Tech CEO Sentenced to 5 Years in IP Address Scheme – Krebs on Security
Amir Golestan, the 40-year-old CEO of the Charleston, S.C. based technology company Micfo LLC, has been sentenced to five years in prison for wire fraud.…
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Patch Tuesday, October 2023 Edition – Krebs on Security
Microsoft today issued security updates for more than 100 newly-discovered vulnerabilities in its Windows operating system and related software, including four flaws that are already…
Phishers Spoof USPS, 12 Other Natl’ Postal Services – Krebs on Security
The fake USPS phishing page. Recent weeks have seen a sizable uptick in the number of phishing scams targeting U.S. Postal Service (USPS) customers. Here’s…
Don’t Let Zombie Zoom Links Drag You Down – Krebs on Security
Many organizations — including quite a few Fortune 500 firms — have exposed web links that allow anyone to initiate a Zoom video conference meeting…
A Closer Look at the Snatch Data Ransom Group – Krebs on Security
Earlier this week, KrebsOnSecurity revealed that the darknet website for the Snatch ransomware group was leaking data about its users and the crime gang’s internal…
‘Snatch’ Ransom Group Exposes Visitor IP Addresses – Krebs on Security
The victim shaming site operated by the Snatch ransomware group is leaking data about its true online location and internal operations, as well as the…
‘Horse Gone Barn Bolted’ is Strong Password – Krebs on Security
The password manager service LastPass is now forcing some of its users to pick longer master passwords. LastPass says the changes are needed to ensure…
Who’s Behind the 8Base Ransomware Website? – Krebs on Security
The victim shaming website operated by the cybercriminals behind 8Base — currently one of the more active ransomware groups — was until earlier today leaking…
FBI Hacker Dropped Stolen Airbus Data on 9/11 – Krebs on Security
In December 2022, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that a cybercriminal using the handle “USDoD” had infiltrated the FBI‘s vetted information sharing network InfraGard, and was…
Adobe, Apple, Google & Microsoft Patch 0-Day Bugs – Krebs on Security
Microsoft today issued software updates to fix at least five dozen security holes in Windows and supported software, including patches for two zero-day vulnerabilities that…
Why is .US Being Used to Phish So Many of Us? – Krebs on Security
Domain names ending in “.US” — the top-level domain for the United States — are among the most prevalent in phishing scams, new research shows.…
U.S. Hacks QakBot, Quietly Removes Botnet Infections – Krebs on Security
The U.S. government today announced a coordinated crackdown against QakBot, a complex malware family used by multiple cybercrime groups to lay the groundwork for ransomware…