Krebs on Security

APRIL 12, 2022

.” But over the years as trading in hacked databases became big business, RaidForums emerged as the go-to place for English-speaking hackers to peddle their wares. authorities in June 2018, when he tried to enter the United States at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. Coelho landed on the radar of U.S.

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Government Identity Theft Mobile Data breaches 236

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

LastPass says that since 2018 it has required a twelve-character minimum for master passwords, which the company said “greatly minimizes the ability for successful brute force password guessing.” In February 2018, LastPass changed the default to 100,100 iterations. And then he got hacked.

Cryptocurrency 359

Cryptocurrency Passwords Encryption Accountability 359

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

” In an interview with KrebsOnSecurity, Pompompurin said the hack was done to point out a glaring vulnerability in the FBI’s system. ” Troia’s work as a security researcher was the subject of a 2018 article here titled, “ When Security Researchers Pose as Cybercrooks, Who Can Tell the Difference?

Internet 363

Internet Internet Hacking Accountability 363

Krebs on Security

APRIL 7, 2022

In May 2018, the FBI executed a similar strategy to dismantle VPNFilter, which had spread to more than a half-million consumer devices. Security experts say both VPNFilter and Cyclops Blink are the work of a hacking group known as Sandworm or Voodoo Bear , the same Russian team blamed for disrupting Ukraine’s electricity in 2015.

Marketing 270

Marketing Energy and Utilities Malware Ransomware 270

Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

guru show that in 2018 the domains were forwarding incoming email to the address obelisk57@gmail.com. has been associated with the user Kerens on the Russian hacking forum Exploit from 2011 to the present day. has been associated with the user Kerens on the Russian hacking forum Exploit from 2011 to the present day.

Malware 237

Malware Antivirus Cybercrime Hacking 237

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2019

In July 2018, email users around the world began complaining of receiving spam which began with a password the recipient used at some point in the past and threatened to release embarrassing videos of the recipient unless a bitcoin ransom was paid. 13, 2018 bomb threat hoax. based domain name registrar and hosting provider.

DNS 244

DNS Internet Internet Computers and Electronics 244

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Likewise, kavanaghsirishpub-dot-com corresponded to a pub and restaurant in Tennessee until mid-2018; now it’s pretending to sell cheap Nike shoes. “We have observed more than 800 sites hosting these brand impersonation/skimming stores since June 2018,” the report notes. It’s now advertising running shoes.

Accountability 220

Accountability eCommerce Cybercrime Advertising 220

Krebs on Security

MAY 18, 2020

Almost daily now there is news about flaws in commercial software that lead to computers getting hacked and seeded with malware. But the reality is most malicious software also has its share of security holes that open the door for security researchers or ne’er-do-wells to liberate or else seize control over already-hacked systems.

Malware 320

Malware Cybercrime Ransomware Marketing 320

Krebs on Security

MAY 22, 2023

This email address is also connected to accounts on several Russian cybercrime forums, including “ __edman__ ,” who had a history of selling “logs” — large amounts of data stolen from many bot-infected computers — as well as giving away access to hacked Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

Scams 267

Scams DDOS Cryptocurrency Accountability 267

Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2022

A Google-translated snippet of the hacked ChronoPay Confluence installation. The latest document in the hacked archive is dated April 2021. ” A native of Donetsk, Ukraine, Horohorin told KrebsOnSecurity he hacked and shared the ChronoPay Confluence installation because Vrublevsky had threatened a family member.

Banking 199

Banking Marketing DDOS Risk 199

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Crooks who hack online merchants to steal payment card data are constantly coming up with crafty ways to hide their malicious code on Web sites. Zoobashop is also a presently hacked e-commerce site. In September, Symantec said it blocked almost a quarter of a million instances of attempted formjacking since mid-August 2018.

Antivirus 238

Antivirus Hacking Internet Internet 238

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2019

But when accounts at those CRM providers get hacked or phished, the results can be damaging for both the client’s brand and their customers. based United Rentals [ NYSE:URI ] is the world’s largest equipment rental company, with some 18,000 employees and earnings of approximately $4 billion in 2018. Stamford, Ct.-based

Phishing 217

Phishing Marketing Accountability DNS 217

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 9, 2021

That was right after KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that someone had hacked BriansClub and siphoned information on 26 million stolen debit and credit accounts. The hacked BriansClub database had an estimated collective street value of $566 million , and that data was subsequently shared with thousands of financial institutions.

Phishing 362

Phishing Cybercrime Accountability Advertising 362

Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

net available at the Wayback Machine shows that in 2016 this domain was used for the “ ExE Bucks ” affiliate program, a pay-per-install business which catered to people already running large collections of hacked computers or compromised websites. A cached copy of flashupdate[.]net su between 2016 and 2019.

VPN 320

VPN Computers and Electronics Antivirus Software 320

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Debuting in 2011, Ferum Shop is one of the oldest observed dark web marketplaces selling “card not present” data (customer payment records stolen from hacked online merchants), according to Gemini. In 2018, the U.S. The remaining 34% have come from over 200 countries.” financial institutions.

Cybercrime 262

Cybercrime Marketing Identity Theft Retail 262