Fulton County, Security Experts Call LockBit’s Bluff – Krebs on Security
The ransomware group LockBit told officials with Fulton County, Ga. they could expect to see their internal documents published online this morning unless the county…
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Calendar Meeting Links Used to Spread Mac Malware – Krebs on Security
Malicious hackers are targeting people in the cryptocurrency space in attacks that start with a link added to the target’s calendar at Calendly, a popular…
FBI’s LockBit Takedown Postponed a Ticking Time Bomb in Fulton County, Ga. – Krebs on Security
The FBI’s takedown of the LockBit ransomware group last week came as LockBit was preparing to release sensitive data stolen from government computer systems in…
New Leak Shows Business Side of China’s APT Menace – Krebs on Security
A new data leak that appears to have come from one of China’s top private cybersecurity firms provides a rare glimpse into the commercial side…
Feds Seize LockBit Ransomware Websites, Offer Decryption Tools, Troll Affiliates – Krebs on Security
U.S. and U.K. authorities have seized the darknet websites run by LockBit, a prolific and destructive ransomware group that has claimed more than 2,000 victims…
U.S. Internet Leaked Years of Internal, Customer Emails – Krebs on Security
The Minnesota-based Internet provider U.S. Internet Corp. has a business unit called Securence, which specializes in providing filtered, secure email services to businesses, educational institutions…
Fat Patch Tuesday, February 2024 Edition – Krebs on Security
Microsoft Corp. today pushed software updates to plug more than 70 security holes in its Windows operating systems and related products, including two zero-day vulnerabilities…
Juniper Support Portal Exposed Customer Device Info – Krebs on Security
Until earlier this week, the support website for networking equipment vendor Juniper Networks was exposing potentially sensitive information tied to customer products, including which devices…
From Cybercrime Saul Goodman to the Russian GRU – Krebs on Security
In 2021, the exclusive Russian cybercrime forum Mazafaka was hacked. The leaked user database shows one of the forum’s founders was an attorney who advised…
Arrests in $400M SIM-Swap Tied to Heist at FTX? – Krebs on Security
Three Americans were charged this week with stealing more than $400 million in a November 2022 SIM-swapping attack. The U.S. government did not name the…
Fla. Man Charged in SIM-Swapping Spree is Key Suspect in Hacker Groups Oktapus, Scattered Spider – Krebs on Security
On Jan. 9, 2024, U.S. authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping…
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…