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Imagine this scenario: it’s tax season, and you work in the HR department. Your CEO sends you an email requesting copies of employee W-2s that include names, addresses, Social Security numbers, income data and tax information. With the sense of urgency that the tax season brings and a direct request from your CEO, what should […]
This manifold implementation or process of brute forcing credential hashes within the Windows Active Directory ecosystem would soon become the de facto attack vector against the Kerberos protocol, leveraging certain exploitable authentication and encryption mechanisms of the popular MIT-born technology while embroiling the Redmond giant in a cascade of existential threats for years to come. […]
Microsoft today released another round of security updates for Windows operating systems and supported software, including fixes for six zero-day bugs that malicious hackers already are exploiting in active attacks. June’s Patch Tuesday addresses just 49 security holes — about half the normal number of vulnerabilities lately. But what this month lacks in volume it […]
Bug bounty hunting is one of the most sought-after jobs for young hackers just entering the industry. Some might take on it as a hobby, a way to hone their hacking skills; and for others, it’s truly a lucrative full-time career option. In 2020 alone, bug bounty hunters earned a record $40 million for reporting […]
The U.S. Department of Justice said today it has recovered $2.3 million worth of Bitcoin that Colonial Pipeline paid to ransomware extortionists last month. The funds had been sent to DarkSide, a ransomware-as-a-service syndicate that disbanded after a May 14 farewell message to affiliates saying its Internet servers and cryptocurrency stash were seized by unknown […]
KrebsOnSecurity recently had occasion to contact the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In the process of doing so, I encountered a small snag: The FSB’s website said in order to communicate with them securely, I needed to download and install an encryption and virtual […]
Fake, positive reviews have infiltrated nearly every corner of life online these days, confusing consumers while offering an unwelcome advantage to fraudsters and sub-par products everywhere. Happily, identifying and tracking these fake reviewer accounts is often the easiest way to spot scams. Here’s the story of how bogus reviews on a counterfeit Microsoft Authenticator browser […]
Florian “The Shark” Tudor, the alleged ringleader of a prolific ATM skimming gang that siphoned hundreds of millions of dollars from bank accounts of tourists visiting Mexico over the last eight years, was arrested in Mexico City on Thursday in response to an extradition warrant from a Romanian court. Florian Tudor, at a 2020 press […]
Find the top shodan dorks to expose critical information collected from publicly available sources. Source of Article
Reactive vs proactive security is often not the matter of choosing which one is better but to see how both are important for a proper cybersecurity posture of your organization. Source of Article
One of the oldest scams around — the fake job interview that seeks only to harvest your personal and financial data — is on the rise, the FBI warns. Here’s the story of a recent LinkedIn impersonation scam that led to more than 100 people getting duped, and one almost-victim who decided the job offer […]
Learn how to build a basic monitoring and alerting system for new subdomains. Source of Article
Many online services allow users to reset their passwords by clicking a link sent via SMS, and this unfortunately widespread practice has turned mobile phone numbers into de facto identity documents. Which means losing control over one thanks to a divorce, job termination or financial crisis can be devastating. Even so, plenty of people willingly […]
Get familiar with Shadow IT, the concept, its security risks but also how you can leverage it for your benefit. Source of Article
In a Twitter discussion last week on ransomware attacks, KrebsOnSecurity noted that virtually all ransomware strains have a built-in failsafe designed to cover the backsides of the malware purveyors: They simply will not install on a Microsoft Windows computer that already has one of many types of virtual keyboards installed — such as Russian or […]
The DarkSide ransomware affiliate program responsible for the six-day outage at Colonial Pipeline this week that led to fuel shortages and price spikes across the country is running for the hills. The crime gang announced it was closing up shop after its servers were seized and someone drained the cryptocurrency from an account the group […]
Learn about what is Internet Scanning, benefits and implications of these scans, as well as popular internet scanning tools. Source of Article
Microsoft today released fixes to plug at least 55 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software. Four of these weaknesses can be exploited by malware and malcontents to seize complete, remote control over vulnerable systems without any help from users. On deck this month are patches to quash a wormable flaw, a […]
The FBI confirmed this week that a relatively new ransomware group known as DarkSide is responsible for an attack that caused Colonial Pipeline to shut down 5,550 miles of pipe, stranding countless barrels of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel on the Gulf Coast. Here’s a closer look at the DarkSide cybercrime gang, as seen through […]
Get familiar with the definition of cyber extortion, cyber threats that can lead to it and how to protect your organization. Source of Article
