Category: Krebson

U.S. Soldier Charged in AT&T Hack Searched “Can Hacking Be Treason” – Krebs on Security
27
Feb
2025

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…

How Phished Data Turns into Apple & Google Wallets – Krebs on Security
18
Feb
2025

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…

Nearly a Year Later, Mozilla is Still Promoting OneRep – Krebs on Security
13
Feb
2025

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…

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, February 2025 Edition – Krebs on Security
12
Feb
2025

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…

Experts Flag Security, Privacy Risks in DeepSeek AI App – Krebs on Security
07
Feb
2025

Experts Flag Security, Privacy Risks in DeepSeek AI App – Krebs on Security

New mobile apps from the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek have remained among the top three “free” downloads for…

Who’s Behind the Seized Forums ‘Cracked’ & ‘Nulled’? – Krebs on Security
04
Feb
2025

Who’s Behind the Seized Forums ‘Cracked’ & ‘Nulled’? – Krebs on Security

The FBI joined authorities across Europe last week in seizing domain names for Cracked and Nulled, English-language cybercrime forums with…

FBI, Dutch Police Disrupt ‘Manipulaters’ Phishing Gang – Krebs on Security
31
Jan
2025

FBI, Dutch Police Disrupt ‘Manipulaters’ Phishing Gang – Krebs on Security

The FBI and authorities in The Netherlands this week seized dozens of servers and domains for a hugely popular spam…

Blending in with the Cloud – Krebs on Security
30
Jan
2025

Blending in with the Cloud – Krebs on Security

Image: Shutterstock, ArtHead. In an effort to blend in and make their malicious traffic tougher to block, hosting firms catering…

A Tumultuous Week for Federal Cybersecurity Efforts – Krebs on Security
28
Jan
2025

A Tumultuous Week for Federal Cybersecurity Efforts – Krebs on Security

Image: Shutterstock. Greg Meland. President Trump last week issued a flurry of executive orders that upended a number of government…

MasterCard DNS Error Went Unnoticed for Years – Krebs on Security
22
Jan
2025

MasterCard DNS Error Went Unnoticed for Years – Krebs on Security

The payment card giant MasterCard just fixed a glaring error in its domain name server settings that could have allowed…

Chinese Innovations Spawn Wave of Toll Phishing Via SMS – Krebs on Security
17
Jan
2025

Chinese Innovations Spawn Wave of Toll Phishing Via SMS – Krebs on Security

Residents across the United States are being inundated with text messages purporting to come from toll road operators like E-ZPass,…

Happy 2025. Here’s 161 Security Updates – Krebs on Security
15
Jan
2025

Happy 2025. Here’s 161 Security Updates – Krebs on Security

Microsoft today unleashed updates to plug a whopping 161 security vulnerabilities in Windows and related software, including three “zero-day” weaknesses…