Category: Krebson

Scammers Unleash Flood of Slick Online Gaming Sites – Krebs on Security
30
Jul
2025

Scammers Unleash Flood of Slick Online Gaming Sites – Krebs on Security

Fraudsters are flooding Discord and other social media platforms with ads for hundreds of polished online gaming and wagering websites…

30
Jul
2025

Scammers Unleash Flood of Slick Online Gaming Sites – Krebs on Security

Fraudsters are flooding Discord and other social media platforms with ads for hundreds of polished online gaming and wagering websites…

Phishers Target Aviation Execs to Scam Customers – Krebs on Security
24
Jul
2025

Phishers Target Aviation Execs to Scam Customers – Krebs on Security

KrebsOnSecurity recently heard from a reader whose boss’s email account got phished and was used to trick one of the…

Microsoft Fix Targets Attacks on SharePoint Zero-Day – Krebs on Security
21
Jul
2025

Microsoft Fix Targets Attacks on SharePoint Zero-Day – Krebs on Security

On Sunday, July 20, Microsoft Corp. issued an emergency security update for a vulnerability in SharePoint Server that is actively…

Poor Passwords Tattle on AI Hiring Bot Maker Paradox.ai – Krebs on Security
18
Jul
2025

Poor Passwords Tattle on AI Hiring Bot Maker Paradox.ai – Krebs on Security

Security researchers recently revealed that the personal information of millions of people who applied for jobs at McDonald’s was exposed…

DOGE Denizen Marko Elez Leaked API Key for xAI – Krebs on Security
15
Jul
2025

DOGE Denizen Marko Elez Leaked API Key for xAI – Krebs on Security

Marko Elez, a 25-year-old employee at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has been granted access to sensitive databases…

UK Charges Four in ‘Scattered Spider’ Ransom Group – Krebs on Security
10
Jul
2025

UK Charges Four in ‘Scattered Spider’ Ransom Group – Krebs on Security

Authorities in the United Kingdom this week arrested four alleged members of “Scattered Spider,” a prolific data theft and extortion…

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, July 2025 Edition – Krebs on Security
09
Jul
2025

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, July 2025 Edition – Krebs on Security

Microsoft today released updates to fix at least 137 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software. None…

Big Tech’s Mixed Response to U.S. Treasury Sanctions – Krebs on Security
03
Jul
2025

Big Tech’s Mixed Response to U.S. Treasury Sanctions – Krebs on Security

In May 2025, the U.S. government sanctioned a Chinese national for operating a cloud provider linked to the majority of…

Senator Chides FBI for Weak Advice on Mobile Security – Krebs on Security
30
Jun
2025

Senator Chides FBI for Weak Advice on Mobile Security – Krebs on Security

Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) briefed Capitol Hill staff recently on hardening the security of their mobile…

Inside a Dark Adtech Empire Fed by Fake CAPTCHAs – Krebs on Security
13
Jun
2025

Inside a Dark Adtech Empire Fed by Fake CAPTCHAs – Krebs on Security

Late last year, security researchers made a startling discovery: Kremlin-backed disinformation campaigns were bypassing moderation on social media platforms by…

Patch Tuesday, April 2025 Edition – Krebs on Security
11
Jun
2025

Patch Tuesday, June 2025 Edition – Krebs on Security

Microsoft today released security updates to fix at least 67 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and software. Redmond warns…