Sued by Meta, Freenom Halts Domain RegistrationsThe domain name registrar Freenom, whose free domain names have long been a draw for spammers and phishers, has stopped...
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Highlights from the New U.S. Cybersecurity Strategy
Highlights from the New U.S. Cybersecurity StrategyThe Biden administration today issued its vision for beefing up the nation’s collective cybersecurity posture, including calls for legislation establishing...
Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times in 2022
Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times in 2022 Image: Shutterstock.com Three different cybercriminal groups claimed access to internal networks at communications giant T-Mobile...
When Low-Tech Hacks Cause High-Impact Breaches
When Low-Tech Hacks Cause High-Impact BreachesWeb hosting giant GoDaddy made headlines this month when it disclosed that a multi-year breach allowed intruders to steal company source...
Who’s Behind the Botnet-Based Service BHProxies?
Who’s Behind the Botnet-Based Service BHProxies?A security firm has discovered that a six-year-old crafty botnet known as Mylobot appears to be powering a residential proxy service...
Finland’s Most-Wanted Hacker Nabbed in France
Finland’s Most-Wanted Hacker Nabbed in FranceJulius “Zeekill” Kivimäki, a 25-year-old Finnish man charged with extorting a local online psychotherapy practice and leaking therapy notes for more...
KrebsOnSecurity in Upcoming Hulu Series on Ashley Madison Breach
KrebsOnSecurity in Upcoming Hulu Series on Ashley Madison BreachKrebsOnSecurity will likely have a decent amount of screen time in an upcoming Hulu documentary series about the...
U.S., U.K. Sanction 7 Men Tied to Trickbot Hacking Group
U.S., U.K. Sanction 7 Men Tied to Trickbot Hacking GroupAuthorities in the United States and United Kingdom today levied financial sanctions against seven men accused of...
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, February 2023 Edition
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, February 2023 EditionMicrosoft is sending the world a whole bunch of love today, in the form of patches to plug dozens of security...
New Protections for Food Benefits Stolen by Skimmers
New Protections for Food Benefits Stolen by SkimmersMillions of Americans receiving food assistance benefits just earned a new right that they can’t yet enforce: The right...
Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!
Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!KrebsOnSecurity turns 13 years old today. That’s a crazy long time for an independent media outlet these days, but then again I’m bound...
Identity Thieves Bypassed Experian Security to View Credit Reports
Identity Thieves Bypassed Experian Security to View Credit ReportsIdentity thieves have been exploiting a glaring security weakness in the website of Experian, one of the big...