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divisions prevailing goal combat crime originates rather waiting cross u.s. borders.with global partners arsois help locate return average fugitives u.s. annually missions included dismantling major human smuggling networks identifying criminals involved child exploitation pornography ending international scams disrupting suspected terrorist travel.notable investigations arrests dss agents involved investigations terrorist attacks u.s. interests overseas past twenty years including bombing uss cole bombings two u.s. embassies east africa .dss special agents jeff riner bill miller rsos assigned u.s. embassy pakistan along pakistani police interservices intelligence isi arrested ahmed ramzi yousef wanted connection world trade center bombing new york city despite fbi press releases agency played role capture.special event security addition posted u.s. missions around world dss agents worked closely foreign counterparts secure events olympic games beijing china pan american games rio de janeiro brazil winter olympic games turin italy winter olympics vancouver canada world cup football matches host special events.olympics wellknown events dss agents worked host country security numerous largescale events around world.
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events large u.s. presence olympics olympic security coordinator – always dss agent – named manage security liaison host government.federal agencies fbi atf usss dod components report dss agent charge.hiring process dss special agent hiring process widely regarded one difficult challenging within federal government general law enforcement.candidates must successfully pass intensive multistage evaluation process includes series written exams knowledgebased exams writing samples panel interviews situational judgment exercises physical fitness test pft comprehensive medical examination granting worldwide availability exhaustive background investigation security clearance level top secretsensitive compartmented information tssci.final suitability review vote foreign service panel evaluates candidates overall ability represent interests united states abroad.all dss special agents least fouryear bachelors degree graduate andor postgraduate degrees.
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agent candidates must age time commissioning unless granted waiver due prior military service.training new agent candidate hired begins nearly ninemonth training program includes criminal investigator training program citp u.s. department homeland securitys federal law enforcement training center fletc pronounced fletsee glynco georgia basic special agent course bsac diplomatic security training center courses foreign service institute fsi arlington virginia.completion initial training agents required pass quarterly requalifications duty weapons include glock colt sub machine gun mk rifle remington shotgun.new training facility consolidate dss various training venues currently development currently agents trained dss interim training facility itf winchester va. new special agent usually assigned domestic field office two three years taking overseas assignment although agent expect sent frequent temporary duty assignments overseas even assigned domestic post.however agents may called overseas much earlier depending needs dss.
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members foreign service agents expected spend career living working overseas often hazardous environments less developed countries throughout world.basic special agent course bsac including fletc monthsbasic regional security office course rso school monthshigh threat operations course htoc weeks prerequisite assignment countries security concerns high threat us personnel.language training – months per languagebasic field firearms officer course bffoc weekshigh risk environment firearms course hrefc days weapons assigned united states special agents authorized carry firearms duty assigned overseas authorized carry firearms approved chief mission.standard issue glock mm pistol – primaryglock gen mm pistol – secondary offdutyremington gauge shotguncolt .mm carbineformer weapons included sig p mm pistol sig p mm pistol uzi submachine gun ruger mini carbine colt smg mm submachine gun.stockless shorty versions remington shotgun may still found dss offices.dss agents issued smith wesson model revolver .magnum caliber switched mm pistols around .additional issueglock mm pistolheckler koch mp mm submachine gunmk mod .mm carbinem light machine gun .mm sawm machine gun .mm machine gunm grenade launcher mm grenade launcherm browning .machine gunthese weapons systems may employed dss special agents assigned highthreat locations.
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agents going locations attend additional training htoc weapons deployed.bureau secret intelligence directors also known office chief special agentrobert lansing secretary state exercising direct control bureau secret intelligenceleland harrison special assistant reports deputy secretary state counselor – frank l. polkjoseph nye – first chief special agentrobert c. bannerman – father future sy directorthomas f. fitch – sy directors robert l. bannerman – father third generation syds agentdonald nicholson –john ford –dennis flinn –e.tomlin bailey –william o. boswell – father future ds assistant secretary state eric j. boswellotto otepka deputy director –john francis reilly –g.marvin gentile – former fbi special agent cia security officerviktor dikeos –karl ackerman – former sy special agent fbi special agentmarvin garrett –david c. fields –david a. boling sy special agent diplomatic officer dss directors director dss also principal deputy assistant secretary state bureau diplomatic security reporting assistant secretary state.fatalities since establishment diplomatic security service four special agents died line duty.
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march locally engaged dss staff host country law enforcement personnel members us military killed undertaking diplomatic security duties.popular culture film target embassy film – broderick crawford plays embassy regional security officer.u.s. marshals – robert downey jr. plays rogue dss agent another dss agent suspected murder treason portrayed wesley snipes.second command – vlad ivanov plays dss special agent john lydon assigned rso small embassy.mighty heart – dss special agent randall bennett leads team investigating daniel pearls kidnapping murder.
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fast five marks entry dwayne johnson fast furious film series playing diplomatic security service special agent luke hobbs goes star next sequels.hours secret soldiers benghazi – dss agents dave ubben scott wickland three agents depicted ambassador chris stevenss security detail visit consulate benghazi.later film help security contractors defend cia annex comes attack.survivor katherine kate abbott played milla jovovich dssforeign service officer run terrorist attack must stop another late.television inside discovery channel tv show – state department protectors knightscenes productions investigative reports ae tv show – line fire blue productions badges without borders tlc tv show – inside diplomatic security service red apple entertainment productions targeted volume evil genius ramzi yousef wild eyes productions history channel ae networks heroes fire history channel tv show escape liberia wild eyes productions heroes fire history channel tv show caught middle wild eyes productions – dssmsd haiti critical threat life bureau diplomatic security wild eyes productions unit season force majeure tv action drama – team goes dss special agents evacuate exiled dictator american hospital hurricane.
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path – dss special agents jeff riner bill miller rsos assigned u.s. embassy pakistan along pakistani police interservices intelligence isi arrested ahmed ramzi yousef.secrets diplomatic security military channel tabletop roleplaying games horror roleplaying game delta green diplomatic security service one professions available player characters part united states department state.eponymous organization employ dss agents due extensive authority knowledge operations foreign countries.books new jackals ramzi yousef osama bin laden future terrorism book simon reeve uk television presenter relentless pursuit dss manhunt alqaeda terrorists book samuel m. katz isbn ghost confessions counterterrorism agent – memoir former dss special agent fred burton chronicles service dss counterterrorism branch.history bureau diplomatic security united states department state book panther book nelson demille isbn character paul brenner embassy dss chief mideast.
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state department counterintelligence leaks spies lies book robert david booth agents authors many former dss agents become authors written works fiction nonfiction experiences.the following books written dss special agentsghost confessions counterterrorism agent fred burtonunder fire untold story attack benghazi fred burton samuel m. katzbeirut rules murder cia station chief hezbollahs war america fred burton samuel m. katzchasing shadows special agents lifelong hunt bring cold war assassin justice fred burton john burningtaking sword story special agent diplomatic security service randall bennettfor god country memoirs diplomatic security special agent nick marianoagents unknown true stories life diplomatic security special agent cody j. perronstate department counterintelligence leaks spies lies robert david booth diplomatic security service wiki dss wiki comprehensive list dss pop culture video references links video clips.see also bureau diplomatic security bibliographyeuropolfederal protective service fso russian service among security activities provides protection state visitsoffice mobile security deployments msd diplomatic security services tactical unitoffice inspector general department stateparliamentary diplomatic protection british agency providing protection foreign diplomats heads state visiting uku.s.border patrolmarine security guardunited states army counterintelligence usacimilitary criminal investigative organizationsair force office special investigations afosi osinaval criminal investigative service ncisunited states army criminal investigation command usacidc cidcoast guard investigative service cgis notes references –.state.govkatz samuel m. .relentless pursuit dss manhunt alqaeda terrorists.tom doherty associates.
