SEO Expert Hired and Fired By Ashley Madison Turned on Company, Promising Revenge
[This is Part II of a story published here last week on reporting that went into a new Hulu documentary…
Apple & Microsoft Patch Tuesday, July 2023 Edition
Microsoft Corp. today released software updates to quash 130 security bugs in its Windows operating systems and related software, including…
Top Suspect in 2015 Ashley Madison Hack Committed Suicide in 2014
When the marital infidelity website AshleyMadison.com learned in July 2015 that hackers were threatening to publish data stolen from 37…
Who’s Behind the DomainNetworks Snail Mail Scam?
If you've ever owned a domain name, the chances are good that at some point you've received a snail mail…
Russian Cybersecurity Executive Arrested for Alleged Role in 2012 Megahacks
Nikita Kislitsin, formerly the head of network security for one of Russia's top cybersecurity firms, was arrested last week in…
U.K. Cyber Thug “PlugwalkJoe” Gets 5 Years in Prison
Joseph James "PlugwalkJoe" O'Connor, a 24-year-old from the United Kingdom who earned his 15 minutes of fame by participating in…
SMS Phishers Harvested Phone Numbers, Shipment Data from UPS Tracking Tool
The United Parcel Service (UPS) says fraudsters have been harvesting phone numbers and other information from its online shipment tracking…
Why Malware Crypting Services Deserve More Scrutiny
If you operate a cybercrime business that relies on disseminating malicious software, you probably also spend a good deal of…
CISA Order Highlights Persistent Risk at Network Edge
The U.S. government agency in charge of improving the nation's cybersecurity posture is ordering all federal civilian agencies to take…
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.…