Microsoft Patch Tuesday, June 2023 Edition
Microsoft Corp. today released software updates to fix dozens of security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software.…
Barracuda Urges Replacing — Not Patching — Its Email Security Gateways
It's not often that a zero-day vulnerability causes a network security vendor to urge customers to physically remove and decommission…
Service Rents Email Addresses for Account Signups
One of the most expensive aspects of any cybercriminal operation is the time and effort it takes to create large…
Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware
Code-signing certificates are supposed to help authenticate the identity of software publishers, and provide cryptographic assurance that a signed piece…
Discord Admins Hacked by Malicious Bookmarks
A number of Discord communities focused on cryptocurrency have been hacked this past month after their administrators were tricked into…
Phishing Domains Tanked After Meta Sued Freenom
The number of phishing websites tied to domain name registrar Freenom dropped precipitously in the months surrounding a recent lawsuit…
Interview With a Crypto Scam Investment Spammer
Social networks are constantly battling inauthentic bot accounts that send direct messages to users promoting scam cryptocurrency investment platforms. What…
Russian Hacker “Wazawaka” Indicted for Ransomware
A Russian man identified by KrebsOnSecurity in January 2022 as a prolific and vocal member of several top ransomware groups…
Re-Victimization from Police-Auctioned Cell Phones
Countless smartphones seized in arrests and searches by police forces across the United States are being auctioned online without first…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, May 2023 Edition
Microsoft today released software updates to fix at least four dozen security holes in its Windows operating systems and other…