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isbn .usnews.com external links dss facebook pagephotosdiplomatic security wikimagician inventor nevil maskelyne disrupts john ambrose flemings public demonstration guglielmo marconis purportedly secure wireless telegraphy technology sending insulting morse code messages auditoriums projector.polish cryptologists marian rejewski henryk zygalski jerzy różycki broke enigma machine code.alan turing gordon welchman harold keen worked together develop bombe basis rejewskis works bomba.enigma machines use reliably small key space makes vulnerable brute force.rené carmille comptroller general vichy french army hacked punched card system used nazis locate jews.
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theory underlies computer viruses first made public computer pioneer john von neumann presented paper titled theory organization complicated automata.paper von neumann speculated computer programs could reproduce themselves.mit hack first came mean fussing machines.minutes april meeting tech model railroad club state mr. eccles requests anyone working hacking electrical system turn power avoid fuse blowing.joe joybubbles engressia blind sevenyearold boy perfect pitch discovered whistling fourth e middle c frequency hz would interfere atts automated telephone systems thereby inadvertently opening door phreaking.
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various phreaking boxes used interact automated telephone systems.first ever reference malicious hacking telephone hackers mits student newspaper tech hackers tying lines harvard configuring pdp make free calls war dialing accumulating large phone bills.william d. mathews mit found vulnerability ctss running ibm .standard text editor system designed used one user time working one directory created temporary file constant name instantiations editor.flaw discovered two system programmers editing time temporary files messageofthe day password file became swapped causing contents system ctss password file display user logging system.
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first known incidence network penetration hacking took place members computer club suburban chicago area high school provided access ibms apl network.fall ibm science research associates approached evanston township high school offer four selectric teletypewriter based terminals dialup modem connectivity experimental computer system implemented early version apl programming language.apl network system structured workspaces assigned various clients using system.working independently students quickly learned language system.free explore system often using existing code available public workspaces models creations.
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eventually curiosity drove students explore systems wider context.first informal network penetration effort later acknowledged helping harden security one first publicly accessible networksscience research associates undertook write full apl system ibm .modeled system apl time developed seen substantial use inside ibm using code borrowed mat possible.documentation acknowledge gratitude number high school students compulsion bomb system.early example kind sportive effective debugging often repeated evolution apl systems.
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john t. draper later nicknamed captain crunch friend joe engressia also known joybubbles blue box phone phreaking hit news esquire magazine feature story.kevin mitnick breaks first major computer system ark computer system digital equipment corporation dec used developing rstse operating system software.fbi investigates breach security national css ncss.new york times reporting incident describes hackers astechnical experts skilled often young computer programmers almost whimsically probe defenses computer system searching limits possibilities machine.despite seemingly subversive role hackers recognized asset computer industry often highly prizedthe newspaper describes white hat activities part mischievous perversely positive hacker tradition.
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national css employee revealed existence password cracker used customer accounts company chastised writing software disclosing sooner.letter reprimand stated company realizes benefit ncss fact encourages efforts employees identify security weaknesses vp directory sensitive software files.chaos computer club forms germany.ian murphy aka captain zap first cracker tried convicted felon.murphy broke atts computers changed internal clocks metered billing rates.people getting latenight discount rates called midday.
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course bargainseekers waited midnight call long distance hit high bills.break computer systems institutions ranging los alamos national laboratory manhattans memorial sloankettering cancer center.incident appeared cover story newsweek title beware hackers play.result u.s. house representatives held hearings computer security passed several laws.the group kilobaud formed february kicking series hacker groups form soon after.the movie wargames introduces wider public phenomenon hacking creates degree mass paranoia hackers supposed abilities bring world screeching halt launching nuclear icbms.the u.s. house representatives begins hearings computer security hacking.in turing award lecture ken thompson mentions hacking describes security exploit calls trojan horse.someone calling lex luthor founds legion doom.
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named saturday morning cartoon lod reputation attracting best best—until one talented members called phiber optik feuded legion doomer erik bloodaxe got tossed clubhouse.phibers friends formed rival group masters deception.the comprehensive crime control act gives secret service jurisdiction computer fraud.cult dead cow forms lubbock texas begins publishing ezine.the hacker magazine begins regular publication right tap putting final issue.editor emmanuel goldstein whose real name eric corley takes handle leader resistance george orwells .publication provides tips wouldbe hackers phone phreaks well commentary hacker issues day.today copies sold large retail bookstores.the chaos communication congress annual european hacker conference organized chaos computer club held hamburg germany.william gibsons groundbreaking science fiction novel neuromancer case futuristic computer hacker published.
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considered first major cyberpunk novel brought hacker jargon terms cyberspace matrix simstim ice.kilobaud reorganized p.h.i.r.m.begins sysopping hundreds bbss throughout united states canada europe.the online zine phrack established.the hackers handbook published uk.the fbi secret service middlesex county nj prosecutors office various local law enforcement agencies execute seven search warrants concurrently across new jersey july seizing equipment bbs operators users alike complicity computer theft newly passed yet untested criminal statute.famously known private sector bust bbs seizure implicated private sector bbs sysop store manager also bbs sysop beowulf red barchetta vampire nj hack shack bbs sysop treasure chest bbs sysop.breakins government corporate computers congress passes computer fraud abuse act makes crime break computer systems.
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law however cover juveniles.robert schifreen stephen gold convicted accessing telecom gold account belonging duke edinburgh forgery counterfeiting act united kingdom first conviction illegally accessing computer system.appeal conviction overturned hacking within legal definition forgery.arrest hacker calls mentor.published nowfamous treatise shortly arrest came known hacker manifesto ezine phrack.still serves famous piece hacker literature frequently used illustrate mindset hackers.astronomer clifford stoll plays pivotal role tracking hacker markus hess events later covered stolls book cuckoos egg.christmas tree exec worm causes major disruption vnet bitnet earn networks.
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morris worm.graduate student robert t. morris jr. cornell university launches worm governments arpanet precursor internet.worm spreads networked computers clogging government university systems.robert morris dismissed cornell sentenced three years probation fined .first national bank chicago victim million computer theft.the computer emergency response team cert created darpa address network security.the father christmas computer worm spreads decnet networks.jude milhon aka st jude r. u. sirius launch mondo major techlifestyle magazine berkeley california.the politically motivated wank worm spreads decnet.dutch magazine hacktic begins.the cuckoos egg clifford stoll published.the detection aids trojan horse first instance ransomware detection.
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operation sundevil introduced.prolonged sting investigation secret service agents swoop organizers prominent members bbss u.s. cities including legion doom conducting earlymorning raids arrests.arrests involve aimed cracking creditcard theft telephone wire fraud.result breakdown hacking community members informing exchange immunity.offices steve jackson games also raided roleplaying sourcebook gurps cyberpunk confiscated possibly government fears handbook computer crime.
