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A network security engineer shares how he tried to learn more about the people behind rude comments in an online game by exploring the game's interaction with a server, while also discussing the issue of anonymity and accountability online.
A cybersecurity expert shares his journey from giving a malware analysis course for the Dutch police to doing his first official cybersecurity training abroad, with guidance from Dan Kaminsky, and how his early fascination for technology led him towards this field.
An individual discusses using a free online service where file hashes can be uploaded to identify the type of malware present and avoid posting sensitive data. During routine threat hunting, a banking malware sample was found in Kuwait.
After discovering banking malware on VirusTotal, Mohammed Al-Kuwaiti, the IT manager at Gulf Bank in Kuwait, was fired for tweeting about it. Gulf Bank suffered a $9 million service disruption shortly after Al-Kuwaiti's discovery.
Kuwait's constitution provides freedom of speech, but has limitations according to the law, particularly for public figures.
A UN investigation report suggests that the Gulf Bank of Kuwait may have been robbed by the government of North Korea, contrary to the bank's claim of a service disruption that led to a loss of $9 million in March 2019.