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Two Individuals Sentenced for Providing “Bulletproof Hosting” for Cybercriminals | OPA | Department of Justice

On June 28 and Oct. 20, Chief Judge Denise Page Hood of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan sentenced Pavel Stassi, 30, of Estonia, to 24 months in prison; and Aleksandr Skorodumov, 33, of Lithuania, to 48 months in prison, for their roles in the scheme.

According to court documents, Stassi and Skorodumov were members of a bulletproof hosting organization founded and led by two co-defendants, Aleksandr Grichishkin and Andrei Skvortsov, both 34 and of Russia. The group rented IP addresses, servers, and domains to cybercriminal clients who employed this technical infrastructure to disseminate malware used to gain access to victims’ computers, form botnets, and steal banking credentials for use in frauds. Malware hosted by the organization included Zeus, SpyEye, Citadel, and the Blackhole Exploit Kit, which attacked U.S. companies and financial institutions between 2009 and 2015 and caused or attempted to cause millions of dollars in losses to U.S. victims. The defendants also helped their clients evade detection by law enforcement and continue their crimes uninterrupted by monitoring sites used to blocklist technical infrastructure used for crime, moving “flagged” content to new infrastructure, and registering all such infrastructure under false or stolen identities.

Source: Two Individuals Sentenced for Providing “Bulletproof Hosting” for Cybercriminals | OPA | Department of Justice

A petition to try to repair the damage caused by road works in beautiful San San, Portland

Petchary's Blog

For me, the worst thing is the total lack of consultation with the community. Not even an attempt to do so. For that reason alone, I ask you to kindly sign the petition created by resident Marc Goodman regarding the destruction of the once lovely hillside above the Blue Lagoon (Blue Hole) beauty spot.It is here.

Some may say a petition does not have any impact, it is too late, etc. However, it is important to make one’s voice heard. If nothing else – protest! So please, do sign and share.

The green hillside cut back for the South Coast Highway Project. It appears that they are not quite done yet, from this picture provided by Marc Goodman.

Mr. Goodman has petitioned the Chairman of the National Works Agency (NWA) to try and ameliorate the devastation of the once lovely hillsides – even though the damage has already…

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Douglas Munro, Coast Guard Hero – Intermission Story (24)

Pacific Paratrooper

Painting of Doug Munro providing support from his LCP, by Bernard D’Andrea

The United States Coast Guard was founded on a tradition of taking small boats into dangerous conditions to save lives. This skill made Coast Guard coxswains an indispensable part of the Pacific Theater  and Smitty would whole-heartedly agree.  Coast Guardsmen proved their worth time and time again as they expertly handled small landing craft in and out of almost any situation. No man better exemplifies this prowess than Douglas A. Munro.

Signalman 1st Class, Douglas Munro

Born in Vancouver in 1919, Douglas Munro attended Cle Elum High School in Washington state.  He attended the Central Washington College of Education for a year before enlisting in the Coast Guard in 1939. He spent his first two years on board the Cutter Spencer,  a 327-foot Treasury-class cutter which patrolled out of New York, and later Boston.

While on the Spencer

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La Petite Fille au ballon – Banksy | Wallpapers — VOYAGE ONIRIQUE

« Balloon Girl » – Banksy | Wallpapers Un Wallpaper/Fond d’écran spécialement pour les Téléphones Lire mon article sur l’histoire de l’oeuvre célèbre : La Petite Fille au Ballon – Banksy Voir aussi mon article hommage consacré à l’Artiste Banksy : 40 Oeuvres Street Art – Banksy   wallpapers et fonds d’écran La petite fille ballon banksy.…

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IO SONO IL CLIMA – 2021 – NEMOURS

Barbara Crane Navarro

LA FORESTA STA BRUCIANDO!

Mostra dal 31 ottobre al 12 novembre 2021

«La foresta bruciata» (dettaglio)
Scultura – metallo e legno – 50×197
Barbara Crane Navarro

Ho organizzato una mostra d’arte sul clima durante alla «Conferenza delle parti delle Nazioni Unite sui cambiamenti climatici» ogni anno dal 2015, ma poiché la COP 26 è stata annullata per il 2020 e si svolgerà invece dal 31 ottobre al 12 novembre 2021, il mostra «Io sono il clima – 2021» si svolgerà ora in contemporanea con la mostra «Pas de Cartier» dal 31 ottobre al 12 novembre.

Maggiori informazioni in Italiano sono qui sotto «Events – Evénements – Eventos»: www.barbaranavarro.com

«Veterinari degli alberi»
Collage di foto – 40×50
Angle & Dawn

«Stiamo perdendo la nostra guerra suicida contro la natura», ha detto il segretario generale delle Nazioni Unite António Guterres in video alla Conferenza delle Nazioni Unite sulla biodiversità, che si…

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Chega de “selva”: Para proteger a biodiversidade, os povos indígenas e o uso tradicional da natureza são necessários —

Barbara Crane Navarro

Foto: dpa | Dean Lewins Por Norbert Suchanek para o “Neues Deutschland” Proteja a natureza!

« Dificilmente existe um termo tão frequentemente usado em conexão com a natureza e a biodiversidade e ao mesmo tempo que é tão enganador como »natureza selvagem«. Apesar de numerosos estudos científicos que apontam para a influência e conhecimento dos povos indígenas, o […]

Chega de “selva”: Para proteger a biodiversidade, os povos indígenas e o uso tradicional da natureza são necessários —

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Pastagens brasileiras ocupam área equivalente a todo o estado do Amazonas —

Barbara Crane Navarro

Área de pastagens cresceu 200% na Amazônia nos últimos 36 anos. Neste período a quantidade de pastagens severamente degradadas caiu pela metade em todo o país O principal uso dado ao solo brasileiro é a pastagem: ela ocupa 154 milhões de hectares de norte a sul do país, com presença em todos os seis biomas.[…]

Pastagens brasileiras ocupam área equivalente a todo o estado do Amazonas —

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