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legal battles arise prompt formation electronic frontier foundation including trial knight lightning.australian federal police tracking realm members phoenix electron nom first world use remote data intercept gain evidence computer crime prosecution.the computer misuse act passed united kingdom criminalising unauthorised access computer systems.release movie sneakers security experts blackmailed stealing universal decoder encryption systems.one first isps mindvox opens public.bulgarian virus writer dark avenger wrote first known use polymorphic code used circumvent type pattern recognition used antivirus software nowadays also intrusion detection systems.publication hacking instruction manual penetrating trw credit reporting agency infinite possibilities society ips gets dr. ripco sysop ripco bbs mentioned ips manual arrested united states secret service.first def con hacking conference takes place las vegas.conference meant onetime party say goodbye bbss replaced web gathering popular became annual event.aol gives users access usenet precipitating eternal september.summer russian crackers siphon million citibank transfer money bank accounts around world.
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vladimir levin yearold ringleader used work laptop hours transfer funds accounts finland israel.levin stands trial united states sentenced three years prison.authorities recover stolen money.hackers adapt emergence world wide web quickly moving howto information hacking programs old bbss new hacker web sites.aohell released freeware application allows burgeoning community unskilled script kiddies wreak havoc america online.days hundreds thousands aol users find mailboxes flooded multimegabyte email bombs chat rooms disrupted spam messages.december experiencing ip spoofing attack kevin mitnick computer security expert tsutomu shimomura started receive prank calls popularized phrase kung fu stronger yours.movies net hackers released.the canadian isp dlcwest.com hacked website replaced graphic caption youve hacked mofofebruary fbi raids phone masters.
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hackers alter web sites united states department justice august cia october u.s. air force december.canadian hacker group brotherhood breaks canadian broadcasting corporation.arizona hacker john sabo a.k.a fizzlebpeanut arrested hacking canadian isp dlcwest.com claiming company defrauding customers billing.the us general accounting office reports hackers attempted break defense department computer files times alone success rate doubling annually.cryptovirology born invention cryptoviral extortion protocol would later form basis modern ransomware.yearold croatian youth penetrates computers u.s. air force base guam.june eligible receiver tests american governments readiness cyberattacks.december information security publishes first issue.first highprofile attacks microsofts windows nt operating system january yahoo notifies internet users anyone visiting site past month might downloaded logic bomb worm planted hackers claiming logic bomb go computer hacker kevin mitnick released prison.february internet software consortium proposes use dnssec domain name system security extensions secure dns servers.may seven members hacker think tank known lpht testify front us congressional government affairs committee weak computer security government.june information security publishes first annual industry survey finding nearly threequarters organizations suffered security incident previous year.september electronic disturbance theater online political performanceart group attacks websites pentagon mexican president ernesto zedillo frankfurt stock exchange calling conceptual art claiming protest suppression zapatista army national liberation southern mexico.edt uses floodnet software bombard opponents access requests.october u.s. attorney general janet reno announces national infrastructure protection center.software security goes mainstream wake microsofts windows release becomes banner year security hacking.hundreds advisories patches released response newfound widely publicized bugs windows commercial software products.
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host security software vendors release antihacking products use home computers.u.s.president bill clinton announces .billion initiative improve government computer security.plan would establish network intrusion detection monitors certain federal agencies encourage private sector same.january legion underground lou declares war governments iraq peoples republic china.international coalition hackers including cult dead cow staff phracks staff lpht chaos computer club issued joint statement crd hackers planet earth infowar condemning lous declaration war.
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lou responded withdrawing declaration.march melissa worm released quickly becomes costly malware outbreak date.july cult dead cow releases back orifice def con.august kevin mitnick sentenced years years already spent pretrial including months solitary confinement.september level seven crew hacks u.s. embassy chinas website places racist antigovernment slogans embassy site regards u.s. embassy bombings.september united states department justice sentences phone masters.october american express introduces blue smart card industrys first chipbased credit card us.november hacker interviewed hilly rose radio show coast coast hosted art bell exposes plot alqaeda derail amtrak trains.results trains forcibly stopped yk safety measure.may iloveyou worm also known vbsloveletter love bug worm computer worm written vbscript.infected millions computers worldwide within hours release.considered one damaging worms ever.
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originated philippines made ama computer college student onel de guzman thesis.september computer hacker jonathan james became first juvenile serve jail time hacking.microsoft becomes prominent victim new type hack attacks domain name server.denialofservice attacks dns paths take users microsofts websites corrupted.february dutch cracker releases anna kournikova virus initiating wave viruses tempts users open infected attachment promising sexy picture russian tennis star.april fbi agents trick two russian crackers coming u.s. revealing hacking u.s. banks.july russian programmer dmitry sklyarov arrested annual def con hacker convention.first person criminally charged violating digital millennium copyright act dmca.august code red worm infects tens thousands machines.the national cyber security alliance ncsa established response september attacks world trade center.january bill gates decrees microsoft secure products services kicks massive internal training quality control campaign.march gary mckinnon arrested following unauthorized access us military nasa computers.may klez.h variant worm discovered november becomes biggest malware outbreak terms machines infected causes little monetary damage.june bush administration files bill create department homeland security among things responsible protecting nations critical infrastructure.august researcher chris paget publishes paper describing shatter attacks detailing windows unauthenticated messaging system used take machine.
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paper raises questions securable windows could ever be.however largely derided irrelevant vulnerabilities described caused vulnerable applications placing windows desktop inappropriate privileges rather inherent flaw within operating system.october international information systems security certification consortium—isc²—confers th cissp certification.hacktivist group anonymous formed.march cult dead cow hacktivismo given permission united states department commerce export software utilizing strong encryption.march new zealands government national party website defaced hacktivist group blackmaskjuly north korea claims trained hackers successfully crack south korean japanese allies computer systems.october national cyber security awareness month launched national cyber security alliance u.s. department homeland security.april rafael núñez aka rafa notorious member hacking group world hell arrested following arrival miami international airport breaking defense information systems agency computer system june .september cameron lacroix sentenced months gaining access tmobiles network exploiting paris hiltons sidekick.november jeanson james ancheta prosecutors say member botmaster underground group script kiddies mostly noted excessive use bot attacks propagating vast amounts spam taken custody lured fbi offices los angeles.
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january one worms take old form malware destruction data rather accumulation zombie networks launch attacks discovered.various names including kama sutra used media reports black worm mywife blackmal nyxem version kapser killav grew cme.worm would spread email client address books would search documents fill garbage instead deleting confuse user.would also hit web page counter took control allowing programmer created well world track progress worm.would replace documents random garbage third every month.
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hyped media actually affected relatively computers real threat users.may jeanson james ancheta receives month prison sentence ordered pay damages amounting naval air warfare center china lake defense information systems agency damage done due ddos attacks hacking.ancheta also forfeit gains government include cash bmw computer equipment.may largest defacement web history time performed turkish hacker iskorpitx successfully hacked websites one shot.july robert moore edwin pena first people charged u.s. authorities voip hacking.robert moore served years federal prison given restitution.edwin pena caught fleeing country evading authorities almost years sentenced years given million restitution.september viodentia releases fairusewm tool would remove drm information windows media audio wma files downloaded music services yahoo unlimited napster rhapsody music urge.may estonia recovers massive denialofservice attackjune fbi operation bot roast finds million botnet victimsjune spear phishing incident office secretary defense steals sensitive u.s. defense information leading significant changes identity messagesource verification osd.august united nations website hacked indian hacker pankaj kumar singh.november panda burning incense known several names including fujacks radoppan.t lead arrest eight people china.
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panda burning incense parasitic virus infected executable files pc.infected icon executable file changes image panda holding three sticks incense.arrests first virus writing china.january project chanology anonymous attacks scientology website servers around world.private documents stolen scientology computers distributed internet.march around chinese hackers claim gained access worlds sensitive sites including pentagon.
