A Brazilian tech firm that specializes in protecting networks from distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks has been enabling a botnet responsible for an extended campaign of massive DDoS attacks against other …
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‘Scattered Spider’ Member ‘Tylerb’ Pleads Guilty – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
A 24-year-old British national and senior member of the cybercrime group “Scattered Spider” has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. Tyler Robert Buchanan admitted his role …
Microsoft today pushed software updates to fix a staggering 167 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and related software, including a SharePoint Server zero-day and a publicly disclosed weakness …
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Germany Doxes “UNKN,” Head of RU Ransomware Gangs REvil, GandCrab – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
An elusive hacker who went by the handle “UNKN” and ran the early Russian ransomware groups GandCrab and REvil now has a name and a face. Authorities in Germany say …
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Russia Hacked Routers to Steal Microsoft Office Tokens – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
Hackers linked to Russia’s military intelligence units are using known flaws in older Internet routers to mass harvest authentication tokens from Microsoft Office users, security experts warned today. The spying …
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Please Don’t Feed the Scattered Lapsus ShinyHunters – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
A prolific data ransom gang that calls itself Scattered Lapsus ShinyHunters (SLSH) has a distinctive playbook when it seeks to extort payment from victim firms: Harassing, threatening and even swatting …
Microsoft Corp. today pushed security updates to fix at least 77 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. There are no pressing “zero-day” flaws this month (compared to …
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‘CanisterWorm’ Springs Wiper Attack Targeting Iran – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
A financially motivated data theft and extortion group is attempting to inject itself into the Iran war, unleashing a worm that spreads through poorly secured cloud services and wipes data …
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Feds Disrupt IoT Botnets Behind Huge DDoS Attacks – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
The U.S. Justice Department joined authorities in Canada and Germany in dismantling the online infrastructure behind four highly disruptive botnets that compromised more than three million Internet of Things (IoT) …
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Iran-Backed Hackers Claim Wiper Attack on Medtech Firm Stryker – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
A hacktivist group with links to Iran’s intelligence agencies is claiming responsibility for a data-wiping attack against Stryker, a global medical technology company based in Michigan. News reports out of …