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 years in federal prison today,…
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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 service for launching distributed denial-of-service…
Mobile Phishers Target Brokerage Accounts in ‘Ramp and Dump’ Cashout Scheme – Krebs on Security
Cybercriminal groups peddling sophisticated phishing kits that convert stolen card data into mobile wallets have recently shifted their focus to targeting customers of brokerage services,…
Mobile Phishers Target Brokerage Accounts in ‘Ramp and Dump’ Cashout Scheme – Krebs on Security
Cybercriminal groups peddling sophisticated phishing kits that convert stolen card data into mobile wallets have recently shifted their focus to targeting customers of brokerage services,…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, August 2025 Edition – Krebs on Security
Microsoft today released updates to fix more than 100 security flaws in its Windows operating systems and other software. At least 13 of the bugs…
KrebsOnSecurity in New ‘Most Wanted’ HBO Max Series – Krebs on Security
A new documentary series about cybercrime airing next month on HBO Max features interviews with Yours Truly. The four-part series follows the exploits of Julius…
KrebsOnSecurity in New ‘Most Wanted’ HBO Max Series – Krebs on Security
A new documentary series about cybercrime airing next month on HBO Max features interviews with Yours Truly. The four-part series follows the exploits of Julius…
Who Got Arrested in the Raid on the XSS Crime Forum? – Krebs on Security
On July 22, 2025, the European police agency Europol said a long-running investigation led by the French Police resulted in the arrest of a 38-year-old…
Scammers Unleash Flood of Slick Online Gaming Sites – Krebs on Security
Fraudsters are flooding Discord and other social media platforms with ads for hundreds of polished online gaming and wagering websites that lure people with free…
Scammers Unleash Flood of Slick Online Gaming Sites – Krebs on Security
Fraudsters are flooding Discord and other social media platforms with ads for hundreds of polished online gaming and wagering websites that lure people with free…
Phishers Target Aviation Execs to Scam Customers – Krebs on Security
KrebsOnSecurity recently heard from a reader whose boss’s email account got phished and was used to trick one of the company’s customers into sending a…
Microsoft Fix Targets Attacks on SharePoint Zero-Day – Krebs on Security
On Sunday, July 20, Microsoft Corp. issued an emergency security update for a vulnerability in SharePoint Server that is actively being exploited to compromise vulnerable…