"Pastebin Just Made It Easier for Hackers to Avoid Detection, Researchers Say"

Changes in terms and services for the web application, Pastebin, where users can upload, store, and share raw text files, will make it increasingly difficult for security researchers to track potential data breaches, malware, and stolen passwords. Due to Pastebin's policy changes, security researchers are now unable to search the website or scrape its content using a special API. According to Pastebin, modifications were made to its terms and conditions to address problems of abuse from third-party entities for commercial purposes. These changes could hinder efforts made by researchers dedicated to detecting malicious behavior and providing details to security practitioners so that action can be taken against a hacking tool early. This article continues to discuss changes made to Pastebin, how these changes make it harder for security researchers to track hackers, and a recent update to Nanocore RAT malware that would have been detected earlier with Pastebin's scraping API. 

CyberScoop reports "Pastebin Just Made It Easier for Hackers to Avoid Detection, Researchers Say"