Twitterโs Clumsy Pivot to X.com Is a Gift to Phishers (krebsonsecurity.com)
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Why Your VPN May Not Be As Secure As It Claims (krebsonsecurity.com)
Virtual private networking (VPN) companies market their services as a way to prevent anyone from snooping on your Internet usage. But new research suggests this is a dangerous assumption when connecting to a VPN via an untrusted network, because attackers on the same network could force a targetโs traffic off of the protection...
Experts Fear Crooks are Cracking Keys Stolen in LastPass Breach (krebsonsecurity.com)
In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. Since then, a steady trickle of six-figure cryptocurrency heists targeting security-conscious people throughout the tech industry has led...
Experts Fear Crooks are Cracking Keys Stolen in LastPass Breach (krebsonsecurity.com)
In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. Since then, a steady trickle of six-figure cryptocurrency heists targeting security-consciousโฆ
Krebs on Security: "Using Google Search to Find Software Can Be Risky" (krebsonsecurity.com)
Google continues to struggle with cybercriminals running malicious ads on its search platform to trick people into downloading booby-trapped copies of popular free software applications. The malicious ads, which appear above organic search results and often precede links to legitimate sources of the same software, can make...
Hackers Stole Access Tokens from Oktaโs Support Unit (krebsonsecurity.com)
Okta, a company that provides identity tools like multi-factor authentication and single sign-on to thousands of businesses, has suffered a security breach involving a compromise of its customer support unit, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.
Tech CEO Sentenced to 5 Years in IP Address Scheme (krebsonsecurity.com)
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"Be your own bank" reaches logical end stage as hackers are mining LastPass breach for crypto accounts to loot (krebsonsecurity.com)
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Smart locks from Chirp systems found to store app credentials in plain text (krebsonsecurity.com)
CEO of Data Privacy Company Onerep.com Founded Dozens of People-Search Firms (krebsonsecurity.com)
Mozilla Drops Onerep After CEO Admits to Running People-Search Networks (krebsonsecurity.com)
The nonprofit organization that supports the Firefox web browser said today it is winding down its new partnership with Onerep, an identity protection service recently bundled with Firefox that offers to remove users from hundreds of people-search sites. The move comes just days after a report by KrebsOnSecurity forced...
Mozilla Drops Onerep After CEO Admits to Running People-Search Networks (krebsonsecurity.com)
U.S. Internet Leaked Years of Customer Emails in Major Security Blunder (krebsonsecurity.com)
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Itโs Still Easy for Anyone to Become You at Experian โ Krebs on Security (krebsonsecurity.com)
Russia Sends Cybersecurity CEO to Jail for 14 Years โ Krebs on Security (krebsonsecurity.com)
Twitterโs Clumsy Pivot to X.com Is a Gift to Phishers (krebsonsecurity.com)
On April 9, Twitter/X began automatically modifying links that mention โtwitter.comโ to read โx.comโ instead. But over the past 48 hours, dozens of new domain names have been registered that demonstrate how this change could be used to craft convincing phishing links โ such as fedetwitter[.]com, which until very...
Recent โMFA Bombingโ Attacks Targeting Apple Users โ Krebs on Security (krebsonsecurity.com)
Canadian Man Stuck in Triangle of E-Commerce Fraud โ Krebs on Security (krebsonsecurity.com)
Kroll Employee SIM-Swapped for Crypto Investor Data โ Krebs on Security (krebsonsecurity.com)
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CEO of data privacy company Onerep.com [Mozilla's partner for Mozilla Monitor] founded dozens of people-search firms (krebsonsecurity.com)
The data privacy company Onerep.com bills itself as a Virginia-based service for helping people remove their personal information from almost 200 people-search websites. However, an investigation into the history of onerep.com finds this company is operating out of Belarus and Cyprus, and that its founder has launched dozens of...
CEO of Data Privacy Company Onerep.com Founded Dozens of People-Search Firms (krebsonsecurity.com)
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CEO of Data Privacy Company Onerep.com Founded Dozens of People-Search Firms โ Krebs on Security (krebsonsecurity.com)
U.S. Internet Leaked Years of Internal, Customer Emails (krebsonsecurity.com)
Arrests in $400M SIM-Swap Tied to Heist at FTX? โ Krebs on Security (krebsonsecurity.com)
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