Don’t Let Your Domain Name Become a “Sitting Duck” – Krebs on Security
More than a million domain names — including many registered by Fortune 100 firms and brand protection companies — are...
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Crooks Bypassed Google’s Email Verification to Create Workspace Accounts, Access 3rd-Party Services – Krebs on Security
Google says it recently fixed an authentication weakness that allowed crooks to circumvent the email verification required to create a Google...
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Phish-Friendly Domain Registry “.top” Put on Notice – Krebs on Security
The Chinese company in charge of handing out domain names ending in “.top” has been given until mid-August 2024 to...
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Global Microsoft Meltdown Tied to Bad Crowstrike Update – Krebs on Security
A faulty software update from cybersecurity vendor Crowdstrike crippled countless Microsoft Windows computers across the globe today, disrupting everything from...
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Weak Security Defaults Enabled Squarespace Domains Hijacks – Krebs on Security
At least a dozen organizations with domain names at domain registrar Squarespace saw their websites hijacked last week. Squarespace bought...
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Crooks Steal Phone, SMS Records for Nearly All AT&T Customers – Krebs on Security
AT&T Corp. disclosed today that a new data breach has exposed phone call and text message records for roughly 110...
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The Stark Truth Behind the Resurgence of Russia’s Fin7 – Krebs on Security
The Russia-based cybercrime group dubbed “Fin7,” known for phishing and malware attacks that have cost victim organizations an estimated $3...
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, July 2024 Edition – Krebs on Security
Microsoft Corp. today issued software updates to plug at least 139 security holes in various flavors of Windows and other...
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The Not-So-Secret Network Access Broker x999xx – Krebs on Security
Most accomplished cybercriminals go out of their way to separate their real names from their hacker handles. But among certain...
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Alleged Boss of ‘Scattered Spider’ Hacking Group Arrested – Krebs on Security
A 22-year-old man from the United Kingdom arrested this week in Spain is allegedly the ringleader of Scattered Spider, a...
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Patch Tuesday, June 2024 “Recall” Edition – Krebs on Security
Microsoft today released updates to fix more than 50 security vulnerabilities in Windows and related software, a relatively light Patch...
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‘Operation Endgame’ Hits Malware Delivery Platforms – Krebs on Security
Law enforcement agencies in the United States and Europe today announced Operation Endgame, a coordinated action against some of the...
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