Russian FSB Counterintelligence Chief Gets 9 Years in Cybercrime Bribery Scheme
The head of counterintelligence for a division of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) was sentenced last week to nine…
Crickets from Chirp Systems in Smart Lock Key Leak
The U.S. government is warning that smart locks securing entry to an estimated 50,000 dwellings nationwide contain hard-coded credentials that…
Why CISA is Warning CISOs About a Breach at Sisense
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said today it is investigating a breach at business intelligence company Sisense,…
Fake Lawsuit Threat Exposes Privnote Phishing Sites
A cybercrook who has been setting up websites that mimic the self-destructing message service Privnote.com accidentally exposed the breadth of…
‘The Manipulaters’ Improve Phishing, Still Fail at Opsec
Roughly nine years ago, KrebsOnSecurity profiled a Pakistan-based cybercrime group called "The Manipulaters," a sprawling web hosting network of phishing…
Thread Hijacking: Phishes That Prey on Your Curiosity
Thread hijacking attacks. They happen when someone you know has their email account compromised, and you are suddenly dropped into…
Recent ‘MFA Bombing’ Attacks Targeting Apple Users
Several Apple customers recently reported being targeted in elaborate phishing attacks that involve what appears to be a bug in…
Mozilla Drops Onerep After CEO Admits to Running People-Search Networks
The nonprofit organization that supports the Firefox web browser said today it is winding down its new partnership with Onerep,…
The Not-so-True People-Search Network from China
It's not unusual for the data brokers behind people-search websites to use pseudonyms in their day-to-day lives (you would, too).…
CEO of Data Privacy Company Onerep.com Founded Dozens of People-Search Firms
The data privacy company Onerep.com bills itself as a Virginia-based service for helping people remove their personal information from almost…