Arrests in Tap-to-Pay Scheme Powered by Phishing – Krebs on Security
Authorities in at least two U.S. states last week independently announced arrests of Chinese nationals accused of perpetrating a novel...
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Email Us Your Personal Data – Krebs on Security
A message posted on Monday to the homepage of the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is the latest...
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How to Infect Your PC in Three Easy Steps – Krebs on Security
A clever malware deployment scheme first spotted in targeted attacks last year has now gone mainstream. In this scam, dubbed...
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6 Zero-Days in March 2025 Patch Tuesday – Krebs on Security
Microsoft today issued more than 50 security updates for its various Windows operating systems, including fixes for a whopping six...
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Alleged Co-Founder of Garantex Arrested in India – Krebs on Security
Authorities in India today arrested the alleged co-founder of Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange sanctioned by the U.S. government in 2022...
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Feds Link $150M Cyberheist to 2022 LastPass Hacks – Krebs on Security
In September 2023, KrebsOnSecurity published findings from security researchers who concluded that a series of six-figure cyberheists across dozens of...
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Who is the DOGE and X Technician Branden Spikes? – Krebs on Security
At 49, Branden Spikes isn’t just one of the oldest technologists who has been involved in Elon Musk’s Department of...
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Notorious Malware, Spam Host “Prospero” Moves to Kaspersky Lab – Krebs on Security
One of the most notorious providers of abuse-friendly “bulletproof” web hosting for cybercriminals has started routing its operations through networks...
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U.S. Soldier Charged in AT&T Hack Searched “Can Hacking Be Treason” – Krebs on Security
A U.S. Army soldier who pleaded guilty last week to leaking phone records for high-ranking U.S. government officials searched online...
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How Phished Data Turns into Apple & Google Wallets – Krebs on Security
Carding — the underground business of stealing, selling and swiping stolen payment card data — has long been the dominion...
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Nearly a Year Later, Mozilla is Still Promoting OneRep – Krebs on Security
In mid-March 2024, KrebsOnSecurity revealed that the founder of the personal data removal service Onerep also founded dozens of people-search...
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, February 2025 Edition – Krebs on Security
Microsoft today issued security updates to fix at least 56 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including...
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