the user accounts‚ it uses the dictionary of weak passwords. • It prevents the user and the computer from connecting to the websites that are security related preventing anti-virus programs from updating. Spy.YK • Spy.YK is a trojan. It allows hackers to get into and carry out dangerous actions in affected computers‚ such as capturing screenshots‚ stealing personal data‚ etc. • It does not spread automatically using its own means. It needs the attacking user’s intervention in order to reach the
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(Burnett‚ 2006). First‚ passwords that consist of common words have the potential to be guessed with enough attempts by a hacker‚ also known as a brute force attack (Bahadur‚ Chan‚ & Weber‚ 2002). Second‚ passwords that are dictionary words are vulnerable to another type of brute force attack called a dictionary attack (Nemati‚ 2011). A dictionary attack is an attack in which a hacker uses software to attempt to guess a password by entering every word in the dictionary
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and personal data being compromised for up to 70 million customers (BGR)‚ questions surrounding the massive Target hack of late 2013 have been aplenty. This security breach is a prime example of technology failing its purpose‚ in this instance‚ a hacker or hacking team gained access to private financial and personal information of Target customers. Canadian Target locations were not affected because they use a different system‚ however Canadian shoppers who made purchases at American Target locations
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Cyber Crime Task Force Plan Jose R. Rosario Jr. HSM438 Instructor: Earl Ballou October 29th‚ 2013 Introduction Since the beginning of the internet new opportunities for criminal activities have increased significantly. Most of America’s government agencies‚ businesses‚ citizens‚ online businesses activities have been subjects of numerous attacks. America is dependent upon its computer networks to ensure operations of its infrastructure and national security. Many problems can be attributed
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Introduction Normally risk is the chance that a threat will change into a disaster. Vulnerability and threat are not dangerous‚ taken separately. But if they come together they become a risk‚ in other words the probability that a disaster will happen. Nevertheless risks can be reduced or managed. If we are careful about how we treat the environment and if we are aware of our weaknesses and vulnerabilities to existing hazards‚ then we can take measures to make sure that hazards do not turn into
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Attorney General‚ Eric Holder‚ urged congress to establish a set of guidelines for companies in the event that a customer’s personal identifiable information be stolen (Douglas‚ 2014)‚ which came after the result of Targets servers being breached by hackers and having over 40 million customer records (including addresses‚ phone numbers‚ and even credit/debit card information) (Osborne‚ 2014). Currently there are only state guidelines as to how companies deal with data breaches‚ but the federal government
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The Google Hacker’s Guide kushal.shrestha2053@yahoo.com http://johnny.ihackstuff.com The Google Hacker’s Guide Understanding and Defending Against the Google Hacker by kushal shrestha kushal.shrestha2053@yahoo.com http://johnny.ihackstuff.com - Page 1 - The Google Hacker’s Guide kushal.shrestha2053@yahoo.com http://johnny.ihackstuff.com GOOGLE SEARCH TECHNIQUES................................................................................................................ 3
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from a college by hackers in China‚ relating his topic to an event that really happened. The writer quickly establishes himself as an expert in the topic so readers can trust his information. Krapp asks and answers questions about the theft of data‚ goes into more depth about the type of information stolen from college networks‚ and then briefly touches on the laws‚ or the lack of laws‚ to protect students. He points out that data is stolen from students by not only foreign hackers‚ but also by American
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cyberspace? No weapons or ruined battlegrounds‚ just virtual barriers and coding. It no longer becomes a two sided battle‚ but instead millions of individuals hidden behind computer screens. Anyone can participate in this‚ including terrorist groups‚ hackers‚ and phishers. And for this reason‚ everyone is at risk. People are getting away with their crimes because they keep information secret‚ working anonymously to perform illegal acts using the data stored in cyberspace. The United States government
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and discovered a flaw in a tool known as the “apache struts”‚ by which many large businesses and government organizations including Equifax use it to support its online dispute portal or any log issues with their credit reports. The flaw allowed hackers to take control of the Equifax website. The vulnerability is caused by how Apache Struts deserializes untrusted data. An attacker can use the vulnerability to find the credentials‚ connect to the database server‚ and extract all data or even delete
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