UK Sets Up Fake Booter Sites To Muddy DDoS Market – Krebs on Security
The United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has been busy setting up phony DDoS-for-hire websites that seek to collect information on users, remind them that…
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Google Suspends Chinese E-Commerce App Pinduoduo Over Malware – Krebs on Security
Google says it has suspended the app for the Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo after malware was found in versions of the app. The move comes…
Why You Should Opt Out of Sharing Data With Your Mobile Provider – Krebs on Security
A new breach involving data from nine million AT&T customers is a fresh reminder that your mobile provider likely collects and shares a great deal…
Feds Charge NY Man as BreachForums Boss “Pompompurin” – Krebs on Security
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week arrested a New York man on suspicion of running BreachForums, a popular English-language cybercrime forum where…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, March 2023 Edition – Krebs on Security
Microsoft on Tuesday released updates to quash at least 74 security bugs in its Windows operating systems and software. Two of those flaws are already…
Two U.S. Men Charged in 2022 Hacking of DEA Portal – Krebs on Security
Two U.S. men have been charged with hacking into a U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) online portal that taps into 16 different federal law enforcement…
Who’s Behind the NetWire Remote Access Trojan? – Krebs on Security
A Croatian national has been arrested for allegedly operating NetWire, a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) marketed on cybercrime forums since 2012 as a stealthy way…
Sued by Meta, Freenom Halts Domain Registrations – Krebs on Security
The domain name registrar Freenom, whose free domain names have long been a draw for spammers and phishers, has stopped allowing new domain name registrations.…
Highlights from the New U.S. Cybersecurity Strategy – Krebs on Security
The Biden administration today issued its vision for beefing up the nation’s collective cybersecurity posture, including calls for legislation establishing liability for software products and…
Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times in 2022 – Krebs on Security
Image: Shutterstock.com Three different cybercriminal groups claimed access to internal networks at communications giant T-Mobile in more than 100 separate incidents throughout 2022, new data…
When Low-Tech Hacks Cause High-Impact Breaches – Krebs on Security
Web hosting giant GoDaddy made headlines this month when it disclosed that a multi-year breach allowed intruders to steal company source code, siphon customer and…
Who’s Behind the Botnet-Based Service BHProxies? – Krebs on Security
A security firm has discovered that a six-year-old crafty botnet known as Mylobot appears to be powering a residential proxy service called BHProxies, which offers…