Category: Krebson

Re-Victimization from Police-Auctioned Cell Phones – Krebs on Security
16
May
2023

Re-Victimization from Police-Auctioned Cell Phones – Krebs on Security

Countless smartphones seized in arrests and searches by police forces across the United States are being auctioned online without first…

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, May 2023 Edition – Krebs on Security
10
May
2023

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, May 2023 Edition – Krebs on Security

Microsoft today released software updates to fix at least four dozen security holes in its Windows operating systems and other…

Feds Take Down 13 More DDoS-for-Hire Services – Krebs on Security
09
May
2023

Feds Take Down 13 More DDoS-for-Hire Services – Krebs on Security

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week seized 13 domain names connected to “booter” services that let paying…

$10M Is Yours If You Can Get This Guy to Leave Russia – Krebs on Security
05
May
2023

$10M Is Yours If You Can Get This Guy to Leave Russia – Krebs on Security

The U.S. government this week put a $10 million bounty on the head of a Russian man who for the…

Promising Jobs at the U.S. Postal Service, ‘US Job Services’ Leaks Customer Data – Krebs on Security
02
May
2023

Promising Jobs at the U.S. Postal Service, ‘US Job Services’ Leaks Customer Data – Krebs on Security

A sprawling online company based in Georgia that has made tens of millions of dollars purporting to sell access to…

Many Public Salesforce Sites are Leaking Private Data – Krebs on Security
28
Apr
2023

Many Public Salesforce Sites are Leaking Private Data – Krebs on Security

A shocking number of organizations — including banks and healthcare providers — are leaking private and sensitive information from their…

3CX Breach Was a Double Supply Chain Compromise – Krebs on Security
21
Apr
2023

3CX Breach Was a Double Supply Chain Compromise – Krebs on Security

We learned some remarkable new details this week about the recent supply-chain attack on VoIP software provider 3CX. The lengthy,…

Giving a Face to the Malware Proxy Service ‘Faceless’ – Krebs on Security
18
Apr
2023

Giving a Face to the Malware Proxy Service ‘Faceless’ – Krebs on Security

For the past seven years, a malware-based proxy service known as “Faceless” has sold anonymity to countless cybercriminals. For less…

Why is ‘Juice Jacking’ Suddenly Back in the News? – Krebs on Security
14
Apr
2023

Why is ‘Juice Jacking’ Suddenly Back in the News? – Krebs on Security

KrebsOnSecurity received a nice bump in traffic this week thanks to tweets from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and…

Microsoft (& Apple) Patch Tuesday, April 2023 Edition – Krebs on Security
12
Apr
2023

Microsoft (& Apple) Patch Tuesday, April 2023 Edition – Krebs on Security

Microsoft today released software updates to plug 100 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software, including a…

FBI Seizes Bot Shop ‘Genesis Market’ Amid Arrests Targeting Operators, Suppliers – Krebs on Security
04
Apr
2023

FBI Seizes Bot Shop ‘Genesis Market’ Amid Arrests Targeting Operators, Suppliers – Krebs on Security

Several domain names tied to Genesis Market, a bustling cybercrime store that sold access to passwords and other data stolen…

A Serial Tech Investment Scammer Takes Up Coding? – Krebs on Security
03
Apr
2023

A Serial Tech Investment Scammer Takes Up Coding? – Krebs on Security

John Clifton Davies, a 60-year-old con man from the United Kingdom who fled the country in 2015 before being sentenced…