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When Efforts to Contain a Data Breach Backfire

Krebs on Security

Earlier this month, the administrator of the cybercrime forum Breached received a cease-and-desist letter from a cybersecurity firm. The missive alleged that an auction on the site for data stolen from 10 million customers of Mexico’s second-largest bank was fake news and harming the bank’s reputation.

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A Day in the Life of a Prolific Voice Phishing Crew

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” Perm is the current administrator of Star Fraud , one of the more consequential cybercrime communities on Telegram and one that has emerged as a foundry of innovation in voice phishing attacks. As we’ll see in a moment, that phishing kit is operated and rented out by a cybercriminal known as “ Perm ” a.k.a.

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China-based SMS Phishing Triad Pivots to Banks

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But experts say these groups are now directly targeting customers of international financial institutions, while dramatically expanding their cybercrime infrastructure and support staff. Until recently, the so-called “ Smishing Triad ” mainly impersonated toll road operators and shipping companies. Image: Prodaft. Image: Prodaft.

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Alleged Boss of ‘Scattered Spider’ Hacking Group Arrested

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A 22-year-old man from the United Kingdom arrested this week in Spain is allegedly the ringleader of Scattered Spider , a cybercrime group suspected of hacking into Twilio , LastPass , DoorDash , Mailchimp , and nearly 130 other organizations over the past two years. man arrested was a SIM-swapper who went by the alias “ Tyler.”

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FBI’s Vetted Info Sharing Network ‘InfraGard’ Hacked

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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to build cyber and physical threat information sharing partnerships with the private sector, this week saw its database of contact information on more than 80,000 members go up for sale on an English-language cybercrime forum. Department of Justice in April.

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911 Proxy Service Implodes After Disclosing Breach

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re, a proxy service that since 2015 has sold access to hundreds of thousands of Microsoft Windows computers daily, announced this week that it is shutting down in the wake of a data breach that destroyed key components of its business operations. The 911 service as it existed until July 28, 2022.

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The Life Cycle of a Breached Database

Krebs on Security

Every time there is another data breach, we are asked to change our password at the breached entity. Here’s a closer look at what typically transpires in the weeks or months before an organization notifies its users about a breached database. .”

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