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…
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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…
Few Fortune 100 Firms List Security Pros in Their Executive Ranks – Krebs on Security
Many things have changed since 2018, such as the names of the companies in the Fortune 100 list. But one aspect of that vaunted list…
Apple & Microsoft Patch Tuesday, July 2023 Edition – Krebs on Security
Microsoft Corp. today released software updates to quash 130 security bugs in its Windows operating systems and related software, including at least five flaws that…
Top Suspect in 2015 Ashley Madison Hack Committed Suicide in 2014 – Krebs on Security
When the marital infidelity website AshleyMadison.com learned in July 2015 that hackers were threatening to publish data stolen from 37 million users, the company’s then-CEO…
Who’s Behind the DomainNetworks Snail Mail Scam? – Krebs on Security
If you’ve ever owned a domain name, the chances are good that at some point you’ve received a snail mail letter which appears to be…
Russian Cybersecurity Executive Arrested for Alleged Role in 2012 Megahacks – Krebs on Security
Nikita Kislitsin, formerly the head of network security for one of Russia’s top cybersecurity firms, was arrested last week in Kazakhstan in response to 10-year-old…
U.K. Cyber Thug “PlugwalkJoe” Gets 5 Years in Prison – Krebs on Security
Joseph James “PlugwalkJoe” O’Connor, a 24-year-old from the United Kingdom who earned his 15 minutes of fame by participating in the July 2020 hack of…
SMS Phishers Harvested Phone Numbers, Shipment Data from UPS Tracking Tool – Krebs on Security
The United Parcel Service (UPS) says fraudsters have been harvesting phone numbers and other information from its online shipment tracking tool in Canada to send…
Why Malware Crypting Services Deserve More Scrutiny – Krebs on Security
If you operate a cybercrime business that relies on disseminating malicious software, you probably also spend a good deal of time trying to disguise or…
CISA Order Highlights Persistent Risk at Network Edge – Krebs on Security
The U.S. government agency in charge of improving the nation’s cybersecurity posture is ordering all federal civilian agencies to take new measures to restrict access…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, June 2023 Edition – Krebs on Security
Microsoft Corp. today released software updates to fix dozens of security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. This month’s relatively light patch…