Krebs – Page 57 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 00:16:11 +0000

For almost the past month, key computer systems serving the government of Baltimore, Md. have been held hostage by a ransomware strain known as “Robbinhood.” Media publications have cited sources saying the Robbinhood version that hit Baltimore city computers was powered by “Eternal Blue,” a hacking tool developed by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and leaked online in 2017. But new analysis suggests that while Eternal Blue could have been used to spread the infection, the Robbinhood malware itself contains no traces of it.

Independent Krebs

May 31, 2019 admin

NY Investigates Exposure of 885 Million Mortgage Documents

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 13:58:59 +0000

New York regulators are investigating a weakness that exposed 885 million mortgage records at First American Financial Corp. [NYSE:FAF] as the first test of the state’s strict new cybersecurity regulation. That measure, which went into effect in March 2019 and is considered among the toughest in the nation, requires financial companies to regularly audit and report on how they protect sensitive data, and provides for fines in cases where violations were reckless or willful.

Independent Krebs

May 30, 2019 admin

Canada Uses Civil Anti-Spam Law in Bid to Fine Malware Purveyors

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 22:21:47 +0000

Canadian government regulators are using the country’s powerful new anti-spam law to pursue hefty fines of up to a million dollars against Canadian citizens suspected of helping to spread malicious software.

Independent Krebs

May 29, 2019 admin

Should Failing Phish Tests Be a Fireable Offense?

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 17:39:26 +0000

Would your average Internet user would be any more vigilant against phishing scams if he or she faced the real possibility of losing their job after falling for one too many of these emails? Recently, I met someone at a conference who said his employer had in fact terminated employees for such repeated infractions. As this was the first time I’d ever heard of an organization actually doing this, I asked some phishing experts what they thought (spoiler alert: they’re not fans of this particular teaching approach).

Independent Krebs

May 24, 2019 admin

First American Financial Corp. Leaked Hundreds of Millions of Title Insurance Records

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 20:47:11 +0000

The Web site for Fortune 500 real estate title insurance giant First American Financial Corp. [NYSE:FAF] leaked hundreds of millions of documents related to mortgage deals going back to 2003, until notified this week by KrebsOnSecurity. The digitized records — including bank account numbers and statements, mortgage and tax records, Social Security numbers, wire transaction receipts, and drivers license images — were available without authentication to anyone with a Web browser.

Independent Krebs

May 22, 2019 admin

Legal Threats Make Powerful Phishing Lures

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 19:26:04 +0000

Some of the most convincing email phishing and malware attacks come disguised as nastygrams from a law firm. Such scams typically notify the recipient that he/she is being sued, and instruct them to review the attached file and respond within a few days — or else. Here’s a look at a recent spam campaign that peppered more than 100,000 business email addresses with fake legal threats harboring malware.

Independent Krebs

May 18, 2019 admin

Account Hijacking Forum OGusers Hacked

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sat, 18 May 2019 13:44:20 +0000

Ogusers[.]com — a forum popular among people involved in hijacking online accounts and conducting SIM swapping attacks to seize control over victims’ phone numbers — has itself been hacked, exposing the email addresses, hashed passwords, IP addresses and private messages for nearly 113,000 forum users.

Independent Krebs

May 16, 2019 admin

Feds Target $100M ‘GozNym’ Cybercrime Network

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 22:05:30 +0000

Law enforcement agencies in the United States and Europe today unsealed charges against 11 alleged members of the GozNym malware network, an international cybercriminal syndicate suspected of stealing $100 million from more than 41,000 victims with the help of a stealthy banking trojan by the same name.