You've probably never heard of "16Shop," but there's a good chance someone using it has tried to phish you. Last week, the international police organization INTERPOL said it had shuttered the not...
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/08/karma-catches-up-to-global-phishing-service-16shop/
A number of publications in September warned about the emergence of "Groove," a new ransomware group that called on competing extortion gangs to unite in attacking U.S. government interests onlin...
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/11/the-groove-ransomware-gang-was-a-hoax/
Some of the world's top tech firms are backing a new industry task force focused on disrupting cybercriminal ransomware gangs by limiting their ability to get paid, and targeting the individuals ...
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/04/task-force-seeks-to-disrupt-ransomware-payments/
An increasing number of websites are asking visitors to approve "notifications," browser modifications that periodically display messages on the user's mobile or desktop device. In many cases the...
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/11/be-very-sparing-in-allowing-site-notifications/
It's Cybersecurity Awareness Month! In keeping with that theme, if you (ab)use MICROSOFT WINDOWS computers you should be aware the company shipped a bevy of software updates today to fix at least...
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/10/microsoft-patch-tuesday-october-2020-edition/
There are still many unanswered questions about the recent attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, such as how the attackers broke in, how long they were inside Sony's network, whether they had in...
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/12/the-case-for-n-koreas-role-in-sony-hack/
The U.S. Justice Department is expected to announce today an international law enforcement operation to seize control over the Gameover ZeuS botnet, a sprawling network of hacked Microsoft Window...
Yesterday's story about the point-of-sale malware used in the Target attack has prompted a flood of reporting from antivirus and security vendors. Buried within those reports are some interesting...
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/01/a-closer-look-at-the-target-malware-part-ii/
Security companies would do well to build their products around the physician's code: "First, do no harm." The corollary to that oath borrows from another medical mantra: "Security vendor, heal t...
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/07/security-vendors-do-no-harm-heal-thyself/
"Project Blitzkrieg," a brazen Underweb plan for hiring 100 botmasters to fuel a blaze of ebanking heists against 30 U.S. financial institutions in the Spring of 2013, was met with skepticism fro...
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/12/new-findings-lend-credence-to-project-blitzkrieg/