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Arrests in Tap-to-Pay Scheme Powered by Phishing Authorities in at least two U.S. states last week independently announced arrests of Chinese...
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Authorities in at least two U.S. states last week independently announced arrests of Chinese nationals accused of perpetrating a novel form of tap-to-pay fraud using mobile devices. Details released by authorities so far indicate the mobile wallets being used by the scammers were...
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DOGE to Fired CISA Staff: Email Us Your Personal Data A message posted on Monday to the homepage of the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security...
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A message posted on Monday to the homepage of the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is the latest exhibit in the Trump administration's continued disregard for basic cybersecurity protections. The message instructed recently-fired CISA employees to get in...
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ClickFix: How to Infect Your PC in Three Easy Steps A clever malware deployment scheme first spotted in targeted attacks last year has now gone...
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A clever malware deployment scheme first spotted in targeted attacks last year has now gone mainstream. In this scam, dubbed "ClickFix," the visitor to a hacked or malicious website is asked to distinguish themselves from bots by pressing a combination of keyboard keys that...
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Microsoft: 6 Zero-Days in March 2025 Patch Tuesday Microsoft today issued more than 50 security updates for its various Windows operating systems,...
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Microsoft today issued more than 50 security updates for its various Windows operating systems, including fixes for a whopping six zero-day vulnerabilities that are already seeing active exploitation.
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Alleged Co-Founder of Garantex Arrested in India Authorities in India today arrested the alleged co-founder of Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange...
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Authorities in India today arrested the alleged co-founder of Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange sanctioned by the U.S. government in 2022 for facilitating tens of billions of dollars in money laundering by transnational criminal and cybercriminal organizations. Sources close to...
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Notorious Malware, Spam Host “Prospero” Moves to Kaspersky Lab One of the most notorious providers of abuse-friendly "bulletproof" web hosting for cybercriminals...
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One of the most notorious providers of abuse-friendly "bulletproof" web hosting for cybercriminals has started routing its operations through networks run by the Russian antivirus and security firm Kaspersky Lab, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.
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U.S. Soldier Charged in AT&T Hack Searched “Can Hacking Be Treason” A U.S. Army soldier who pleaded guilty last week to leaking phone records for high-ranking U.S....
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A U.S. Army soldier who pleaded guilty last week to leaking phone records for high-ranking U.S. government officials searched online for non-extradition countries and for an answer to the question "can hacking be treason?" prosecutors in the case said Wednesday. The government...
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Feds Link $150M Cyberheist to 2022 LastPass Hacks In September 2023, KrebsOnSecurity published findings from security researchers who concluded that a...
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In September 2023, KrebsOnSecurity published findings from security researchers who concluded that a series of six-figure cyberheists across dozens of victims resulted from thieves cracking master passwords stolen from the password manager service LastPass in 2022. In a court...
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Who is the DOGE and X Technician Branden Spikes? At 49, Branden Spikes isn't just one of the oldest technologists who has been involved in Elon...
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At 49, Branden Spikes isn't just one of the oldest technologists who has been involved in Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). As the current director of information technology at X/Twitter and an early hire at PayPal, Zip2, Tesla and SpaceX, Spikes is also...
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Trump 2.0 Brings Cuts to Cyber, Consumer Protections One month into his second term, President Trump's actions to shrink the government through mass...
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One month into his second term, President Trump's actions to shrink the government through mass layoffs, firings and withholding funds allocated by Congress have thrown federal cybersecurity and consumer protection programs into disarray. At the same time, agencies are battling...
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When Getting Phished Puts You in Mortal Danger Many successful phishing attacks result in a financial loss or malware infection. But falling for...
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Many successful phishing attacks result in a financial loss or malware infection. But falling for some phishing scams, like those currently targeting Russians searching online for organizations that are fighting the Kremlin war machine, can cost you your freedom or your life.