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.…
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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…
Kroll Employee SIM-Swapped for Crypto Investor Data – Krebs on Security
Security consulting giant Kroll disclosed today that a SIM-swapping attack against one of its employees led to the theft of user information for multiple cryptocurrency…
Tourists Give Themselves Away by Looking Up. So Do Most Network Intruders. – Krebs on Security
In large metropolitan areas, tourists are often easy to spot because they’re far more inclined than locals to gaze upward at the surrounding skyscrapers. Security…
Karma Catches Up to Global Phishing Service 16Shop – Krebs on Security
You’ve probably never heard of “16Shop,” but there’s a good chance someone using it has tried to phish you. A 16Shop phishing page spoofing Apple…
Diligere, Equity-Invest Are New Firms of U.K. Con Man – Krebs on Security
John Clifton Davies, a convicted fraudster estimated to have bilked dozens of technology startups out of more than $30 million through phony investment schemes, has…
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 products, including multiple zero-day vulnerabilities…
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 all the pesky prohibitions on…
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 no business working these days.…
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 code into mobile apps and…
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 CEO of one of Russia’s…
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 online advertisers and performs password-spraying…