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This top-rated VPN hardware protects your internet connection 24/7

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Every time you roam around on the internet, you leave behind a trail of digital crumbs that contain personal information, whether it be a name, email, phone number, or home address. More often than not, private corporations take hold of these data clusters to customize their ads and get you to buy their stuff. But other times, malicious hackers who like to steal identities can gain access to your information.

As a preventative measure, cybersecurity outfits have time and time again recommended the use of a virtual private network (VPN) to safeguard your information against potential threats. And while there are a plethora of reputable services offering VPN, a safer and more economical option exists: the Deeper Connect Nano Decentralized VPN Cybersecurity Hardware.

An IndieGoGo hit, having garnered nearly $3 million in funding, Deeper Connect Nano functions as a decentralized VPN and firewall solution and works even without a subscription. This means all you have to do is install it, and you’re pretty much set for life.

Serverless and distributed, your data will never be logged, leaked, hacked, or even subpoenaed. While it essentially works like a VPN by encrypting your web traffic via tunnels, it does it over a decentralized private network, resulting in higher security levels. The device serves as both client and server, and your IP address automatically changes based on routing rules.

Deeper Connect Nano also uses a 7-layer firewall that secures your entire home or business network. It’s capable of blocking ads and trackers while monitoring web traffic, as well as filtering NSFW and NSFC on all connected internet devices. You can also use it to bypass any region-restricted content, customize parental control and ensure children won’t come across adult or violent content, and view all online activities happening on the network all at once. 

Browse safely online with the Deeper Connect Nano Decentralized VPN Cybersecurity Hardware, only $299. 

Prices subject to change.

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Iranian hackers charged with cybercrimes in connection with attempts to influence 2020 US Presidential Election

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Jessica Haworth

19 November 2021 at 13:22 UTC

Updated: 19 November 2021 at 13:31 UTC

Pair were affiliated with group that tried to secure a win for Donald Trump

Iranian hackers charged with cybercrimes in connection with attempts to influence 2020 US Presidential Election

Two Iranian nationals have been charged in connection with a disinformation campaign intended to threaten the integrity of the 2020 US Presidential election.

A statement released by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) yesterday (November 18) stated that the men were charged for their involvement in “a cyber-enabled campaign to intimidate and influence American voters, and otherwise undermine voter confidence and sow discord”.

Seyyed Mohammad Hosein Musa Kazemi (سید محمد حسین موسی کاظمی), also known as Mohammad Hosein Musa Kazem and Hosein Zamani, 24, and Sajjad Kashian (سجاد کاشیان), also known as Kiarash Nabavi, 27, are described as computer hackers who worked as contractors for an Iran-based company formerly known as Eeleyanet Gostar, and now known as Emennet Pasargad.

Eeleyanet Gostar purported to provide cybersecurity services within Iran with customers including the Iranian government, the statement alleges.

Accusations

The defendants are accused of obtaining confidential US voter information from at least one state election website; sending threatening email messages to intimidate and interfere with voters; and creating and disseminating a video containing disinformation about purported election infrastructure vulnerabilities.

The pair are also accused of attempting to access several US states’ voting-related websites, and successfully gaining unauthorized access to a US media company’s computer network that could have enabled them to disseminate false claims after the election.

US attorney Damian Williams for the Southern District of New Yorks commented: “Working with others, Kazemi and Kashian accessed voter information from at least one state’s voter database, threatened US voters via email, and even disseminated a fictitious video that purported to depict actors fabricating overseas ballots.”

BACKGROUND Spoiling the ballot: Cyber issues cast cloud over US presidential election

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Has your internet connection bandwidth been sold? Here’s how to check

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Cybercrimes have increased so much these days that even one’s internet connection bandwidth is not spared. Hackers target devices which are connected to the internet for making money, stealing personal information, encryption data for ransom, performing data and identity theft, stealing cryptocurrency stored locally and much more. 

