Fed up California man bashes in window of getaway car after thieves rob work van; other resident uses gun to thwart robbery
Surveillance video captured the moment a fed up California resident bashed the window of a getaway car after thieves were…
Here’s Some Bitcoin: Oh, and You’ve Been Served!
A California man who lost $100,000 in a 2021 SIM-swapping attack is suing the unknown holder of a cryptocurrency wallet…
Sporting goods retail chain reportedly fires employees for chasing after shoplifter who stole firearm: ‘I just took off’
Three employees at a Louisiana sporting goods store were reportedly fired last month for intercepting a thief who tried to…
Happy 14th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!
KrebsOnSecurity celebrates its 14th year of existence today! I promised myself this post wouldn't devolve into yet another Cybersecurity Year…
Ten Years Later, New Clues in the Target Breach
On Dec. 18, 2013, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that U.S. retail giant Target was battling a wide-ranging computer intrusion that…
Philadelphia votes to ban ski masks in public; faces accusations of criminalizing young black men
The Philadelphia City Council has approved a ban on ski masks in hopes of cutting down on the violent crime…
ID Theft Service Resold Access to USInfoSearch Data
One of the cybercrime underground's more active sellers of Social Security numbers, background and credit reports has been pulling data…
NY retailers lost $4.4 billion due to rampant shoplifting in 2022: ‘People are losing their jobs’
New York retailers reported losing $4.4 billion in 2022 as a result of shoplifting and organized theft, the New York…
Biden tries to hide away in Nantucket but can’t escape pro-Palestinian protesters
The Biden family has stayed at the property of billionaire David Rubenstein since 2021, visiting downtown Nantucket on Thanksgiving Friday…
It’s Still Easy for Anyone to Become You at Experian
In the summer of 2022, KrebsOnSecurity documented the plight of several readers who had their accounts at big-three consumer credit…