Top headlines for June 2010
LIGATT, The World’s #1 Hacker
World’s self-proclaimed #1 Hacker LIGATT e-book has been plagued by plagiarism and a whole lot more. Gregory Evans, a convicted felon and owner of Ligatt Security (Pennystock value high of $0.0002) continues to promote himself and his company as a prominent and ethical security source.
Ben Rothke, CISSP PCI QSA, senior security consultant with BT Global Services was able to expose LIGATT’s #1 Hacker e-book as a plagiarized product by using the iThenticate plagiarism checker stating that “The iThenticate scan of the book confirmed what was obvious. In fact, some sections averaged as high as a 95% plagiarism rate, with one chapter coming in at 100%.”
The Register: “How to Become the World’s No. 1 Hacker is purportedly written by Gregory D. Evans, an animated felon who went on to become CEO of Ligatt Security International, a publicly traded company worth about 0.0002 cent per share that bills itself as a full-service computer security firm.”
Attrition.org further elaborates“Every press release, every video cast, every public communication is full of discrepancies, half-truths and outright lies.”
The world’s #1 hacker is also a hot topic within the infosec community on Twitter. Follow hashtag #LIGATT
Gregory Evans bio claims the following professional Affiliations & Awards
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners - not found!
Legal history and Court docket. Gregory D. Evans Lies About Being CISSP. Gregory D. Evans Lies About Being a Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH.) Gregory D. Evans Lies About Being CISA/CISM.
It appears that LIGATT CEO Gregory Evans is the World’s #1 Scammer. A mediocre hacker with fake credentials, currently under heavy examination from the Infosec community. Mr. Evans has been lying about his company, his affiliations, and his certifications too.
–Perhaps LIGATT should be appropriately renamed LIEDAT.
Be sure to check out Attrition.org for more LIGATT information.
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Two teenagers busted running World’s largest international Cybercrime forum
The PCeU, (Police Central e-Crime Unit, of Scotland Yard) arrested two teenagers for their alleged involvement in the world’s largest international cybercrime forum.
“The forum has 8,000 members, according to the Met Police, and officers found evidence that it was “promoting and facilitating the electronic theft of personal information, credit and debit card fraud, buying and selling of personal information (including passwords and PINs), the creation and exchange of malicious computer programs (malware) and tutorials providing advice on how to commit such offences, including how to evade and frustrate law enforcement activity and exchanging details of vulnerable sites”. –David Neal, V3.co.uk
Tom Espiner, ZDNet UK reporter stated “The police investigation into the forum has recovered more than 65,000 compromised credit card numbers…Malware kits traded on the forum included the password-stealing Zeus Trojan, and compromised data from computers infected with the Zeus bot.”
During the eight month investigation, officers found evidence of the forum buying and selling personal information, along with logon credentials, password, and PIN disclosures. The forum also provided access to malicious computer programs (malware) and tutorials on how to commit electronic theft and evade law enforcement intervention.
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Kraken botnet rises again
Machines infected by Kraken malware primarily are being used to send spam, and a single member of the botnet is capable of sending more than 600,000 unwanted emails in a 24-hour period, he said. All of the spam is promoting male enhancement or erectile dysfunction products. –SCMagazine
Read more about the Kraken botnet at Dark Reading.
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Who are the Russian Spies?
One of them is a beautiful 28-year-old Russian with an IQ of 162, a diplomat father and a taste for the high life. –Bharat Chronicle
Read more at the Washington Post
See the criminal complaints from the Justice Department
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Until nest time — Stay safe online!
2 Comments
Pro 26:25 Though his speech is charming, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.
Pro 26:26 His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
Pro 26:27 If a man digs a pit, he will fall into it; if a man rolls a stone, it will roll back on him.
Pro 26:28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Thanks for the input Chuck