Patch Tuesday, June 2024 “Recall” Edition – Krebs on Security
Microsoft today released updates to fix more than 50 security vulnerabilities in Windows and related software, a relatively light Patch Tuesday this month for Windows…
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‘Operation Endgame’ Hits Malware Delivery Platforms – Krebs on Security
Law enforcement agencies in the United States and Europe today announced Operation Endgame, a coordinated action against some of the most popular cybercrime platforms for…
Is Your Computer Part of ‘The Largest Botnet Ever?’ – Krebs on Security
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today said they arrested the alleged operator of 911 S5, a ten-year-old online anonymity service that was powered by…
Treasury Sanctions Creators of 911 S5 Proxy Botnet – Krebs on Security
The U.S. Department of the Treasury today unveiled sanctions against three Chinese nationals for allegedly operating 911 S5, an online anonymity service that for many…
Why Your Wi-Fi Router Doubles as an Apple AirTag – Krebs on Security
Image: Shutterstock. Apple and the satellite-based broadband service Starlink each recently took steps to address new research into the potential security and privacy implications of…
Patch Tuesday, May 2024 Edition – Krebs on Security
Microsoft today released updates to fix more than 60 security holes in Windows computers and supported software, including two “zero-day” vulnerabilities in Windows that are…
U.S. Charges Russian Man as Boss of LockBit Ransomware Group – Krebs on Security
The United States joined the United Kingdom and Australia today in sanctioning 31-year-old Russian national Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev as the alleged leader of the infamous…
Why Your VPN May Not Be As Secure As It Claims – Krebs on Security
Virtual private networking (VPN) companies market their services as a way to prevent anyone from snooping on your Internet usage. But new research suggests this…
Man Who Mass-Extorted Psychotherapy Patients Gets Six Years – Krebs on Security
A 26-year-old Finnish man was sentenced to more than six years in prison today after being convicted of hacking into an online psychotherapy clinic, leaking…
FCC Fines Major U.S. Wireless Carriers for Selling Customer Location Data – Krebs on Security
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today levied fines totaling nearly $200 million against the four major carriers — including AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon…
Russian FSB Counterintelligence Chief Gets 9 Years in Cybercrime Bribery Scheme – Krebs on Security
The head of counterintelligence for a division of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) was sentenced last week to nine years in a penal colony…
Who Stole 3.6M Tax Records from South Carolina? – Krebs on Security
For nearly a dozen years, residents of South Carolina have been kept in the dark by state and federal investigators over who was responsible for…