Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

A review of EDR vendors across many cybercrime forums shows that some fake EDR vendors sell the ability to send phony police requests to specific social media platforms, including forged court-approved documents. “When you get account, it’s yours, your account, your liability,” reads an ad in October on BreachForums.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Booking.com did not respond to questions about that, and its current account security advice urges customers to enable 2FA. A scan of social media networks showed this is not an uncommon scam. It’s unclear, however, if the company’s 2FA requirement is enforced for all or just newer partners.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

This includes people who run or work at cryptocurrency-focused companies; those who participate as speakers at public conferences centered around Blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies; and those who like to talk openly on social media about their crypto investments. ” Sgt.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Ortiz famously posted videos of himself and co-conspirators chartering flights and partying it up at LA nightclubs, with scantily clad women waving giant placards bearing their “OG” usernames — highly-prized, single-letter social media accounts that they’d stolen or purchased stolen from others.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2024

On the evening of May 15, 2024, Tony was putting his three- and one-year-old boys to bed when he received a message from Google about an account security issue, followed by a phone call from a “Daniel Alexander” at Google who said his account was compromised by hackers.

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