He sold cracked passwords for a living – now he’s serving 4 years in prison

Crooks don't need a password for every user on your network to break in and wreak havoc. One could be enough...

S3 Ep83: Cracking passwords, patching Firefox, and Apple vulns [Podcast]

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Slack admits to leaking hashed passwords for five years

"When those invitations went out... somehow, your password hash went out with them."

New NullMixer Malware Campaign Stealing Users' Payment Data and Credentials

Cybercriminals are continuing to prey on users searching for cracked software by directing them to fraudulent websites hosting weaponized installers that deploy malware called NullMixer on compromised systems. "When a user extracts and executes NullMixer, it drops a number of malware files to the compromised machine," cybersecurity firm Kaspersky said in a Monday report. "It drops a wide variety

S3 Ep118: Guess your password? No need if it’s stolen already! [Audio + Text]

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Warning: AI-generated YouTube Video Tutorials Spreading Infostealer Malware

Threat actors have been increasingly observed using AI-generated YouTube Videos to spread a variety of stealer malware such as Raccoon, RedLine, and Vidar. "The videos lure users by pretending to be tutorials on how to download cracked versions of software such as Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Autodesk 3ds Max, AutoCAD, and other products that are licensed products available only to paid users,"

Mac Users Beware: New Trojan-Proxy Malware Spreading via Pirated Software

Unauthorized websites distributing trojanized versions of cracked software have been found to infect Apple macOS users with a new Trojan-Proxy malware. "Attackers can use this type of malware to gain money by building a proxy server network or to perform criminal acts on behalf of the victim: to launch attacks on websites, companies and individuals, buy guns, drugs, and other illicit