{"id":356,"date":"2020-06-09T10:24:19","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T10:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/?p=356"},"modified":"2020-11-04T16:21:59","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T16:21:59","slug":"hack-for-hire-operation-called-dark-basin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/09\/hack-for-hire-operation-called-dark-basin\/","title":{"rendered":"A \u201chack-for-hire operation\u201d called \u201cDark Basin\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is an in depth report from some folks at the University of Toronto, about a <em>&ldquo;hack-for-hire operation&rdquo;<\/em> called<em> &ldquo;Dark Basin&rdquo;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3b8qQ1dQye\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/ow.ly\/LqAU30qO7yd&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/noun_basin_2302228.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-364\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IBM has faced facts and is ending <em>&ldquo;all facial recognition business<\/em>&rdquo; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bonus:<em> &ldquo;CEO calls out bias and inequality&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MCE0CNDPmz\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/ow.ly\/GA3k30qO7zQ&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because you need one more thing to panic about on the internet today here is news that a <em>&ldquo;severe vulnerability resides in a core protocol found in almost all internet of things (IoT) devices.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oocINhAUpm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/ow.ly\/Feid30qO7GR&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attention online gamers: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is now a point-and-click RPG about<em> &ldquo;going around the local neighbourhood buying groceries and performing other small errands, while trying to avoid social distancing officers&rdquo;<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/noun_face-mask_3343232.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-363\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/noun_face-mask_3343234.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-361\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Complete certain tasks! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Win free masks!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TCvvJC3Yu4\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/ow.ly\/Ptbp30qOhuv&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a report on a <em>&ldquo;li<a href=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/encyclopedia\/ttl\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"TTL means &quot;time to live&quot;. 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The &quot;time to live&quot; in TTL means the amount of time that will elapse and then DNS settings will be 'refreshed' on the network and then the internet.\" class=\"encyclopedia\">ttl<\/a>e-known Indian IT firm&rdquo; <\/em>whose spying and hacking <em>&ldquo;targeted government officials in Europe, gambling tycoons in the Bahamas, and well-known investors in the United States&rdquo; <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But wait, there&rsquo;s more: <em>&ldquo;over a period of seven years.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c7EVB8OYS7\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/ow.ly\/wCCh30qOhvy&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier reports that <em>&ldquo;160,000 Nintendo Network ID (NNID) accounts were broken into as part of a hacking attempt&rdquo;<\/em> have been upgraded to<em> &ldquo;300,000 Nintendo Network ID (NNID) accounts were broken into as part of a hacking attempt&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IpfE3J1Kny\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/ow.ly\/SIZw30qOhDi&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hacked-computer_icon.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-350\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yesterday&rsquo;s news: A <a href=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/encyclopedia\/smartphone\/\" target=\"_self\" title='Smartphone refers to a mobile phone that has an internet connection. 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