Category: Krebson

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…

Proxy Services Feast on Ukraine’s IP Address Exodus – Krebs on Security
06
Jun
2025

Proxy Services Feast on Ukraine’s IP Address Exodus – Krebs on Security

Image: Mark Rademaker, via Shutterstock. Ukraine has seen nearly one-fifth of its Internet space come under Russian control or sold…

U.S. Sanctions Cloud Provider ‘Funnull’ as Top Source of ‘Pig Butchering’ Scams – Krebs on Security
30
May
2025

U.S. Sanctions Cloud Provider ‘Funnull’ as Top Source of ‘Pig Butchering’ Scams – Krebs on Security

Image: Shutterstock, ArtHead. The U.S. government today imposed economic sanctions on Funnull Technology Inc., a Philippines-based company that provides computer…

Pakistan Arrests 21 in ‘Heartsender’ Malware Service – Krebs on Security
28
May
2025

Pakistan Arrests 21 in ‘Heartsender’ Malware Service – Krebs on Security

Authorities in Pakistan have arrested 21 individuals accused of operating “Heartsender,” a once popular spam and malware dissemination service that…

DanaBot Malware Devs Infected Their Own PCs – Krebs on Security
23
May
2025

DanaBot Malware Devs Infected Their Own PCs – Krebs on Security

The U.S. government today unsealed criminal charges against 16 individuals accused of operating and selling DanaBot, a prolific strain of…

KrebsOnSecurity Hit With Near-Record 6.3 Tbps DDoS – Krebs on Security
21
May
2025

KrebsOnSecurity Hit With Near-Record 6.3 Tbps DDoS – Krebs on Security

KrebsOnSecurity last week was hit by a near record distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that clocked in at more than 6.3…

Breachforums Boss to Pay $700k in Healthcare Breach – Krebs on Security
15
May
2025

Breachforums Boss to Pay $700k in Healthcare Breach – Krebs on Security

In what experts are calling a novel legal outcome, the 22-year-old former administrator of the cybercrime community Breachforums will forfeit…

Patch Tuesday, May 2025 Edition – Krebs on Security
14
May
2025

Patch Tuesday, May 2025 Edition – Krebs on Security

Microsoft on Tuesday released software updates to fix at least 70 vulnerabilities in Windows and related products, including five zero-day…

xAI Dev Leaks API Key for Private SpaceX, Tesla LLMs – Krebs on Security
02
May
2025

xAI Dev Leaks API Key for Private SpaceX, Tesla LLMs – Krebs on Security

An employee at Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI leaked a private key on GitHub that for the past two months…

Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ Member Extradited to U.S. – Krebs on Security
01
May
2025

Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ Member Extradited to U.S. – Krebs on Security

A 23-year-old Scottish man thought to be a member of the prolific Scattered Spider cybercrime group was extradited last week…

DOGE Worker’s Code Supports NLRB Whistleblower – Krebs on Security
23
Apr
2025

DOGE Worker’s Code Supports NLRB Whistleblower – Krebs on Security

A whistleblower at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alleged last week that denizens of Elon Musk’s Department of Government…