Ransomware Group Turns to Facebook Ads
November 10 2020It's bad enough that many ransomware gangs now have blogs where they publish data stolen from companies that refuse to make an extortion payment. Now, one crime group has...
Read moreBody Found in Canada Identified as Neo-Nazi Spam King
November 9 2020The body of a man found shot inside a burned out vehicle in Canada three years ago has been identified as that of Davis Wolfgang Hawke, a prolific spammer...
Read moreWhy Paying to Delete Stolen Data is Bonkers
November 4 2020Companies hit by ransomware often face a dual threat: Even if they avoid paying the ransom and can restore things from scratch, about half the time the attackers also...
Read moreTwo Charged in SIM Swapping, Vishing Scams
November 3 2020Two young men from the eastern United States have been hit with identity theft and conspiracy charges for allegedly stealing bitcoin and social media accounts by tricking employees at...
Read moreOn Monday, Oct. 27, KrebsOnSecurity began following up on a tip from a reliable source that an aggressive Russian cybercriminal gang known for deploying ransomware was preparing to disrupt...
Read moreIn March 2020, KrebsOnSecurity alerted Swedish security giant Gunnebo Group that hackers had broken into its network and sold the access to a criminal group which specializes in deploying...
Read moreGoogle Mending Another Crack in Widevine
October 26 2020For the second time in as many years, Google is working to fix a weakness in its Widevine digital rights management (DRM) technology used by online streaming sites like...
Read moreThe Now-Defunct Firms Behind 8chan, QAnon
October 22 2020Some of the world's largest Internet firms have taken steps to crack down on disinformation spread by QAnon conspiracy theorists and the hate-filled anonymous message board 8chan. But according...
Read moreQAnon/8Chan Sites Briefly Knocked Offline
October 19 2020A phone call to an Internet provider in Oregon on Sunday evening was all it took to briefly sideline multiple websites related to 8chan/8kun -- a controversial online image...
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