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Read moreAdventures in Contacting the Russian FSB
June 7 2021KrebsOnSecurity recently had occasion to contact the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In the process of doing so,...
Read moreIf your password gets stolen as part of a data breach, you'll probably be told. But what if your password gets pwned some other way?
Read moreHow to Tell a Job Offer from an ID Theft Trap
May 21 2021One of the oldest scams around -- the fake job interview that seeks only to harvest your personal and financial data -- is on the rise, the FBI warns....
Read moreTry This One Weird Trick Russian Hackers Hate
May 17 2021In a Twitter discussion last week on ransomware attacks, KrebsOnSecurity noted that virtually all ransomware strains have a built-in failsafe designed to cover the backsides of the malware purveyors:...
Read moreIdentifying the Person Behind Bitcoin Fog
May 3 2021
The person behind the Bitcoin Fog was identified and arrested. Bitcoin Fog was an anonymization service: for a fee, it mixed a bunch of people’s bitcoins up so...
Read moreTask Force Seeks to Disrupt Ransomware Payments
April 29 2021Some of the world's top tech firms are backing a new industry task force focused on disrupting cybercriminal ransomware gangs by limiting their ability to get paid, and targeting...
Read moreNaked Security Live – To hack or not to hack?
April 19 2021Latest video - watch now! We look at the recent FBI "webshell hacking" controversy from both sides.
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The Washington Post has published a long story on the unlocking of the San Bernardino Terrorist’s iPhone 5C in 2016. We all thought it was an Israeli company...
Read moreListen now - and have your say on this divisive issue in our comments!
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