Last month, KrebsOnSecurity tracked the sudden emergence of hundreds of polished online gaming and wagering websites that lure people with free credits and eventually abscond with any cryptocurrency funds deposited …
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DSLRoot, Proxies, and the Threat of ‘Legal Botnets’ – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
The cybersecurity community on Reddit responded in disbelief this month when a self-described Air National Guard member with top secret security clearance began questioning the arrangement they’d made with company …
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SIM-Swapper, Scattered Spider Hacker Gets 10 Years – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
A 20-year-old Florida man at the center of a prolific cybercrime group known as “Scattered Spider” was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison today, and ordered to pay roughly …
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Mobile Phishers Target Brokerage Accounts in ‘Ramp and Dump’ Cashout Scheme – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
Cybercriminal groups peddling sophisticated phishing kits that convert stolen card data into mobile wallets have recently shifted their focus to targeting customers of brokerage services, new research shows. Undeterred by …
Microsoft today released updates to fix more than 100 security flaws in its Windows operating systems and other software. At least 13 of the bugs received Microsoft’s most-dire “critical” rating, …
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KrebsOnSecurity in New ‘Most Wanted’ HBO Max Series – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
A new documentary series about cybercrime airing next month on HBO Max features interviews with Yours Truly. The four-part series follows the exploits of Julius Kivimäki, a prolific Finnish hacker …
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Who Got Arrested in the Raid on the XSS Crime Forum? – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
On July 22, 2025, the European police agency Europol said a long-running investigation led by the French Police resulted in the arrest of a 38-year-old administrator of XSS, a Russian-language cybercrime …
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Scammers Unleash Flood of Slick Online Gaming Sites – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
Fraudsters are flooding Discord and other social media platforms with ads for hundreds of polished online gaming and wagering websites that lure people with free credits and eventually abscond with …
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Phishers Target Aviation Execs to Scam Customers – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
KrebsOnSecurity recently heard from a reader whose boss’s email account got phished and was used to trick one of the company’s customers into sending a large payment to scammers. An …