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operated apartment chinese island.march trend micro website successfully hacked turkish hacker janizary aka utku.april conficker worm infiltrated millions pcs worldwide including many governmentlevel topsecurity computer networks.january operation aurora google publicly reveals receiving end highly sophisticated targeted attack corporate infrastructure originating china resulted theft intellectual property googlejune stuxnet stuxnet worm found virusblokada.stuxnet unusual spread via windows computers payload targeted one specific model type scada systems.slowly became clear cyber attack irans nuclear facilities—with experts believing israel behind it—perhaps us help.december first malware conference malcon took place india.
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founded rajshekhar murthy malware coders invited showcase skills annual event supported government india.advanced malware symbian os released hacker adrulz.hacker group lulz security formed.april bank america website got hacked turkish hacker named jeopardy.estimated credit card numbers accounts reported stolen due hack.bank officials say personal customer bank information available webpage.
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investigations conducted fbi trace incriminated hacker.april external intrusion sends playstation network offline compromises personally identifying information possibly including credit card details million accounts claimed one five largest data breaches ever.computer hacker slnk releases information penetration servers department defense dod pentagon nasa nsa us military department navy space naval warfare system command ukus government websites.september bangladeshi hacker tigermte made world record defacement history hacking websites single shot.october youtube channel sesame street hacked streaming pornographic content minutes.november main phone internet networks palestinian territories sustained hacker attack multiple locations worldwide.november forums valves steam service hacked.redirects hacking website fknwned appeared steam users forums offering hacking tutorials tools porn free giveaways much more.december five members norwegian hacker group noria arrested allegedly suspected hacking email account militant extremist anders behring breivik perpetrated attacks country.hacker bigsmoke published credit cards online threatened israel release million credit cards future.response incident israeli hacker published albanian credit cards online.gottfrid svartholm warg cofounder pirate bay convicted denmark hacking mainframe computer denmarks biggest hacking case.january team appunity group norwegian hackers arrested breaking norways largest prostitution website publishing user database online.february marriott hacked new age ideologist attila nemeth resisting new world order said corporations allegedly controlling world.response marriott reported united states secret service.february foxconn hacked hacker group swagg security releasing massive amount data including email server logins even alarming—bank account credentials large companies like apple microsoft.
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swagg security stages attack foxconn protest ignites terrible working conditions southern china.may websites several turkish representative offices international itcompanies defaced within day frtysvn turkish hacker including websites google yandex microsoft gmail msn hotmail paypal.may whmcs hacked ugnazi claim reason illegal sites using software.may mybb hacked newly founded hacker group ugnazi website defaced day claim reasoning upset forum board hackforums.net uses software.june social networking website linkedin hacked passwords nearly .million user accounts stolen cybercriminals.result united states grand jury indicted nikulin three unnamed coconspirators charges aggravated identity theft computer intrusion.august valuable company world saudi aramco crippled cyber warfare attack months malware called shamoon.considered biggest hack history terms cost destructiveness .carried iranian attacker group called cutting sword justice.
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iranian hackers retaliated stuxnet releasing shamoon.malware destroyed saudi aramco computers affecting business operations months.december computer hacker slnk announced hacked total countries scada systems.proof includes countries france norway russia spain sweden united states.social networking website tumblr attacked hackers.consequently unique emails passwords leaked tumblr.
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data breachs legitimacy confirmed computer security researcher troy hunt.august yahoo data breaches occurred.billion users data leaked.february bitcoin exchange mt.gox filed bankruptcy million apparently stolen hackers due weaknesses system another .million went missing bank accounts.october white house computer system hacked.
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said fbi secret service u.s. intelligence agencies categorized attacks among sophisticated attacks ever launched u.s. government systems.november response release film interview servers sony pictures hacked hacker group calling guardian peace.november website philippine telecommunications company globe telecom hacked response poor internet service distributing.june records .million people including social security numbers dates birth addresses fingerprints security clearancerelated information stolen united states office personnel management opm.victims employees united states government unsuccessful applicants it.wall street journal washington post report government sources believe hacker government china.july servers extramarital affairs website ashley madison breached.
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february bangladesh bank heist attempted steal us million bangladesh bank succeeded getting million—although later recovered.july wikileaks published documents democratic national committee email leak.july group suspected coming china launched hacker attacks website vietnam airlines.august shadow brokers tsb started publishing several leaks containing hacking tools national security agency nsa including several zeroday exploits.ongoing leaks april shadow brokersseptember hacker ardit ferizi sentenced years prison arrested hacking u.s. servers passing leaked information members isil terrorist group back .october dyn cyberattack conducted botnet consisting iots infected mirai hacktivist groups spainsquad anonymous new world hackers reportedly retaliation ecuadors rescinding internet access wikileaks founder julian assange embassy london granted asylum.late hackers steal international personal user data company uber including phone numbers email addresses names million people drivers license numbers drivers company.ubers github account accessed amazons cloudbased service.uber paid hackers assurances data destroyed.december yahoo data breaches reported affected billion users.data leakage includes user names email addresses telephone numbers encrypted unencrypted security questions answers dates birth hashed passwords april hacker group calling dark overlord posted unreleased episodes orange new black tv series online failing extort online entertainment company netflix.may wannacry ransomware attack started friday may described unprecedented scale infecting computers countries.
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hacked unreleased disney film held ransom paid bitcoin.may digital photos id scans relating patients grozio chirurgija cosmetic surgery clinic lithuania obtained published without consent unknown group demanding ransoms.thousands clients countries affected.breach brought attention weaknesses lithuanias information security.june petya cyberattack.june triton trisis malware framework designed reprogram triconex safety instrumented systems sis industrial control systems ics discovered saudi arabian petrochemical plant.august hackers demand .million bitcoin stop prereleasing hbo shows scripts including ballers room game thrones.may–july equifax breach.september deloitte breach.december mecklenburg county north carolina computer systems hacked.pay ransom.
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march computer systems city atlanta u.s. state georgia seized hackers ransomware.pay ransom two iranians indicted fbi cyber crime charges breach.the town wasaga beach ontario canada computer systems seized hackers ransomware.september facebook hacked exposing hackers personal information estimated million facebook users initially estimated million hackers stole access tokens facebook users.information accessible hackers included users email addresses phone numbers lists friends groups members users search information posts timelines names recent messenger conversations.october west connecticut usa computer systems seized hackers ransomware paid ransom.novemberthe first u.s. indictment individual people ransomware attacks occurs.u.s. justice department indicted two men faramarz shahi savandi mohammad mehdi shah mansouri allegedly used samsam ransomware extortion netting million ransom payments.companies infected ransomware included allscripts medstar health hollywood presbyterian medical center.
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altogether attacks caused victims lose million addition ransom payments.marriott disclosed starwood hotel brand subject security breach.march jackson county computer systems u.s. state georgia seized hackers ransomware paid ransom.city albany u.s. state new york experiences ransomware cyber attack.april computer systems city augusta u.s. state maine seized hackers using ransomware.city greenville north carolinas computer systems seized hackers using ransomware known robbinhood.imperial county u.s. state california computer systems seized hackers using ryuk ransomware.may computer systems belonging city baltimore seized hackers using ransomware known robbinhood encrypts files filelocking virus well tool eternalblue.june city riviera beach florida paid roughly ransom bitcoin hackers seized computers using ransomware.
