Category: Krebson

Mozilla Drops Onerep After CEO Admits to Running People-Search Networks – Krebs on Security
22
Mar
2024

Mozilla Drops Onerep After CEO Admits to Running People-Search Networks – Krebs on Security

The nonprofit organization that supports the Firefox web browser said today it is winding down its new partnership with Onerep,…

The Not-so-True People-Search Network from China – Krebs on Security
21
Mar
2024

The Not-so-True People-Search Network from China – Krebs on Security

It’s not unusual for the data brokers behind people-search websites to use pseudonyms in their day-to-day lives (you would, too)….

CEO of Data Privacy Company Onerep.com Founded Dozens of People-Search Firms – Krebs on Security
15
Mar
2024

CEO of Data Privacy Company Onerep.com Founded Dozens of People-Search Firms – Krebs on Security

The data privacy company Onerep.com bills itself as a Virginia-based service for helping people remove their personal information from almost…

Patch Tuesday, March 2024 Edition – Krebs on Security
13
Mar
2024

Patch Tuesday, March 2024 Edition – Krebs on Security

Apple and Microsoft recently released software updates to fix dozens of security holes in their operating systems. Microsoft today patched…

Incognito Darknet Market Mass-Extorts Buyers, Sellers – Krebs on Security
11
Mar
2024

Incognito Darknet Market Mass-Extorts Buyers, Sellers – Krebs on Security

Borrowing from the playbook of ransomware purveyors, the darknet narcotics bazaar Incognito Market has begun extorting all of its vendors…

BlackCat Ransomware Group Implodes After Apparent $22M Payment by Change Healthcare – Krebs on Security
06
Mar
2024

BlackCat Ransomware Group Implodes After Apparent $22M Payment by Change Healthcare – Krebs on Security

There are indications that U.S. healthcare giant Change Healthcare has made a $22 million extortion payment to the infamous BlackCat…

FBI’s LockBit Takedown Postponed a Ticking Time Bomb in Fulton County, Ga. – Krebs on Security
01
Mar
2024

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…

Calendar Meeting Links Used to Spread Mac Malware – Krebs on Security
28
Feb
2024

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…

FBI’s LockBit Takedown Postponed a Ticking Time Bomb in Fulton County, Ga. – Krebs on Security
26
Feb
2024

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…

New Leak Shows Business Side of China’s APT Menace – Krebs on Security
22
Feb
2024

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…

Feds Seize LockBit Ransomware Websites, Offer Decryption Tools, Troll Affiliates – Krebs on Security
20
Feb
2024

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…

U.S. Internet Leaked Years of Internal, Customer Emails – Krebs on Security
14
Feb
2024

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…