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Why Phishers Love New TLDs Like.shop,top and.xyz

Krebs on Security

A study on phishing data released by Interisle Consulting finds that new gTLDs introduced in the last few years command just 11 percent of the market for new domains, but accounted for roughly 37 percent of cybercrime domains reported between September 2023 and August 2024. “But they act a lot more like the latter.” ”

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Booking.com Phishers May Leave You With Reservations

Krebs on Security

KrebsOnSecurity last week heard from a reader whose close friend received a targeted phishing message within the Booking mobile app just minutes after making a reservation at a California. Booking.com did not respond to questions about that, and its current account security advice urges customers to enable 2FA.

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LLM Summary of My Book Beyond Fear

Schneier on Security

Claude (Anthropic’s LLM) was given this prompt: Please summarize the themes and arguments of Bruce Schneier’s book Beyond Fear. Then lay out the most salient criticisms of the book. Accountability and Transparency – Ethical security requires checks against excessive power and oversight for responsibility.

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Weekly Update 429

Troy Hunt

I post lots of pics to my Facebook account , and if none of that is interesting, here's this week's video on more infosec-related topics: References Sponsored by:  Cyberattacks are guaranteed. Is your recovery?

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MasterCard DNS Error Went Unnoticed for Years

Krebs on Security

MasterCard.com relies on five shared Domain Name System (DNS) servers at the Internet infrastructure provider Akamai [DNS acts as a kind of Internet phone book, by translating website names to numeric Internet addresses that are easier for computers to manage]. MasterCard’s request to Caturegli, a.k.a. ” from Moscow.

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New Book: A Hacker’s Mind

Schneier on Security

I have a new book coming out in February. And there is an entire industry of black-hat hackers who exploit vulnerabilities in the tax code: we call them accountants and tax attorneys. A Hacker’s Mind is my pandemic book, written in 2020 and 2021. It’s about hacking. And I really like the cover.

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Worthwhile Books, Q3

Adam Shostack

Some of what I've read over the past quarter, and want to recommend each of the books below as worthy of your time. Dr. Black is explicit that she wrote the book to carry the feel of an internet campaign, with some stylistic bits that I found surprising. Don't make my mistake, and do read the book. I was expecting a drier style.

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