Bounty offered for secret NSA seeds behind NIST elliptic curves algo
A bounty of $12,288 has been announced for the first person to crack the NIST elliptic curves seeds and discover…
USPS Anchors Snowballing Smishing Campaigns
Researchers found 164 domains connected to a single threat actor located in Tehran.
Will Generative AI Kill the Nigerian Prince Scam?
A linguist analyzes whether GPT will improve the notoriously agrammatical scam — or finally render it a thing of the…
FBI Hacker Dropped Stolen Airbus Data on 9/11
In December 2022, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that a cybercriminal using the handle "USDoD" had infiltrated the FBI's vetted information…
New ‘MetaStealer’ malware targets Intel-based macOS systems
A new information stealer malware named 'MetaStealer' has appeared in the wild, stealing a wide variety of sensitive information from…
Elderly couple gets eviction notice after making payments on a home for 2 decades; they say their son transferred ownership without telling them
An elderly couple in California was shocked and dismayed after they were served an eviction notice to leave their home…
‘I don’t think Trump will be the nominee’: Ann Coulter calls Trump ‘a gigantic baby,’ says he ‘can barely speak English’
Conservative commentator Ann Coulter does not expect former President Donald Trump to become the GOP's 2024 presidential nominee."I don't think…
Criminal IP Teams Up with PolySwarm to Strengthen Threat Detection
The addition of Criminal IP as a new contributor to PolySwarm's malicious URL detection represents a significant leap in specialized…
The Week in Ransomware – August 11th 2023 – Targeting Healthcare
While some ransomware operations claim not to target hospitals, one relatively new ransomware gang named Rhysida doesn't seem to care.…
Cyber Insurance Experts Make a Case for Coverage, Protection
At Black Hat "mini summit," providers and customers get clearer about premium costs and coverage — and the risk of…