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hackers stole hours unreleased music band radiohead demanding ransom.radiohead released music public anyway pay ransom.november anonymous hacktivist collective announced hacked four chinese computer databases donated data breach indexingnotification service vigilante.pw.hack conducted order support hong kong protests amidst hong kong polices siege citys polytechnic university.also brought possible peace plan first proposed professor inha university hopes korean reunification five key demands hong kong protest fulfilled once.february anonymous hacked united nations website created page taiwan country seat un since .
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List of security hacking incidents
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hacked page featured flag taiwan kmt emblem taiwan independence flag anonymous logo embedded youtube videos taiwanese national anthem closing score film avengers endgame titled long long time caption.hacked server belonged united nations department economic social affairs.may anonymous declared large hack may three days murder george floyd.individual claiming represent anonymous stated legion.forgive.forget.
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List of security hacking incidents
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expect us.nowdeleted video.anonymous addressed police brutality said exposing many crimes world.suspected anonymous cause downtime public suspension minneapolis police department website parent site website city minneapolis.may indian national shubham upadhyay posed superintendent police using social engineering used free caller identification app call incharge kotwali police station k. k. gupta order threaten get phone repaired amidst covid lockdown.attempt foiled.june anonymous claimed responsibility stealing leaking trove documents collectively nicknamed blueleaks.
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List of security hacking incidents
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gigabyte collection published leakfocused activist group known distributed denial secrets.furthermore collective took atlanta police departments website via ddos defaced websites filipino governmental webpage brookhaven national labs.expressed support julian assange press freedom briefly taking swing facebook reddit wikipedia engaged shady practices behind prying eyes.case reddit posted link court document describing possible involvement moderator large traffic subreddit rnews online harassmentrelated case.june buffalo ny police departments website supposedly hacked anonymous.website running minutes anonymous tweeted twitter urging taken down.
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List of security hacking incidents
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minutes later buffalo ny website brought again.also hacked chicago police radios play n.w.as fuck tha police.june accounts multiplayer online game roblox hacked display supported u.s. president donald trump.july twitter bitcoin scam occurred.july user credentials writing website wattpad stolen leaked hacker forum.database contained million records.august large number subreddits hacked post materials endorsing donald trump.affected subreddits included rblackpeopletwitter ramjokes rnfl rphotoshopbattles.entity name calvin goh melvern purportedly claimed responsibility massive defacement also made violent threats chinese embassy.august us air forces hackasat event hosted def cons virtual conference groups poland space fluxrepeatrocket addvulcan samurai solar wine pfs fitty tree cbread competed order control satellite space.
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List of security hacking incidents
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poland space team stood successfully manipulated satellite take picture moon.august website belarusian company bresttorgteknika defaced hacker nicknaming queen elsa order support – belarusian protests.page hacker exclaimed get iced iced already free belarus revolution times latter alluding famous slogan used hong kong protests.results hack announced reddits rbelarus subreddit poster username socookre.august multiple ddos attacks forced new zealands stock market temporarily shut down.september first suspected death cyberattack reported cybercriminals hit hospital düsseldorf germany ransomware.october wave botnetcoordinated ransomware attacks hospital infrastructure occurred united states identified associated russia.state security officials american corporate security officers concerned attacks might prelude hacking election infrastructure elections subsequent month like similar incidents united states elections attacks however evidence performed attacks election infrastructure .december supply chain attack targeting upstream dependencies texas service provider solarwinds results serious wideranging security breaches u.s. treasury commerce departments.white house officials immediately publicly identify culprit reuters citing sources familiar investigation pointed toward russian government.
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List of security hacking incidents
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official statement shared senate finance committee ranking member ron wyden said hackers broke systems departmental offices division treasury home department’s highestranking officials.december bomb threat posted twitter account seemingly hacked persons aliases omnipotent choonkeat aeroflot flight passenger flight plane tail number vqbil coming moscow new york city.due runway new yorks john f. kennedy international airport temporarily closed resulted delay aeroflot flight return flight back moscow.december anonymous group initiated christmas gift defacements multiple russian portals including municipal website tomsk regional football club.inside defacements made multiple references russian opposition activist alexei navalny freedom protests thailand belarus opposition chinese communist party.also held mock award based event game platform roblox called rb battles youtubers tanqr kreekcraft winner runner actual game event compared taiwan new zealand respectively due latters reportedly stellar performance fighting covid pandemic.january microsoft exchange server data breachfebruary anonymous announced cyberattacks least five malaysian websites.
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List of security hacking incidents
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result eleven individuals nabbed suspects.february hackers including names 张卫能 utoyo fulldisclsure hijacked events website aucklife order craft phony bomb threat chinese consulate auckland new zealand also similar facility sydney australia.motive punitive response china due covid.result physical search conducted consulate new zealands police specialist search group aucklife owner hailey newton since regained access website.wellingtonbased cybersecurity consultant adam boileau remarked hack isnt highly technical.february group myanmar hackers attacked several websites belonging myanmar government agencies central bank myanmar militaryrun tatmadaw true news information team.group also targeted directorate investment company administration trade department customs department ministry commerce myawady tv stateowned broadcaster myanmar radio television private media outlets.
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List of security hacking incidents
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computer technician yangon found hacks denialofservice attacks groups motive protest myanmar coup.april million facebook users personal info—including info million united states—was discovered posted hackers website though facebook claimed information hack company already taken mitigation measures however company declined say whether notified affected users breach.april ivanti pulse connect secure data breach unauthorized access networks highvalue targets since least june via cve across u.s. e.u.nations due use vulnerable proprietary software reported.may operation u.s. colonial pipeline interrupted ransomware cyber operation.may may air india subjected cyberattack wherein personal details .million customers around world compromised including passport credit card details birth dates name ticket information.july july saudi aramco data leaked thirdparty contractor demanded million ransom saudi aramco.saudi aramco confirmed incident hacker claimed dark web stolen terabyte data location oil refineries employees data post posted june .august tmobile reported data files information million former prospective tmobile customers including first last names date birth ssn drivers licenseid information compromised.september october epik data breach.anonymous obtained released gigabytes data domain registrar web hosting company epik.
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List of security hacking incidents
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data shared three releases september october .first release included domain purchase transfer details account credentials logins payment history employee emails unidentified private keys.hackers claimed obtained decades worth data including customer data records domains ever hosted registered company included poorly encrypted passwords sensitive data stored plaintext.second release consisted bootable disk images api keys thirdparty services used epik third contained additional disk images archive data belonging republican party texas epik customer.october october anonymous chan reportedly hacked leaked source code twitch well information much streaming service paid almost .million streamers since august .
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List of security hacking incidents
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source code almost github repositories leaked chan user said part one much larger release.november december november th chen zhaojun alibabas cloud security team reported zeroday vulnerability later dubbed logshell involving use arbitrary code execution ubiquitous java logging framework software logj.report privately disclosed project developers logj team apache software foundation november .december zhaojun contacted developers detailing vulnerability discussed public security chat rooms already known security researchers pleaded team expedite solution vulnerability official release version logj.early exploitations noticed minecraft servers december however forensic analysis indicates logshell may exploited early december nd.due ubiquity devices logj software hundreds millions simplicity executing vulnerability considered arguably one largest critical vulnerabilities ever.
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List of security hacking incidents
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yet big names security hacking helped regaining control server like graham ivan clark elhamy a. elsebaey.portion vulnerability fixed patch distributed december three days vulnerability publicly disclosed december .february german chaos computer club reported fifty data leaks.government institutions companies various business sectors affected.total researchers access .
