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ANOM FBI Global Crime Sting, Colonial Pipeline Updates, Password Leak Research

by Tom Eston on June 14, 2021

Details about the “ANOM” global crime sting where the FBI created a fake encrypted mobile phone for criminals that promised secure communications, new details about how the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack started, and some really bad security research about stolen user credentials.

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ANOM: Hundreds arrested in massive global crime sting using messaging app
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-57394831
https://techxplore.com/news/2021-06-anom-global.html

One password allowed hackers to disrupt Colonial Pipeline, CEO tells senators
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/one-password-allowed-hackers-to-disrupt-colonial-pipeline-ceo-tells-senators/ar-AAKPAOl

The FBI likely exploited sloppy password storage to seize Colonial Pipeline bitcoin ransom
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/08/fbi-likely-exploited-sloppy-password-storage-to-seize-colonial-ransom.html

This is how fast a password leaked on the web will be tested out by hackers
https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-is-how-fast-a-password-leaked-on-the-web-will-be-tested-out-by-hackers/

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*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from The Shared Security Show authored by Tom Eston. Read the original post at: https://sharedsecurity.net/2021/06/14/anom-fbi-global-crime-sting-colonial-pipeline-updates-password-leak-research/