Category: Krebson

Diligere, Equity-Invest Are New Firms of U.K. Con Man – Krebs on Security
14
Aug
2023

Diligere, Equity-Invest Are New Firms of U.K. Con Man – Krebs on Security

John Clifton Davies, a convicted fraudster estimated to have bilked dozens of technology startups out of more than $30 million…

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, May 2023 Edition – Krebs on Security
09
Aug
2023

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, August 2023 Edition – Krebs on Security

Microsoft Corp. today issued software updates to plug more than 70 security holes in its Windows operating systems and related…

Meet the Brains Behind the Malware-Friendly AI Chat Service ‘WormGPT’ – Krebs on Security
08
Aug
2023

Meet the Brains Behind the Malware-Friendly AI Chat Service ‘WormGPT’ – Krebs on Security

WormGPT, a private new chatbot service advertised as a way to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to write malicious software without…

Teach a Man to Phish and He’s Set for Life – Krebs on Security
04
Aug
2023

Teach a Man to Phish and He’s Set for Life – Krebs on Security

One frustrating aspect of email phishing is the frequency with which scammers fall back on tried-and-true methods that really have…

How Malicious Android Apps Slip Into Disguise – Krebs on Security
03
Aug
2023

How Malicious Android Apps Slip Into Disguise – Krebs on Security

Researchers say mobile malware purveyors have been abusing a bug in the Google Android platform that lets them sneak malicious…

Russia Sends Cybersecurity CEO to Jail for 14 Years – Krebs on Security
26
Jul
2023

Russia Sends Cybersecurity CEO to Jail for 14 Years – Krebs on Security

The Russian government today handed down a treason conviction and 14-year prison sentence on Iyla Sachkov, the former founder and…

Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort? – Krebs on Security
25
Jul
2023

Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort? – Krebs on Security

Researchers this month uncovered a two-year-old Linux-based remote access trojan dubbed AVrecon that enslaves Internet routers into botnet that bilks…

Few Fortune 100 Firms List Security Pros in Their Executive Ranks – Krebs on Security
21
Jul
2023

Few Fortune 100 Firms List Security Pros in Their Executive Ranks – Krebs on Security

Many things have changed since 2018, such as the names of the companies in the Fortune 100 list. But one…

Apple & Microsoft Patch Tuesday, July 2023 Edition – Krebs on Security
11
Jul
2023

Apple & Microsoft Patch Tuesday, July 2023 Edition – Krebs on Security

Microsoft Corp. today released software updates to quash 130 security bugs in its Windows operating systems and related software, including…

Top Suspect in 2015 Ashley Madison Hack Committed Suicide in 2014 – Krebs on Security
07
Jul
2023

Top Suspect in 2015 Ashley Madison Hack Committed Suicide in 2014 – Krebs on Security

When the marital infidelity website AshleyMadison.com learned in July 2015 that hackers were threatening to publish data stolen from 37…

Who’s Behind the DomainNetworks Snail Mail Scam? – Krebs on Security
03
Jul
2023

Who’s Behind the DomainNetworks Snail Mail Scam? – Krebs on Security

If you’ve ever owned a domain name, the chances are good that at some point you’ve received a snail mail…

Russian Cybersecurity Executive Arrested for Alleged Role in 2012 Megahacks – Krebs on Security
29
Jun
2023

Russian Cybersecurity Executive Arrested for Alleged Role in 2012 Megahacks – Krebs on Security

Nikita Kislitsin, formerly the head of network security for one of Russia’s top cybersecurity firms, was arrested last week in…