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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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U.K. Cyber Thug “PlugwalkJoe” Gets 5 Years in Prison – Krebs on Security
Joseph James “PlugwalkJoe” O’Connor, a 24-year-old from the United Kingdom who earned his 15 minutes of fame by participating in...
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