Krebs on Security Nov 5, 4:36 AM

Want to Rent an Internet Address at the White House?

Several staffers at the White House are using computers or mobile devices equipped with residential proxy services that render their internet address availab...

1 min read Read

Krebs on Security Nov 3, 2:24 AM

Tech Firms Dismantle Botnet That Turned 1.3M TV Boxes Into Proxies

Google said today it worked with industry partners to dismantle a botnet made up of more than 1.3 million Android TV set-top boxes that ship with malicious s...

1 min read Read

Krebs on Security Oct 21, 3:26 PM

Widespread PHP Flaw May Cause Many Site Outages Today

Expect to see quite a few websites serving "404" or "Page Not Found" errors today: Nearly 70 percent of websites need to update their core software to fix a ...

1 min read Read

Krebs on Security Oct 19, 1:48 PM

Feds Suspect Ransom Negotiator Ran ShinyHunters Extortion Site

U.S. federal investigators pursuing the ShinyHunters hacking group that recently stole highly sensitive data from the FBI have identified executives at two d...

1 min read Read

Krebs on Security Oct 14, 2:22 PM

U.K. Sanctions Cryptomus for RU Money Laundering

The United Kingdom has issued economic sanctions against Cryptomus, a chameleonic cryptocurrency platform that experts say serves as a major conduit for paym...

1 min read Read

Krebs on Security Oct 13, 11:24 PM

Microsoft Patches More Than 1,400 Security Flaws

Microsoft today issued updates to fix more than 1,400 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. Today's epic patch batch ...

1 min read Read

Krebs on Security Oct 10, 12:17 AM

FBI Arrests Executive at Ransomware Negotiation Firm

Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday arrested the co-founder of a Canadian cybersecurity firm in connection with an investigatio...

1 min read Read

Krebs on Security Oct 7, 1:48 PM

ShinyHunters Extorted Boeing Spin-off Prior to Arrests

A teenager from Amman, Jordan suspected of leading the prolific data theft and extortion group ShinyHunters has been detained and is reportedly cooperating w...

1 min read Read

Krebs on Security Sep 28, 3:08 PM

Dutch Police Arrest ‘Reformed’ Hacker in Shiny Hunters Investigation

Authorities in the Netherlands have arrested a 23-year-old convicted cybercriminal on suspicion of aiding in data thefts and extortions by the prolific hacke...

1 min read Read

Krebs on Security Sep 25, 9:44 PM

U.S. Soldier Gets 70 Months in Prison for AT&T, Verizon Extortions

A U.S. Army soldier who pleaded guilty to hacking into multiple telecommunications companies and stealing mobile call and text metadata for more than 100 mil...

1 min read Read