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    How OSINT Supports Supply Chain Security
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    How To Use Open Source Intelligence for Executive Protection
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    COURT DOC: Ukrainian National Who Co-founded Cybercrime Marketplace Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison
    One of the worlds most prolific cybercriminals was sentenced today to serve 18 years in prison for his role in ...
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    5 Reasons Why Every Organization Needs An OSINT Team
    Open source intelligence (OSINT), is increasingly important for organizations for a number of reasons. In this ...
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    Open Source Intelligence For Retail Security
    Retail organizations around the world are fully embracing open source intelligence (OSINT). Find out how this ...
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    After-Action Report: Flashpoint Remediation of 0-Day Exploit on Our Public-Facing Website
    Today, researcher Dancho Danchev published a blog post that incorrectly reported that Flashpoint’s ...
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    Threat Actors Discuss Circumvention Techniques Against “Bank Drop” Detection
    The ubiquity of cybercrime has given rise to the widespread implementation of robust security measures across all ...
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    Linguistic Analysis of WannaCry Ransomware Messages Suggests Chinese-Speaking Authors
    Since the May 12, 2017, “WannaCry” ransomware worm attack, researchers have struggled with the question of ...
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    Brazilian Fraudsters Create Device to Punch Out EMV Chips
    The physical compromise of ATMs has long been considered a “tried and true” scheme among many fraudsters -- ...
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    Necurs Rootkit Spam Continues Proliferating Dating Scam
    The recent arrest of prolific spammer Petr Levashov left a void in the spamming community that some actors appear ...
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    Diaries of a Fraudster
    Last week, a fraudster published his own “diary” on the Deep & Dark Web. As far as the typical excitement of ...
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