Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

One English-speaking cybercriminal who goes by the nicknames “ Pwnstar ” and “ Pwnipotent ” has been selling fake EDR services on both Russian-language and English cybercrime forums. Others simply sell access to hacked government or police email accounts, and leave it up to the buyer to forge any needed documents.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

We’ll also explore an array of cybercrime services aimed at phishers who target hotels that rely on the world’s most visited travel website. Booking.com did not respond to questions about that, and its current account security advice urges customers to enable 2FA. A full, defanged list of domains is available here.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

The force was originally created to tackle a range of cybercrimes, but Tarazi says SIM swappers are a primary target now for two reasons. Samy said a big challenge for mobile stores is balancing customer service with account security. Someone needs to light a fire under some folks to get these protections put in place.”

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