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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

May 15, 2025 admin

Patch Tuesday, April 2025 Edition

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2025 03:09:36 +0000

Microsoft today released updates to plug at least 121 security holes in its Windows operating systems and software, including one vulnerability that is already being exploited in the wild. Eleven of those flaws earned Microsoft’s most-dire “critical” rating, meaning malware or malcontents could exploit them with little to no interaction from Windows users.

Security Wired

March 8, 2025 admin

Cybercriminals Allegedly Used a StubHub Backdoor to Steal Taylor Swift Tickets

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess| Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 11:30:00 +0000

Plus: The world’s “largest illicit online marketplace” gets hit by regulators, police seize the Garantex crypto exchange, and scammers trick targets by making up ransomware attacks.

Security Wired

March 7, 2025 admin

A Brand-New Botnet Is Delivering Record-Size DDoS Attacks

Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 13:30:00 +0000

Eleven11bot infects webcams and video recorders, with a large concentration in the US.

Security Wired

March 7, 2025 admin

A Brand New Botnet Is Delivering Record-Size DDoS Attacks

Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 13:30:00 +0000

Eleven11bot infects webcams and video recorders, with a large concentration in the US.

Security Wired

March 7, 2025 admin

Trump’s Spy Chief Urged to Declassify Details of Secret Surveillance Program

Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2025 21:59:08 +0000

Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, has long held anti-surveillance views. Now she oversees a key surveillance program she once tried to dismantle.

Independent Krebs

March 6, 2025 admin

Who is the DOGE and X Technician Branden Spikes?

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:54:40 +0000

At 49, Branden Spikes isn’t just one of the oldest technologists who has been involved in Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). As the current director of information technology at X/Twitter and an early hire at PayPal, Zip2, Tesla and SpaceX, Spikes is also among Musk’s most loyal employees. Here’s a closer look at this trusted Musk lieutenant, whose Russian ex-wife was once married to Elon’s cousin.

Security Wired

March 6, 2025 admin

Pentagon Cuts Threaten Programs That Secure Loose Nukes and Weapons of Mass Destruction

Credit to Author: Justin Ling| Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2025 19:22:52 +0000

Documents obtained by WIRED show the US Department of Defense is considering cutting up to 75 percent of workers who stop the spread of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons.