schemes to defraud Uncle Sam…

Microsoft Security Blog: Chinese threat actor Storm-0940 uses credentials from password spray attacks from a covert network

Nov 1, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/31/chinese-threat-actor-storm-0940-uses-credentials-from-password-spray-attacks-from-a-covert-network/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Chinese threat actor Storm-0940 uses credentials from password spray attacks from a covert network Feedly Summary: Since August 2023, Microsoft has observed intrusion activity targeting and successfully stealing credentials from multiple Microsoft customers that is enabled by highly evasive password spray attacks. Microsoft has linked the source…

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Schneier on Security: IoT Devices in Password-Spraying Botnet

The Register: 6 IT contractors arrested for defrauding Uncle Sam out of millions

Microsoft Security Blog: Chinese threat actor Storm-0940 uses credentials from password spray attacks from a covert network