Direct navigation — the act of visiting a website by manually typing a domain name in a web browser — has never been riskier: A new study finds the vast …
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Microsoft flips security script: ‘In scope by default’ makes all vulnerabilities fair game for bug bounties
by David Walker
However, these rules of engagement prohibit red teamers from using or accessing credentials that aren’t their own, launching phishing attacks against Microsoft employees, performing denial-of-service testing or other testing that …
Safety & Security
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, December 2025 Edition – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
Microsoft today pushed updates to fix at least 56 security flaws in its Windows operating systems and supported software. This final Patch Tuesday of 2025 tackles one zero-day bug that …
Posted by Liz Prucka, Hamzeh Zawawy, Rishika Hooda, Android Security and Privacy Team Last year, Google’s Android Red Team partnered with Arm to conduct an in-depth security analysis of the …
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How Russia’s Largest Private University is Linked to a $25M Essay Mill – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
A sprawling academic cheating network turbocharged by Google Ads that has generated nearly $25 million in revenue has curious ties to a Kremlin-connected oligarch whose Russian university builds drones for …
Safety & Security
Cloudflare Scrubs Aisuru Botnet from Top Domains List – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
For the past week, domains associated with the massive Aisuru botnet have repeatedly usurped Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft in Cloudflare’s public ranking of the most frequently requested websites. Cloudflare …
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Alleged Jabber Zeus Coder ‘MrICQ’ in U.S. Custody – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
A Ukrainian man indicted in 2012 for conspiring with a prolific hacking group to steal tens of millions of dollars from U.S. businesses was arrested in Italy and is now …
Safety & Security
Aisuru Botnet Shifts from DDoS to Residential Proxies – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
Aisuru, the botnet responsible for a series of record-smashing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks this year, recently was overhauled to support a more low-key, lucrative and sustainable business: Renting hundreds of …
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Canada Fines Cybercrime Friendly Cryptomus $176M – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
Financial regulators in Canada this week levied $176 million in fines against Cryptomus, a digital payments platform that supports dozens of Russian cryptocurrency exchanges and websites hawking cybercrime services. The …
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Patch Tuesday, October 2025 ‘End of 10’ Edition – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
Microsoft today released software updates to plug a whopping 172 security holes in its Windows operating systems, including at least two vulnerabilities that are already being actively exploited. October’s Patch …