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Dec 30, 2024 · Federal authorities have arrested and indicted a 20-year-old U.S. Army soldier on suspicion of being Kiberphant0m, a cybercriminal who has been selling and leaking sensitive customer call records ...
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, November 2024 Edition
Nov 12, 2024 · Microsoft today released updates to plug at least 89 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software. November’s patch batch includes fixes for two zero-day vulnerabilities ...
Canadian Man Arrested in Snowflake Data Extortions
Nov 5, 2024 · A 26-year-old man in Ontario, Canada has been arrested for allegedly stealing data from and extorting more than 160 companies that used the cloud data service Snowflake. On October 30, Canadian ...
National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords
Aug 19, 2024 · New details are emerging about a breach at National Public Data (NPD), a consumer data broker that recently spilled hundreds of millions of Americans' Social Security Numbers, addresses, and phone ...
Patch Tuesday, October 2024 Edition – Krebs on Security
Oct 8, 2024 · 9 thoughts on “ Patch Tuesday, October 2024 Edition ” William Kemmler October 9, 2024 “. . . stems from a security weakness in MSHTML, the proprietary engine of Microsoft’s Internet ...
Fintech Giant Finastra Investigating Data Breach
Nov 20, 2024 · The financial technology firm Finastra is investigating the alleged large-scale theft of information from its internal file transfer platform, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Finastra, which provides ...
New 0-Day Attacks Linked to China’s ‘Volt Typhoon’
Aug 27, 2024 · Malicious hackers are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Versa Director, a software product used by many Internet and IT service providers.Researchers believe the activity is linked to Volt ...
Sextortion Scams Now Include Photos of Your Home
Sep 3, 2024 · Sextortion — even semi-automated scams like this one with no actual physical leverage to backstop the extortion demand — is a serious crime that can lead to devastating consequences for victims.
Booking.com Phishers May Leave You With Reservations
Nov 1, 2024 · 34 thoughts on “ Booking.com Phishers May Leave You With Reservations ” Joseph November 1, 2024. I booked two hotels in New Zealand earlier this year and got spam messages like this for both ...
“BriansClub” Hack Rescues 26M Stolen Cards – Krebs on Security
Oct 15, 2019 · 49 thoughts on “ “BriansClub” Hack Rescues 26M Stolen Cards ” Sue October 15, 2019 “If we take just the 9.1 million cards that were confirmed sold through BriansClub, we’re talking ...