Ne’er-Do-Well News – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 21:53:21 +0000

The U.S. government today unsealed criminal charges against 16 individuals accused of operating and selling DanaBot, a prolific strain of information-stealing malware that has been sold on Russian cybercrime forums since 2018. The FBI says a newer version of DanaBot was used for espionage, and that many of the defendants exposed their real-life identities after accidentally infecting their own systems with the malware.

Independent Krebs

May 20, 2025 admin

KrebsOnSecurity Hit With Near-Record 6.3 Tbps DDoS

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

Breachforums Boss to Pay $700k in Healthcare Breach

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 15 May 2025 19:56:51 +0000

In what experts are calling a novel legal outcome, the 22-year-old former administrator of the cybercrime community Breachforums will forfeit nearly $700,000 to settle a civil lawsuit from a health insurance company whose customer data was posted for sale on the forum in 2023. Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, a.k.a. “Pompompurin,” is slated for resentencing next month after pleading guilty to access device fraud and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

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

May 15, 2025 admin

Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ Member Extradited to U.S.

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:54:59 +0000

A 23-year-old Scottish man thought to be a member of the prolific Scattered Spider cybercrime group was extradited last week from Spain to the United States, where he is facing charges of wire fraud, conspiracy and identity theft. U.S. prosecutors allege Tyler Robert Buchanan and co-conspirators hacked into dozens of companies in the United States and abroad, and that he personally controlled more than $26 million stolen from victims.

Independent Krebs

May 15, 2025 admin

China-based SMS Phishing Triad Pivots to Banks

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:31:58 +0000

China-based purveyors of SMS phishing kits are enjoying remarkable success converting phished payment card data into mobile wallets from Apple and Google. Until recently, the so-called “Smishing Triad” mainly impersonated toll road operators and shipping companies. But experts say these groups are now directly targeting customers of international financial institutions, while dramatically expanding their cybercrime infrastructure and support staff.

Independent Krebs

March 2, 2025 admin

Notorious Malware, Spam Host “Prospero” Moves to Kaspersky Lab

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 20:14:58 +0000

One of the most notorious providers of abuse-friendly “bulletproof” web hosting for cybercriminals has started routing its operations through networks run by the Russian antivirus and security firm Kaspersky Lab, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.

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.