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List of security hacking incidents
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million personal data records well terabytes log data source code.see also list cyberattackslist data breaches references reading lundell allan .virus secret world computer invaders breed destroy.wayne a. yacco.isbn .landreth bill .
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List of security hacking incidents
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inner circle.tempus books microsoft press.isbn x.bowcott owen hamilton sally .beating system hackers phreakers electronic spies.bloomsbury.
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List of security hacking incidents
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isbn .fites philip johnston peter kratz martin .computer virus crisis.van nostrand reinhold.isbn .sterling bruce .hacker crackdown law disorder electronic frontier.
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Microsoft account
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penguin.isbn .gold steve .hugo cornwalls new hackers handbook.london century hutchinson ltd. isbn .microsoft windows computers tablets windows phones xbox consoles microsoft application software including visual studio.history microsoft passport predecessor windows live id originally positioned single signon service web commerce.microsoft passport received much criticism.prominent critic kim cameron author laws identity questioned microsoft passport violations laws.since become microsofts chief identity architect helped address violations design windows live id identity metasystem.
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Microsoft account
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consequence windows live id positioned single signon service web commerce one choice many among identity systems.in december microsoft neglected pay annual passport.com domain registration fee network solutions.oversight made hotmail used site authentication unavailable december .linux consultant michael chaney paid next day christmas hoping would solve issue downed site.payment resulted site available next morning.autumn similar good samaritan helped microsoft missed payment hotmail.co.uk address although downtime resulted.in electronic frontier foundations staff attorney deborah pierce criticized microsoft passport potential threat privacy revealed microsoft would full access usage customer information.
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Microsoft account
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privacy terms quickly updated microsoft allay customers fears.in july august electronic privacy information center coalition fourteen leading consumer groups filed complaints federal trade commission ftc alleging microsoft passport system violated section federal trade commission act ftca prohibits unfair deceptive practices trade.microsoft pushed nonmicrosoft entities create internetwide unifiedlogin system.examples sites used microsoft passport ebay monster.com agreements cancelled.august expedia sent notice stating longer support microsoft passport windows live id.in windows live id renamed microsoft account.overview microsoft account allows users sign websites support service using single set credentials.users credentials checked microsoft accountenabled websites microsoft account authentication server.
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Microsoft account
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new user signing microsoft accountenabled website first redirected nearest authentication server asks username password ssl connection.user may select computer remember login newly signedin user encrypted timelimited cookie stored computer receives triple des encrypted idtag previously agreed upon authentication server microsoft accountenabled website.idtag sent website upon website plants another encrypted http cookie users computer also timelimited.long cookies valid user required supply username password.user actively logs microsoft account cookies removed.microsoft account offers user two different methods creating accountuse existing email address users able use valid email address sign microsoft account.
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Microsoft account
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service turns requesting users email address microsoft account.users may also choose password choice.sign microsoft email address users also sign email account microsofts webmail services designated domains i.e.hotmail.com live.com msn.com passport.com outlook.com variant specific country used microsoft account sign microsoft accountenabled websites.microsoft websites services apps bing msn xbox live use microsoft account mean identifying users.also several companies use hoyts website hosted ninemsn.windows xp later option link windows user account microsoft account thus automatically logging users microsoft account whenever service accessed.starting windows server windows allows users directly authenticate pcs using microsoft account rather local domain user.
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Microsoft account
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profile feature microsoft account service profile manager named profile formerly part windows live.displays information particular user recent activities relationship windows live users.also provides ability connect others skype via social networks facebook myspace linkedin.users share personal information interests hobbies social information favorites quote hometown places lived previously.profile also allows users modify privacy settings decide shared.web authentication august microsoft released windows live id web authentication sdk enabling web developers integrate windows live id websites running broad range web server platforms including asp.net c java perl php python ruby.
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Microsoft account
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support openid october microsoft announced publicly committed supporting openid framework windows live id becoming openid provider.would allow users use windows live id sign website supports openid authentication.update microsofts planned implementation openid since august however since november microsoft publicly participated openid connect interoperability testing.login methods addition using account password users login microsoft account accepting mobile notification sent mobile device microsoft authenticator fido security token using windows hello.users also set twofactor authentication getting timebased singleuse code text phone call using authenticator app.
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Microsoft account
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features microsoft account website users manage identity.features microsoft account includeupdating users information first last names address etc.associated accountupdating user settings preferred language preferences email communicationschanging resetting user passwordsclose accountview billing details associated accounts.integrated following list computer programs web services support using microsoft account credentials required authentication process.windows laterwindows server laterwindows componentscalendarcortanagroove musicfeedback hubmailmovies tvmicrosoft storeoutlook expresspeoplewindows messengerwindows phone laterwindows phone storebingexchange onlineexchange online protectionmicrosoft officeoffice office onlineonedrive formerly skydriveoutlook.com formerly hotmailskypesystem center advisorvisual studiomicrosoft azure formerly windows azurewindows insider programwindows live messengerwindows movie makerwindows photo galleryxbox network security vulnerabilities june erik duindam web developer netherlands reported privacy identity risk saying critical error made microsoft programmers allows everyone create id virtually email address.procedure found allow users register invalid currently used email addresses.
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Microsoft account
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upon registration valid email address email verification link sent user.using however user allowed change email address one exist email address currently used someone else.verification link caused windows live id system confirm account verified email address.flaw fixed two days later june .on april microsoft fixed flaw hotmails password reset system allowed anyone reset password hotmail account.company notified flaw researchers vulnerability lab day responded fix within hours — widespread attacks exploitation technique spread quickly across internet.on december security researcher discovered vulnerability adobe experience manager aem software used signout.live.com reported microsoft security response center msrc.
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Amazon Neptune
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vulnerability enabled fulladministrative access aem publish nodes osgi console made possible execute code inside jvm upload custom osgi bundle.vulnerability confirmed resolved may .see also identity managementidentity management systemlist single signon implementationsother identity servicesactive directory federation servicesopenidlightweight identityyadiswindows cardspaceidentity managementliberty allianceoasis organizationwindows hello references reading creating microsoft accountintroduction windows live id whitepaper — provides brief overview windows live id service context microsofts overall identity strategy.understanding windows live delegated authentication whitepaper — describes web site use windows live id delegated authentication system get permission access users information windows live services.windows live id federation whitepaper — describes concept identity federation offers considerable detail windows live id service supports it.external links official websiteused web service part amazon web services aws.announced november .amazon neptune supports popular graph models property graph wcs rdf respective query languages apache tinkerpops gremlin opencypher sparql including amazon web services products.amazon neptune general availability ga announced may currently available aws regions.neptune hipaa eligible.december announced amazon neptune inscope payment card industry data security standard iso compliance programs.
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Amazon Neptune
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history amazon neptune based blazegraph.amazon acquired blazegraph developers blazegraph open source development essentially stopped april .features external support amazon neptune supports open source apache tinkerpop gremlin graph traversal language opencypher query language property graphs wc standard resource description frameworks rdf sparql query language.three used neptune instance allows user build queries navigate highly connected data sets provides high performance graph models.neptune also uses aws product features amazon amazon ec amazon cloudwatch.
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Amazon Neptune
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security amazon neptune database clusters created stored amazon virtual private cloud vpc allows user isolate database private network.using neptunes vpc configuration user configure firewall settings needs order control network access database instances.amazon neptune integrated aws identity access management iam allows user create aws iam groups control actions groups aws iam users do.neptune allows user encrypt databases using keys created aws key management service kms.database instance running neptune encryption encrypts stored data backups snapshots replicas cluster.
