Category: Krebson

How Russia’s Largest Private University is Linked to a $25M Essay Mill – Krebs on Security
06
Dec
2025

How Russia’s Largest Private University is Linked to a $25M Essay Mill – Krebs on Security

A sprawling academic cheating network turbocharged by Google Ads that has generated nearly $25 million in revenue has curious connections…

SMS Phishers Pivot to Points, Taxes, Fake Retailers – Krebs on Security
05
Dec
2025

SMS Phishers Pivot to Points, Taxes, Fake Retailers – Krebs on Security

China-based phishing groups blamed for non-stop scam SMS messages about a supposed wayward package or unpaid toll fee are promoting…

Meet Rey, the Admin of ‘Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters’ – Krebs on Security
26
Nov
2025

Meet Rey, the Admin of ‘Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters’ – Krebs on Security

A prolific cybercriminal group that calls itself “Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters” has dominated headlines this year by regularly stealing data from…

Mozilla Says It’s Finally Done With Two-Faced Onerep – Krebs on Security
20
Nov
2025

Mozilla Says It’s Finally Done With Two-Faced Onerep – Krebs on Security

In March 2024, Mozilla said it was winding down its collaboration with Onerep — an identity protection service offered with…

The Cloudflare Outage May Be a Security Roadmap – Krebs on Security
19
Nov
2025

The Cloudflare Outage May Be a Security Roadmap – Krebs on Security

An intermittent outage at Cloudflare on Tuesday briefly knocked many of the Internet’s top destinations offline. Some affected Cloudflare customers…

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, November 2025 Edition – Krebs on Security
17
Nov
2025

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, November 2025 Edition – Krebs on Security

Microsoft this week pushed security updates to fix more than 60 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software,…

Google Sues to Disrupt Chinese SMS Phishing Triad – Krebs on Security
13
Nov
2025

Google Sues to Disrupt Chinese SMS Phishing Triad – Krebs on Security

Google is suing more than two dozen unnamed individuals allegedly involved in peddling a popular China-based mobile phishing service that…

Drilling Down on Uncle Sam’s Proposed TP-Link Ban – Krebs on Security
09
Nov
2025

Drilling Down on Uncle Sam’s Proposed TP-Link Ban – Krebs on Security

The U.S. government is reportedly preparing to ban the sale of wireless routers and other networking gear from TP-Link Systems,…

Cloudflare Scrubs Aisuru Botnet from Top Domains List – Krebs on Security
06
Nov
2025

Cloudflare Scrubs Aisuru Botnet from Top Domains List – Krebs on Security

For the past week, domains associated with the massive Aisuru botnet have repeatedly usurped Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft in…

Alleged Jabber Zeus Coder ‘MrICQ’ in U.S. Custody – Krebs on Security
03
Nov
2025

Alleged Jabber Zeus Coder ‘MrICQ’ in U.S. Custody – Krebs on Security

A Ukrainian man indicted in 2012 for conspiring with a prolific hacking group to steal tens of millions of dollars…

03
Nov
2025

Alleged Jabber Zeus Coder ‘MrICQ’ in U.S. Custody – Krebs on Security

A Ukrainian man indicted in 2012 for conspiring with a prolific hacking group to steal tens of millions of dollars…

Canada Fines Cybercrime Friendly Cryptomus $176M – Krebs on Security
22
Oct
2025

Canada Fines Cybercrime Friendly Cryptomus $176M – Krebs on Security

Financial regulators in Canada this week levied $176 million in fines against Cryptomus, a digital payments platform that supports dozens…