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…
QAnon/8Chan Sites Briefly Knocked Offline
A phone call to an Internet provider in Oregon on Sunday evening was all it took to briefly sideline multiple…
Breach at Dickey’s BBQ Smokes 3M Cards
One of the digital underground’s most popular stores for peddling stolen credit card information began selling a batch of more…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, October 2020 Edition
It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month! In keeping with that theme, if you (ab)use Microsoft Windows computers you should be aware the…
Microsoft Uses Trademark Law to Disrupt Trickbot Botnet
Microsoft Corp. has executed a coordinated legal sneak attack in a bid to disrupt the malware-as-a-service botnet Trickbot, a global…
Report: U.S. Cyber Command Behind Trickbot Tricks
A week ago, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that someone was attempting to disrupt the Trickbot botnet, a malware crime machine…
Amid an Embarrassment of Riches, Ransom Gangs Increasingly Outsource Their Work
There’s an old adage in information security: “Every company gets penetration tested, whether or not they pay someone for the…
Promising Infusions of Cash, Fake Investor John Bernard Walked Away With $30M
September featured two stories on a phony tech investor named John Bernard, a pseudonym used by a convicted thief named…
Attacks Aimed at Disrupting the Trickbot Botnet
Over the past 10 days, someone has been launching a series of coordinated attacks designed to disrupt Trickbot, an enormous…
Ransomware Victims That Pay Up Could Incur Steep Fines from Uncle Sam
Companies victimized by ransomware and firms that facilitate negotiations with ransomware extortionists could face steep fines from the U.S. federal…