Authorities suggest agents posed as tradesmen in order to bug world leaders

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A Russian man who has spent months at the center of an international political dispute is slated to plead guilty to hacking-related charges this week in Virginia. Aleksei Burkov faces criminal counts including access device fraud and conspiracy to commit identity theft in connection with allegedly operating two cybercriminal forums where visitors bought and sold stolen information worth $20 million. The 29-year-old initially pleaded not guilty during his first appearance in the Eastern District Court of Virginia, though a change-of-plea hearing now is scheduled for Jan. 23. “He will be pleading [guilty] to some, but not all of the original charges,” said Gregory Stambuagh, Burkov’s defense attorney. He declined further comment. Burkov was arrested in Israel in 2015, then extradited to the U.S. in November 2019 after exhausting his appeals. The  St. Petersburg native operated two hacking forums, Cardplanet.cc and Direct Connection, according to court documents filed last week. Through Cardplanet, Burkov […]

Мир преобразился и хакеры по всему миру ликуют. 5 дней назад - 16 января увидела свет новая версия культового инструмента для тестирования на проникновение OWASP ZAP. Состоящая в каждом без исключения дистрибутиве для пентестеров, эта программа не просто так заслужила почет и уважение. Ее чаще всего сравнивают с другим известным инструментом - Burp Suite, т.к. основной функционал у них схож, т.е. локальный прокси позволяющий перехватывать и модифицировать исходящие запросы. Кроме этого встроенный сканер уязвимостей…

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