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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 20 May 2025 21:30:30 +0000

KrebsOnSecurity last week was hit by a near record distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that clocked in at more than 6.3 terabits of data per second (a terabit is one trillion bits of data). The brief attack appears to have been a test run for a massive new Internet of Things (IoT) botnet capable of launching crippling digital assaults that few web destinations can withstand. Read on for more about the botnet, the attack, and the apparent creator of this global menace.

Independent Krebs

May 15, 2025 admin

Pakistani Firm Shipped Fentanyl Analogs, Scams to US

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 07 May 2025 22:22:48 +0000

A Texas firm recently charged with conspiring to distribute synthetic opioids in the United States is at the center of a vast network of companies in the U.S. and Pakistan whose employees are accused of using online ads to scam westerners seeking help with trademarks, book writing, mobile app development and logo designs, a new investigation reveals.

Independent Krebs

March 2, 2025 admin

U.S. Soldier Charged in AT&T Hack Searched “Can Hacking Be Treason”

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 03:39:25 +0000

A U.S. Army soldier who pleaded guilty last week to leaking phone records for high-ranking U.S. government officials searched online for non-extradition countries and for an answer to the question “can hacking be treason?” prosecutors in the case said Wednesday. The government disclosed the details in a court motion to keep the defendant in custody until he is discharged from the military.

Independent Krebs

March 2, 2025 admin

U.S. Soldier Charged in AT&T Hack Searched “Can Hacking Be Treason”

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 03:39:25 +0000

Independent Krebs

February 4, 2025 admin

Who’s Behind the Seized Forums ‘Cracked’ & ‘Nulled’?

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 17:09:16 +0000

The FBI joined authorities across Europe last week in seizing domain names for Cracked and Nulled, English-language cybercrime forums with millions of users that trafficked in stolen data, hacking tools and malware. An investigation into the history of these communities shows their apparent co-founders quite openly operate an Internet service provider and a pair of e-commerce platforms catering to buyers and sellers on both forums.

Independent Krebs

January 31, 2025 admin

FBI, Dutch Police Disrupt ‘Manipulaters’ Phishing Gang

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 18:35:32 +0000

The FBI and authorities in The Netherlands this week seized a number of servers and domains for a hugely popular spam and malware dissemination service operating out of Pakistan. The proprietors of the service, who use the collective nickname “The Manipulaters,” have been the subject of three stories published here since 2015. The FBI said the main clientele are organized crime groups that try to trick victim companies into making payments to a third party.

Independent Krebs

December 19, 2024 admin

Web Hacking Service ‘Araneida’ Tied to Turkish IT Firm

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:07:30 +0000

Cybercriminals are selling hundreds of thousands of credential sets stolen with the help of a cracked version of Acunetix, a powerful commercial web app vulnerability scanner, new research finds. The cracked software is being resold as a cloud-based attack tool by at least two different services, one of which KrebsOnSecurity traced to an information technology firm based in Turkey.

Independent Krebs

December 11, 2024 admin

How Cryptocurrency Turns to Cash in Russian Banks

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 21:38:48 +0000

A financial firm registered in Canada has emerged as the payment processor for dozens of Russian cryptocurrency exchanges and websites hawking cybercrime services aimed at Russian-speaking customers, new research finds. Meanwhile, an investigation into the Vancouver street address used by this company shows it is home to dozens of foreign currency dealers, money transfer businesses, and cryptocurrency exchanges — none of which are physically located there.