Category: Krebson

Administrator of RSOCKS Proxy Botnet Pleads Guilty – Krebs on Security
24
Jan
2023

Administrator of RSOCKS Proxy Botnet Pleads Guilty – Krebs on Security

Denis Emelyantsev, a 36-year-old Russian man accused of running a massive botnet called RSOCKS that stitched malware into millions of…

New T-Mobile Breach Affects 37 Million Accounts – Krebs on Security
20
Jan
2023

New T-Mobile Breach Affects 37 Million Accounts – Krebs on Security

T-Mobile today disclosed a data breach affecting tens of millions of customer accounts, its second major data exposure in as…

Thinking of Hiring or Running a Booter Service? Think Again. – Krebs on Security
18
Jan
2023

Thinking of Hiring or Running a Booter Service? Think Again. – Krebs on Security

Most people who operate DDoS-for-hire businesses attempt to hide their true identities and location. Proprietors of these so-called “booter” or…

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, January 2023 Edition – Krebs on Security
11
Jan
2023

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, January 2023 Edition – Krebs on Security

Microsoft today released updates to fix nearly 100 security flaws in its Windows operating systems and other software. Highlights from…

Identity Thieves Bypassed Experian Security to View Credit Reports – Krebs on Security
09
Jan
2023

Identity Thieves Bypassed Experian Security to View Credit Reports – Krebs on Security

Identity thieves have been exploiting a glaring security weakness in the website of Experian, one of the big three consumer…

Researchers Quietly Cracked Zeppelin Ransomware Keys – Krebs on Security
26
Dec
2022

Researchers Quietly Cracked Zeppelin Ransomware Keys – Krebs on Security

Peter is an IT manager for a technology manufacturer that got hit with a Russian ransomware strain called “Zeppelin” in…

U.S. Govt. Apps Bundled Russian Code With Ties to Mobile Malware Developer – Krebs on Security
26
Dec
2022

U.S. Govt. Apps Bundled Russian Code With Ties to Mobile Malware Developer – Krebs on Security

A recent scoop by Reuters revealed that mobile apps for the U.S. Army and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

ConnectWise Quietly Patches Flaw That Helps Phishers – Krebs on Security
26
Dec
2022

ConnectWise Quietly Patches Flaw That Helps Phishers – Krebs on Security

ConnectWise, which offers a self-hosted, remote desktop software application that is widely used by Managed Service Providers (MSPs), is warning…

Judge Orders U.S. Lawyer in Russian Botnet Case to Pay Google – Krebs on Security
26
Dec
2022

Judge Orders U.S. Lawyer in Russian Botnet Case to Pay Google – Krebs on Security

In December 2021, Google filed a civil lawsuit against two Russian men thought to be responsible for operating Glupteba, one…

New Ransom Payment Schemes Target Executives, Telemedicine – Krebs on Security
26
Dec
2022

New Ransom Payment Schemes Target Executives, Telemedicine – Krebs on Security

Ransomware groups are constantly devising new methods for infecting victims and convincing them to pay up, but a couple of…

FBI’s Vetted Info Sharing Network ‘InfraGard’ Hacked – Krebs on Security
26
Dec
2022

FBI’s Vetted Info Sharing Network ‘InfraGard’ Hacked – Krebs on Security

InfraGard, a program run by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to build cyber and physical threat information sharing…

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, December 2022 Edition – Krebs on Security
26
Dec
2022

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, December 2022 Edition – Krebs on Security

Microsoft has released its final monthly batch of security updates for 2022, fixing more than four dozen security holes in…