Category: Krebson

Alleged Extortioner of Psychotherapy Patients Faces Trial – Krebs on Security
30
Apr
2024

Man Who Mass-Extorted Psychotherapy Patients Gets Six Years – Krebs on Security

A 26-year-old Finnish man was sentenced to more than six years in prison today after being convicted of hacking into…

FCC Fines Major U.S. Wireless Carriers for Selling Customer Location Data – Krebs on Security
30
Apr
2024

FCC Fines Major U.S. Wireless Carriers for Selling Customer Location Data – Krebs on Security

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today levied fines totaling nearly $200 million against the four major carriers — including…

Russian FSB Counterintelligence Chief Gets 9 Years in Cybercrime Bribery Scheme – Krebs on Security
23
Apr
2024

Russian FSB Counterintelligence Chief Gets 9 Years in Cybercrime Bribery Scheme – Krebs on Security

The head of counterintelligence for a division of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) was sentenced last week to nine…

Who Stole 3.6M Tax Records from South Carolina? – Krebs on Security
16
Apr
2024

Who Stole 3.6M Tax Records from South Carolina? – Krebs on Security

For nearly a dozen years, residents of South Carolina have been kept in the dark by state and federal investigators…

Crickets from Chirp Systems in Smart Lock Key Leak – Krebs on Security
15
Apr
2024

Crickets from Chirp Systems in Smart Lock Key Leak – Krebs on Security

The U.S. government is warning that “smart locks” securing entry to an estimated 50,000 dwellings nationwide contain hard-coded credentials that…

Why CISA is Warning CISOs About a Breach at Sisense – Krebs on Security
12
Apr
2024

Why CISA is Warning CISOs About a Breach at Sisense – Krebs on Security

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said today it is investigating a breach at business intelligence company Sisense,…

Twitter’s Clumsy Pivot to X.com Is a Gift to Phishers – Krebs on Security
10
Apr
2024

Twitter’s Clumsy Pivot to X.com Is a Gift to Phishers – Krebs on Security

On April 9, Twitter/X began automatically modifying links that mention “twitter.com” to read “x.com” instead. But over the past 48…

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, June 2023 Edition – Krebs on Security
09
Apr
2024

April’s Patch Tuesday Brings Record Number of Fixes – Krebs on Security

If only Patch Tuesdays came around infrequently — like total solar eclipse rare — instead of just creeping up on…

Fake Lawsuit Threat Exposes Privnote Phishing Sites – Krebs on Security
04
Apr
2024

Fake Lawsuit Threat Exposes Privnote Phishing Sites – Krebs on Security

A cybercrook who has been setting up websites that mimic the self-destructing message service privnote.com accidentally exposed the breadth of…

‘The Manipulaters’ Improve Phishing, Still Fail at Opsec – Krebs on Security
03
Apr
2024

‘The Manipulaters’ Improve Phishing, Still Fail at Opsec – Krebs on Security

Roughly nine years ago, KrebsOnSecurity profiled a Pakistan-based cybercrime group called “The Manipulaters,” a sprawling web hosting network of phishing…

Phishes That Prey on Your Curiosity – Krebs on Security
29
Mar
2024

Phishes That Prey on Your Curiosity – Krebs on Security

Thread hijacking attacks. They happen when someone you know has their email account compromised, and you are suddenly dropped into…

Recent ‘MFA Bombing’ Attacks Targeting Apple Users – Krebs on Security
26
Mar
2024

Recent ‘MFA Bombing’ Attacks Targeting Apple Users – Krebs on Security

Several Apple customers recently reported being targeted in elaborate phishing attacks that involve what appears to be a bug in…