Proxyware is a technology that is used to target internet-connected devices with malware, as spotted by Cisco Talos. Proxyware is not illegal and it is being used for several genuine purposes. But hackers use it to extract illegal money from innocent people. Some software is being used to create hotspots with their internet connection, further allowing users to get paid during its usage.

If this process is used in several internet-connected devices, then it has the potential to fetch enormous money and innocent users will suffer huge monetary losses.

“It is this format, provided by legitimate services including Honeygain, PacketStream, and Nanowire, which is being used to generate passive income on behalf of cyber attackers and malware developers,” ZDNet said.

Here’s how to STOP your Internet connection bandwidth from hacking:

1. It is always important to check your gadget for all the apps and then delete them if you don’t see anything on downloading.

2. Always get the apps from the official app store like Google Play Store and Apple App Store, on computers and other devices.  But also be careful of the fact that these app stores can also have malicious apps. Therefore, keep checking and banning them. 

3. Also ensure that the built-in security scanner is active and enabled and it scans the computer for infections and security flaws regularly.

4. If you find any links from strangers, it should be immediately deleted, while the ones from known contacts should be checked before clicking.

5. After you detect a problem app, users must run an infection cleaner service that can clean the PC before Windows is booted, making it easier to remove the malware from your system.

6. Stay away from pirated apps and games online

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Diavol ransomware sample shows stronger connection to TrickBot gang

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Diavol ransomware sample shows stronger connection to TrickBot gang

A new analysis of a Diavol ransomware sample shows a more clear connection with the gang behind the TrickBot botnet and the evolution of the malware.

The recent research is the second one that finds common ground in the code of the two threats, tying them to the same actor.

Early sample comes with hints

Previous analysis of Diavol (Romanian for Devil) ransomware from Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs revealed a set of similarities with the TrickBot malware as well as differences that prevented high-confidence attribution of the code.

Fortinet’s assessment at the beginning of July noted that both Diavol and Conti – a ransomware family strongly connected with TrickBot – used the same command-line parameters for a variety of tasks (logging, encryption, scanning).

A report from the IBM X-Force threat analysts Charlotte Hammond and Chris Caridi provides clues pointing to a stronger connection between Diavol ransomware and the TrickBot gang.

Unlike the sample analyzed by Fortinet, which was a newer, “fully functional and weaponized piece of ransomware,” the one that IBM examined is an older variant closer to a development version used for testing purposes.

The incomplete state of the malware contained the signs that allowed the researchers to reach a more reliable conclusion.

IBM X-Force looked at a sample submitted to Virus Total on January 27, 2021, with a reported compilation date of March 5, 2020. By comparison, the compilation date for the version in Fortinet’s analysis is April 30, 2021.

The researchers noticed that Diavol ransomware collected basic information from the infected system and generated a System or Bot ID that help the attacker track multiple intrusions from affiliates in the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation.

Diavol ransomware’s Bot ID format includes the hostname, username, and Windows version of the compromised system, and a global unique identifier (GUID). The format is “almost identical” to the one generated by TrickBot malware, the analysts note.

[hostname]-[username]_W[windows _version].CBMic2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmJsZWVwaW5nY29tcHV0ZXIuY29tL25ld3Mvc2VjdXJpdHkvZGlhdm9sLXJhbnNvbXdhcmUtc2FtcGxlLXNob3dzLXN0cm9uZ2VyLWNvbm5lY3Rpb24tdG8tdHJpY2tib3QtZ2FuZy_SAXdodHRwczovL3d3dy5ibGVlcGluZ2NvbXB1dGVyLmNvbS9uZXdzL3NlY3VyaXR5L2RpYXZvbC1yYW5zb213YXJlLXNhbXBsZS1zaG93cy1zdHJvbmdlci1jb25uZWN0aW9uLXRvLXRyaWNrYm90LWdhbmcvYW1wLw

A very similar Bot ID pattern has been seen with Anchor DNS, another piece of malware attributed to the TrickBot gang, the researchers say in their…

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