Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

In each attack, the victims saw their email and financial accounts compromised after suffering an unauthorized SIM-swap, wherein attackers transferred each victim’s mobile phone number to a new device that they controlled. Prosecutors say Noah Michael Urban of Palm Coast, Fla., According to an Aug.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Bryan hijacked social media and bitcoin accounts using a mix of voice phishing or “ vishing ” attacks and “ SIM swapping ,” a form of fraud that involves bribing or tricking employees at mobile phone companies. Interestingly, the conspiracy appears to have unraveled over a business dispute between the two men.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. 15, 2022, LastPass said an investigation into the August breach determined the attacker did not access any customer data or password vaults.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Louis Morton , a security professional based in Fort Worth, Texas, forwarded an SMS phishing or “smishing” message sent to his wife’s mobile device that indicated a package couldn’t be delivered. com — from a desktop web browser redirects the visitor to a harmless page with ads for car insurance quotes. .”

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

that has been tracking down individuals engaged in unauthorized “SIM swaps” — a complex form of mobile phone fraud that is often used to steal large amounts of cryptocurrencies and other items of value from victims. That’s just too risky for the attackers, he said.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Any accounts that you value should be secured with a unique and strong password, as well the most robust form of multi-factor authentication available. Usually, this is a mobile app that generates a one-time code, but some sites like Twitter and Facebook now support even more robust options — such as physical security keys.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

One account of the hack came from a 17-year-old in the United Kingdom, who told reporters the intrusion began when one of the English-speaking hackers phoned a tech support person at MGM and tricked them into resetting the password for an employee account.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

million customers, including website administrator passwords, sFTP credentials, and private SSL keys; -December 2022: Hackers gained access to and installed malware on GoDaddy’s cPanel hosting servers that “intermittently redirected random customer websites to malicious sites.”

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

agency , a once popular online service that helped attackers intercept the one-time passcodes (OTPs) that many websites require as a second authentication factor in addition to passwords. Three men in the United Kingdom have pleaded guilty to operating otp[.]agency A statement published Aug. 30 by the U.K.’s

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

But as luck would have it, sometime last year the administrator of apkdownloadweb.com managed to infect their Windows PC with password-stealing malware. A typical set of logs for a compromised PC will include any usernames and passwords stored in any browser on the system, as well as a list of recent URLs visited and files downloaded.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 23, 2024

Meaning, they are continuously sending their Windows usernames and passwords to domain names they do not control and which are freely available for anyone to register. Here’s a look at one security researcher’s efforts to map and shrink the size of this insidious problem. and schema.ad.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 27, 2022

For example, in its latest transparency report mobile giant Verizon reported receiving 114,000 data requests of all types from U.S. In other cases, hackers will try to guess the passwords of police department email systems. Like its old school telco brethren, T-Mobile requires EDRs to be faxed. Image: T-Mobile.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

Most of the two-dozen domains registered to pepyak@gmail.com shared a server at one point with a small number of other domains, including mobile-soft[.]su frequently relied on the somewhat unique password, “ plk139t51z.” DomainTools says thelib[.]ru ru was originally registered to a Sergey U Purtov.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Ortiz earned the distinction of being the first person convicted of SIM-swapping, a crime that involves using mobile phone company insiders or compromised employee accounts to transfer a target’s phone number to a mobile device controlled by the attackers.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Look carefully, and you’ll notice small dots beneath the “a” and the second “e” You could be forgiven if you mistook one or both of those dots for a spec of dust on your computer screen or mobile device.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

’s mobile number to a list of those associated with an unrelated firearms investigation. The complaint against Iza says the FBI interviewed Woody in Manilla where he is currently incarcerated, and learned that Iza has been harassing him about passwords that would unlock access to cryptocurrencies.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Researchers this month uncovered a two-year-old Linux-based remote access trojan dubbed AVrecon that enslaves Internet routers into botnet that bilks online advertisers and performs password-spraying attacks. “Now, we provide you with an even easier way to connect to our VPN servers. form [sic] hackers on public networks.”

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Security Boulevard

MAY 19, 2021

Many online services allow users to reset their passwords by clicking a link sent via SMS, and this unfortunately widespread practice has turned mobile phone numbers into de facto identity documents. Which means losing control over one thanks to a divorce, job termination or financial crisis can be devastating.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2024

A scammer called using a real Google phone number to warn his Gmail account was being hacked, sent email security alerts directly from google.com, and ultimately seized control over the account by convincing him to click “yes” to a Google prompt on his mobile device.

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