Be Very Sparing in Allowing Site Notifications
An increasing number of websites are asking visitors to approve “notifications,” browser modifications that periodically display messages on the user’s
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Cyber Security
Patch Tuesday, November 2020 Edition
Adobe and Microsoft each issued a bevy of updates today to plug critical security holes in their software. Microsoft’s release
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Ransomware Group Turns to Facebook Ads
It’s bad enough that many ransomware gangs now have blogs where they publish data stolen from companies that refuse to
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Body Found in Canada Identified as Neo-Nazi Spam King
The body of a man found shot inside a burned out vehicle in Canada three years ago has been identified
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Why Paying to Delete Stolen Data is Bonkers
Companies hit by ransomware often face a dual threat: Even if they avoid paying the ransom and can restore things
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Two Charged in SIM Swapping, Vishing Scams
Two young men from the eastern United States have been hit with identity theft and conspiracy charges for allegedly stealing
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FBI, DHS, HHS Warn of Imminent, Credible Ransomware Threat Against U.S. Hospitals
On Monday, Oct. 26, KrebsOnSecurity began following up on a tip from a reliable source that an aggressive Russian cybercriminal
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Security Blueprints of Many Companies Leaked in Hack of Swedish Firm Gunnebo
In March 2020, KrebsOnSecurity alerted Swedish security giant Gunnebo Group that hackers had broken into its network and sold the
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Google Mending Another Crack in Widevine
For the second time in as many years, Google is working to fix a weakness in its Widevine digital rights
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The Now-Defunct Firms Behind 8chan, QAnon
Some of the world’s largest Internet firms have taken steps to crack down on disinformation spread by QAnon conspiracy theorists
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