Category: Krebson

03
Nov
2025

Alleged Jabber Zeus Coder ‘MrICQ’ in U.S. Custody – Krebs on Security

A Ukrainian man indicted in 2012 for conspiring with a prolific hacking group to steal tens of millions of dollars…

Canada Fines Cybercrime Friendly Cryptomus $176M – Krebs on Security
22
Oct
2025

Canada Fines Cybercrime Friendly Cryptomus $176M – Krebs on Security

Financial regulators in Canada this week levied $176 million in fines against Cryptomus, a digital payments platform that supports dozens…

Email Bombs Exploit Lax Authentication in Zendesk – Krebs on Security
17
Oct
2025

Email Bombs Exploit Lax Authentication in Zendesk – Krebs on Security

Cybercriminals are abusing a widespread lack of authentication in the customer service platform Zendesk to flood targeted email inboxes with…

Patch Tuesday, October 2025 ‘End of 10’ Edition – Krebs on Security
15
Oct
2025

Patch Tuesday, October 2025 ‘End of 10’ Edition – Krebs on Security

Microsoft today released software updates to plug a whopping 172 security holes in its Windows operating systems, including at least…

DDoS Botnet Aisuru Blankets US ISPs in Record DDoS – Krebs on Security
10
Oct
2025

DDoS Botnet Aisuru Blankets US ISPs in Record DDoS – Krebs on Security

The world’s largest and most disruptive botnet is now drawing a majority of its firepower from compromised Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices…

ShinyHunters Wage Broad Corporate Extortion Spree – Krebs on Security
08
Oct
2025

ShinyHunters Wage Broad Corporate Extortion Spree – Krebs on Security

A cybercriminal group that used voice phishing attacks to siphon more than a billion records from Salesforce customers earlier this…

Self-Replicating Worm Hits 180+ Software Packages – Krebs on Security
16
Sep
2025

Self-Replicating Worm Hits 180+ Software Packages – Krebs on Security

At least 187 code packages made available through the JavaScript repository NPM have been infected with a self-replicating worm that…

Bulletproof Host Stark Industries Evades EU Sanctions – Krebs on Security
11
Sep
2025

Bulletproof Host Stark Industries Evades EU Sanctions – Krebs on Security

In May 2025, the European Union levied financial sanctions on the owners of Stark Industries Solutions Ltd., a bulletproof hosting provider…

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, July 2025 Edition – Krebs on Security
10
Sep
2025

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, September 2025 Edition – Krebs on Security

Microsoft Corp. today issued security updates to fix more than 80 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and software. There…

18 Popular Code Packages Hacked, Rigged to Steal Crypto – Krebs on Security
09
Sep
2025

18 Popular Code Packages Hacked, Rigged to Steal Crypto – Krebs on Security

At least 18 popular JavaScript code packages that are collectively downloaded more than two billion times each week were briefly…

GOP Cries Censorship Over Spam Filters That Work – Krebs on Security
06
Sep
2025

GOP Cries Censorship Over Spam Filters That Work – Krebs on Security

The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last week sent a letter to Google’s CEO demanding to know why…

The Ongoing Fallout from a Breach at AI Chatbot Maker Salesloft – Krebs on Security
02
Sep
2025

The Ongoing Fallout from a Breach at AI Chatbot Maker Salesloft – Krebs on Security

The recent mass-theft of authentication tokens from Salesloft, whose AI chatbot is used by a broad swath of corporate America…