Unproven Coronavirus Therapy Proves Cash Cow for Shadow Pharmacies
Many of the same shadowy organizations that pay people to promote male erectile dysfunction drugs via spam and hacked websites
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Cyber Security
When in Doubt: Hang Up, Look Up, & Call Back
Many security-conscious people probably think they’d never fall for a phone-based phishing scam. But if your response to such a
Read MoreWho’s Behind the “Reopen” Domain Surge?
The past few weeks have seen a large number of new domain registrations beginning with the word “reopen” and ending
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Sipping from the Coronavirus Domain Firehose
Security experts are poring over thousands of new Coronavirus-themed domain names registered each day, but this often manual effort struggles
Read MoreCOVID-19 Has United Cybersecurity Experts, But Will That Unity Survive the Pandemic?
The Coronavirus has prompted thousands of information security professionals to volunteer their skills in upstart collaborative efforts aimed at frustrating
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, April 2020 Edition
Microsoft today released updates to fix 113 security vulnerabilities in its various Windows operating systems and related software. Those include
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New IRS Site Could Make it Easy for Thieves to Intercept Some Stimulus Payments
The U.S. federal government is now in the process of sending Economic Impact Payments by direct deposit to millions of
Read MoreMicrosoft Buys Corp.com So Bad Guys Can’t
In February, KrebsOnSecurity told the story of a private citizen auctioning off the dangerous domain corp.com for the starting price
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‘War Dialing’ Tool Exposes Zoom’s Password Problems
As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to force people to work from home, countless companies are now holding daily meetings using
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Phish of GoDaddy Employee Jeopardized Escrow.com, Among Others
A spear-phishing attack this week hooked a customer service employee at GoDaddy.com, the world’s largest domain name registrar, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.
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