New T-Mobile Breach Affects 37 Million Accounts
T-Mobile today disclosed a data breach affecting tens of millions of customer accounts, its second major data exposure in as…
Thinking of Hiring or Running a Booter Service? Think Again.
Most people who operate DDoS-for-hire services attempt to hide their true identities and location. Proprietors of these so-called “booter” or…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, January 2023 Edition
Microsoft today released updates to fix nearly 100 security flaws in its Windows operating systems and other software. Highlights from…
Identity Thieves Bypassed Experian Security to View Credit Reports
Identity thieves have been exploiting a glaring security weakness in the website of Experian, one of the big three consumer…
Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!
KrebsOnSecurity turns 12 years old today. That's a crazy long time for an independent media outlet these days, but then…
The Equifax Breach Settlement Offer is Real, For Now
Millions of people likely just received an email or snail mail notice saying they're eligible to claim a class action…
Hacked Ring Cams Used to Record Swatting Victims
Two U.S. men have been charged with hacking into the Ring home security cameras of a dozen random people and…
Six Charged in Mass Takedown of DDoS-for-Hire Sites
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today seized four-dozen domains that sold “booter” or “stresser” services — businesses that make…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, December 2022 Edition
Microsoft has released its final monthly batch of security updates for 2022, fixing more than four dozen security holes in…
FBI’s Vetted Info Sharing Network ‘InfraGard’ Hacked
InfraGard, a program run by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to build cyber and physical threat information sharing…