Finland’s Most-Wanted Hacker Nabbed in France
Julius "Zeekill" Kivimäki, a 25-year-old Finnish man charged with extorting a local online psychotherapy practice and leaking therapy notes for…
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Experian Glitch Exposing Credit Files Lasted 47 Days
On Dec. 23, 2022, KrebsOnSecurity alerted big-three consumer credit reporting bureau Experian that identity thieves had worked out how to…
Administrator of RSOCKS Proxy Botnet Pleads Guilty
Denis Emelyantsev, a 36-year-old Russian man accused of running a massive botnet called RSOCKS that stitched malware into millions of…
New T-Mobile Breach Affects 37 Million Accounts
T-Mobile today disclosed a data breach affecting tens of millions of customer accounts, its second major data exposure in as…
Thinking of Hiring or Running a Booter Service? Think Again.
Most people who operate DDoS-for-hire services attempt to hide their true identities and location. Proprietors of these so-called “booter” or…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, January 2023 Edition
Microsoft today released updates to fix nearly 100 security flaws in its Windows operating systems and other software. Highlights from…
Identity Thieves Bypassed Experian Security to View Credit Reports
Identity thieves have been exploiting a glaring security weakness in the website of Experian, one of the big three consumer…
Ransomware attackers steal over 3 million patients’ medical records
A ransomware attack has again put the personal information of innocent parties at risk after it was revealed that a…
Apple Patches First Zero-Day Flaw Reported in 2023 on iOS and macOS
Apple this week is rolling out patches to iPhone and Mac users to address a new WebKit flaw that hackers…
Lazarus Group Uses New Mixer to Launder $100 Million in Stolen Crypto Assets
Lazarus Group, the notorious cybercrime gang, has been spotted circumventing US crypto mixers restrictions by using a newly available service…