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Amazon Neptune
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amazon neptune allows user use https encrypt data transfer clients neptune service endpoints using transport layer security tls.storage data stored cluster volume virtual volume utilizing ssd drives.sizes volumes dynamic increase depending much data stored database maximum tb.amazon neptune sla policy designed offer monthly uptime percentage greater .increasing database performance availability integrating engine virtual storage based ssd drives specially made database workloads.
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Amazon Neptune
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neptune maintains copies users data multiple availability zones.case failures neptune automatically detects failed segments disk volume repairs them.availability neptune generally available us east n. virginia us east ohio us west oregon us west n. california canada central aws govcloud uswest aws govcloud useast europe ireland europe london europe frankfurt europe stockholm europe paris south america são paulo asia pacific singapore asia pacific sydney asia pacific tokyo asia pacific mumbai asia pacific seoul asia pacific hong kong china ningxia china beijing operated nwcd middleeast bahrain aws regions.pricing pricing determined aws regions region different prices available services.ondemand instance pricing lets user pay instance use hour instead fixed sum.price also differs depending instance class.
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Amazon Neptune
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similarly user pays storage consumed database payments advance.price based storage rate io rate billed gb per month per million request increments respectively.pricing model beneficial shortterm smallscale projects available aws regions.price backup storage also billed per gbmonth increments albeit different rates.data transfer priced per gb increments amount depends whether data transferred amazon neptune much data transferred per month tb per month.
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Amazon Neptune
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application september announced neptune achieved hipaa eligibility enabling process data sets containing protected health information phi.december announced amazon neptune inscope payment card industry data security standard iso iso iso iso compliance programs.user use amazon neptune applications subject pci compliance require iso certification.may announced neptune achieved ssae eligibility neptune powers graph use cases recommendation engines fraud detection knowledge graphs drug discovery network security social networking.notable users notable customers amazon neptune include samsung electronics pearson intuit siemens astrazeneca finra lifeomic blackfynn amazon alexa see also triplestorestructured storagenosql references external links amazon neptune official home page
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User agent
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user agent therefore special kind software agent.prominent examples user agents web browsers email readers.often user agent acts client client–server system.contexts within session initiation protocol sip term user agent refers end points communications session.user agent identification software agent operates network protocol often identifies application type operating system device model software vendor software revision submitting characteristic identification string operating peer.
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User agent
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http sip nntp protocols identification transmitted header field useragent.bots web crawlers often also include url andor email address webmaster contact operator bot.use http http useragent string often used content negotiation origin server selects suitable content operating parameters response.example useragent string might used web server choose variants based known capabilities particular version client software.concept content tailoring built http standard rfc sake tailoring responses avoid particular user agent limitations.the useragent string one criteria web crawlers may excluded accessing certain parts website using robots exclusion standard robots.txt file.as many http request headers information useragent string contributes information client sends server since string vary considerably user user.
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User agent
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format humanoperated web browsers useragent string format currently specified section .. http.semantics content.format useragent string http list product tokens keywords optional comments.example users product called wikibrowser user agent string might wikibrowser.gecko.. important product component listed first.the parts string followsproduct name version wikibrowser.layout engine version gecko.during first browser war many web servers configured send web pages required advanced features including frames clients identified version mozilla only.
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User agent
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browsers considered older products mosaic cello samba would sent bare bones html document.for reason web browsers use useragent string value followsfor example safari ipad used followingmozilla.ipad u cpu os like mac os x enus applewebkit.. khtml like gecko mobilebthe components string followsmozilla.previously used indicate compatibility mozilla rendering engine.ipad u cpu os like mac os x enus details system browser running.applewebkit.. platform browser uses.khtml like gecko browser platform details.mobileb used browser indicate specific enhancements available directly browser third parties.example microsoft live meeting registers extension live meeting service knows software already installed means provide streamlined experience joining meetings.before migrating chromium code base opera widely used web browser useragent string mozilla instead beginning opera.since july operas useragent string begins mozilla.
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User agent
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avoid encountering legacy server rules longer includes word opera instead using string opr denote opera version.format automated agents bots automated web crawling tools use simplified form important field contact information case problems.convention word bot included name agent.examplegooglebot.http agents expected follow rules special file called robots.txt.
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User agent
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user agent spoofing popularity various web browser products varied throughout webs history influenced design websites way websites sometimes designed work well particular browsers rather according uniform standards world wide web consortium wc internet engineering task force ietf.websites often include code detect browser version adjust page design sent according user agent string received.may mean lesspopular browsers sent complex content even though might able deal correctly extreme cases refused content.thus various browsers feature cloak spoof identification force certain serverside content.example android browser identifies safari among things order aid compatibility.other http client programs like download managers offline browsers often ability change user agent string.spam bots web scrapers often use fake user agents.a result user agent spoofing may collected statistics web browser usage inaccurate.
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User agent
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user agent sniffing user agent sniffing practice websites showing different adjusted content viewed certain user agents.example microsoft exchange server outlook web access feature.viewed internet explorer newer functionality displayed compared page browsers.user agent sniffing considered poor practice since encourages browserspecific design penalizes new browsers unrecognized user agent identifications.instead wc recommends creating standard html markup allowing correct rendering many browsers possible test specific browser features rather particular browser versions brands.websites intended display mobile phones often rely user agent sniffing since mobile browsers often differ greatly other.
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User agent
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encryption strength notations web browsers created united states netscape navigator internet explorer previously used letters u n specify encryption strength user agent string.united states government allowed encryption keys longer bits exported vendors shipped various browser versions different encryption strengths.u stands usa version bit encryption stands international – browser bit encryption used anywhere world – n stands de facto none encryption.following lifting export restrictions vendors supported bit encryption.deprecation useragent header google announced would phasing support useragent header google chrome browser.
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2012–13 Stratfor email leak
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stated major web browser vendors supportive move know vendors would follow suit.google stated new feature called client hints would replace functionality useragent string.see also robots exclusion standardweb crawlerwireless universal resource file wurfluser agent profile uaprofbrowser sniffingweb browser engine referencesemails began appearing wikileaks february emails published july .stratfor security group based austin texas.december hackers took control stratfors website released list names credit card numbers passwords home email addresses.listed affiliated organizations bank america united states department defense médecins sans frontières lockheed martin los alamos national laboratory united nations.hackers included jeremy hammond worked anonymous release stratfors emails wikileaks.emails revealed stratfors surveillance groups occupy wall street protestors bhopal disaster.the emails claim include client information notes stratfor employees internal procedural documentation securing intelligence data.
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2012–13 Stratfor email leak
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communications date july december .wikileaks said obtained emails hacker group anonymous broke stratfors computer network .initial announcement wikileaks stated opened database emails two dozen media organizations operating several countries including mcclatchy company lespresso la repubblica ard russia reporter rolling stone along sneak preview yes men.email content one first items released email containing glossary titled stratfor glossary useful baffling strange intelligence terms contained concise sometimes humorously candid definitions along pointed assessments u.s. intelligence law enforcement.glossary included items background checks help run clients’ bill makes appear busy briefs customers need make sht smell good.
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2012–13 Stratfor email leak
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julian assange julian assange frequent topic discussion emails stratfor staff period –.emails fred burton stratfors vicepresident counterterrorism corporate security former deputy chief counterterrorism division diplomatic security service indicated knew january united states government secret indictment assange.stratfor emails gave suggested strategy dealing assange move country country face various charges next years bankrupt asshole first ... ruin life.give years conspiracy.one published email burton allegedly wrote assange going make nice bride prison.
