Who is Alleged Medibank Hacker Aleksandr Ermakov? – Krebs on Security
Authorities in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States this week levied financial sanctions against a Russian man accused of stealing data on nearly…
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Using Google Search to Find Software Can Be Risky – Krebs on Security
Google continues to struggle with cybercriminals running malicious ads on its search platform to trick people into downloading booby-trapped copies of popular free software applications.…
Canadian Man Stuck in Triangle of E-Commerce Fraud – Krebs on Security
A Canadian man who says he’s been falsely charged with orchestrating a complex e-commerce scam is seeking to clear his name. His case appears to…
E-Crime Rapper ‘Punchmade Dev’ Debuts Card Shop – Krebs on Security
The rapper and social media personality Punchmade Dev is perhaps best known for his flashy videos singing the praises of a cybercrime lifestyle. With memorable…
Oh, and You’ve Been Served! – Krebs on Security
A California man who lost $100,000 in a 2021 SIM-swapping attack is suing the unknown holder of a cryptocurrency wallet that harbors his stolen funds.…
The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell – Krebs on Security
In 2020, the United States brought charges against four men accused of building a bulletproof hosting empire that once dominated the Russian cybercrime industry and…
Happy 14th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity! – Krebs on Security
KrebsOnSecurity celebrates its 14th year of existence today! I promised myself this post wouldn’t devolve into yet another Cybersecurity Year in Review. Nor do I…
BlackCat Ransomware Raises Ante After FBI Disruption – Krebs on Security
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) disclosed today that it infiltrated the world’s second most prolific ransomware gang, a Russia-based criminal group known as…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, December 2023 Edition – Krebs on Security
The final Patch Tuesday of 2023 is upon us, with Microsoft Corp. today releasing fixes for a relatively small number of security holes in its…
ICANN Launches Service to Help With WHOIS Lookups – Krebs on Security
More than five years after domain name registrars started redacting personal data from all public domain registration records, the non-profit organization overseeing the domain industry…
Breach Affected All Customer Support Users – Krebs on Security
When KrebsOnSecurity broke the news on Oct. 20, 2023 that identity and authentication giant Okta had suffered a breach in its customer support department, Okta…
ID Theft Service Resold Access to USInfoSearch Data – Krebs on Security
One of the cybercrime underground’s more active sellers of Social Security numbers, background and credit reports has been pulling data from hacked accounts at the…