Category: Krebson

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…

Affiliates Flock to ‘Soulless’ Scam Gambling Machine – Krebs on Security
28
Aug
2025

Affiliates Flock to ‘Soulless’ Scam Gambling Machine – Krebs on Security

Last month, KrebsOnSecurity tracked the sudden emergence of hundreds of polished online gaming and wagering websites that lure people with…

DSLRoot, Proxies, and the Threat of ‘Legal Botnets’ – Krebs on Security
26
Aug
2025

DSLRoot, Proxies, and the Threat of ‘Legal Botnets’ – Krebs on Security

The cybersecurity community on Reddit responded in disbelief this month when a self-described Air National Guard member with top secret…

SIM-Swapper, Scattered Spider Hacker Gets 10 Years – Krebs on Security
21
Aug
2025

SIM-Swapper, Scattered Spider Hacker Gets 10 Years – Krebs on Security

A 20-year-old Florida man at the center of a prolific cybercrime group known as “Scattered Spider” was sentenced to 10…

Oregon Man Charged in ‘Rapper Bot’ DDoS Service – Krebs on Security
20
Aug
2025

Oregon Man Charged in ‘Rapper Bot’ DDoS Service – Krebs on Security

A 22-year-old Oregon man has been arrested on suspicion of operating “Rapper Bot,” a massive botnet used to power a…