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2012–13 Stratfor email leak
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screw terrorist.hell eating cat food forever.another leaked email stratfor employee wanted assange waterboarded.governmental emails show stratfor contracts homeland security.mark levine professor history university california irvine described troubling homeland security coordinated police attacks occupy movement.an email involving stratfor analyst stated determined officials pakistans interservices intelligence isi agency knew osama binladens safe house.ynetnews reported according internal emails stratfor employees israel russia engaged exchange information .
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2012–13 Stratfor email leak
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israel gave russia data link codes unmanned aerial vehicles jewish state sold georgia russia gave codes torm missile defense systems russia sold iran.emails also stated south ossetia war georgia realized uavs compromised looking replacement israeli made drones.international business times reported stratfor found several central european countries especially czech republic petitioning nato missile defenses fs use russia.czech republic according unknown stratfor source stated talks us fail breaking ties nato us general.business insider reported israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu intelligence source stratfor .emails fred burton discussed personal communications netanyahu.burton stated email netanyahu informed success consolidating power within likud party ahead regaining position prime minister shared thoughts regarding distrust us president barack obama threatened assassination hezbollah leader hasan nasrallah declared intentions unilaterally start war iran.al akhbar citing internal emails stratfor hack reported former blackwater director james f. smith relationship stratfor time considered one major sources.the emails indicate stratfor receiving information venezuelan president hugo chavez medical condition israeli intelligence source.
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2012–13 Stratfor email leak
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companies multinational corporations use statfor obtain intelligence critics.dow chemical lockheed martin northrop grumman raytheon cocacola used stratfors services.the times india reported emails indicate stratfor hired dow chemical spy activists seeking compensation dow bhopal disaster.dow chemical company responded written statement read major companies often required take appropriate action protect people safeguard facilities broken laws.the released emails indicated cocacola paid stratfor determine extent usbased peta supporters travel canada support activism olympics.cocacola company responded emails statement saying consider prudent monitor protest activities major event sponsor.stratfor offered services bank america investigate journalist glenn greenwald.
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2012–13 Stratfor email leak
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stratfor received information informant occupy austin working undercover operative texas department public safety.responses official response around midnight february stratfor released statement saying release stolen emails attempt silence intimidate it.also dismissed rumors ceo founder george friedmans resignation.stratfor stated leaked emails may forged altered include inaccuracies may authentic provided evidence tampering.stated emails represented candid internal language would probably ripe misinterpretation.responses wikileaks founder julian assange told reuters concerns stratfor stem private intelligence firm relying informants government agencies dubious reputations u.s. abroad especially monitoring activist organizations.
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2012–13 Stratfor email leak
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also called company shadow cia stated emails would reveal stratfors web informers payoff structure paymentlaundering techniques psychological methods.also accused stratfor making investments based intelligence obtained.former nsa director bobby inman stated leak would damaging stratfors business.previously stated stratfor competent delivering highquality intelligence analyses.max fisher associate director atlantic argued stratfor poor reputation among foreign policy writers analysts practitioners result anonymous wikileaks exaggerated significance information released.also suggested assange may targeted relatively unimportant firm overhyped results order regain former glory.australian broadcasting corporation foreign correspondent stratfor subscriber mark corcoran also wrote emails showed stratfors methods used gather information similar employed journalists though wrote quality reports often inferior news reports.
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Wireless security
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references external links global intelligence files wikileaksterm may also refer protection wireless network adversaries seeking damage confidentiality integrity availability network.common type wifi security includes wired equivalent privacy wep wifi protected access wpa.wep old ieee .standard .notoriously weak security standard password uses often cracked minutes basic laptop computer widely available software tools.
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Wireless security
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wep superseded wpa wifi protected access.wpa quick alternative improve security wep.current standard wpa hardware cannot support wpa without firmware upgrade replacement.wpa uses encryption device encrypts network bit key longer key length improves security wep.enterprises often enforce security using certificatebased system authenticate connecting device following standard .x.many laptop computers wireless cards preinstalled.
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Wireless security
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ability enter network mobile great benefits.however wireless networking prone security issues.hackers found wireless networks relatively easy break even use wireless technology hack wired networks.result important enterprises define effective wireless security policies guard unauthorized access important resources.wireless intrusion prevention systems wips wireless intrusion detection systems wids commonly used enforce wireless security policies.the risks users wireless technology increased service become popular.
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Wireless security
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relatively dangers wireless technology first introduced.hackers yet time latch new technology wireless networks commonly found work place.however many security risks associated current wireless protocols encryption methods carelessness ignorance exists user corporate level.hacking methods become much sophisticated innovative wireless access.hacking also become much easier accessible easytouse windows linuxbased tools made available web charge.some organizations wireless access points installed feel need address wireless security concerns.
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Wireless security
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instat mdr meta group estimated corporate laptop computers planned purchased equipped wireless cards.issues arise supposedly nonwireless organization wireless laptop plugged corporate network.hacker could sit parking lot gather information laptops andor devices even break wireless card–equipped laptop gain access wired network.background anyone within geographical network range open unencrypted wireless network sniff capture record traffic gain unauthorized access internal network resources well internet use information resources perform disruptive illegal acts.security breaches become important concerns enterprise home networks.if router security activated owner deactivates convenience creates free hotspot.
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Wireless security
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since stcentury laptop pcs wireless networking built see intel centrino technology dont need thirdparty adapter pcmcia card usb dongle.builtin wireless networking might enabled default without owner realizing thus broadcasting laptops accessibility computer nearby.modern operating systems linux macos microsoft windows make fairly easy set pc wireless lan base station using internet connection sharing thus allowing pcs home access internet base pc.however lack knowledge among users security issues inherent setting systems often may allow others nearby access connection.piggybacking usually achieved without wireless network operators knowledge may even without knowledge intruding user computer automatically selects nearby unsecured wireless network use access point.threat situation wireless security aspect computer security however organizations may particularly vulnerable security breaches caused rogue access points.if employee trusted entity brings wireless router plugs unsecured switchport entire network exposed anyone within range signals.
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Wireless security
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similarly employee adds wireless interface networked computer using open usb port may create breach network security would allow access confidential materials.however effective countermeasures like disabling open switchports switch configuration vlan configuration limit network access available protect network information contains countermeasures must applied uniformly network devices.threats vulnerabilites industrial mm context due availability low cost use wireless communication technologies increases domains beyond originally intended usageareas e.g.mm communication industrial applications.industrial applications often specific security requirements.
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Wireless security
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hence important understand characteristics applications evaluate vulnerabilities bearing highest risk context.evaluation vulnerabilities resulting vulnerability catalogs industrial context considering wlan nfc zigbee available.mobility advantage wireless networks common organizations individuals.many laptop computers wireless cards preinstalled.ability enter network mobile great benefits.
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Wireless security
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however wireless networking prone security issues.hackers found wireless networks relatively easy break even use wireless technology hack wired networks.result important enterprises define effective wireless security policies guard unauthorized access important resources.wireless intrusion prevention systems wips wireless intrusion detection systems wids commonly used enforce wireless security policies.air interface link corruption risk relatively dangers wireless technology first introduced effort maintain communication high effort intrude always higher.
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Wireless security
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variety risks users wireless technology increased service become popular technology commonly available.today great number security risks associated current wireless protocols encryption methods carelessness ignorance exists user corporate level.hacking methods become much sophisticated innovative wireless.modes unauthorized access modes unauthorised access links functions data variable respective entities make use program code.exist full scope model threat.
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