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Why Phishers Love New TLDs Like.shop,top and.xyz

Krebs on Security

A study on phishing data released by Interisle Consulting finds that new gTLDs introduced in the last few years command just 11 percent of the market for new domains, but accounted for roughly 37 percent of cybercrime domains reported between September 2023 and August 2024. The top 5 new gTLDs, ranked by cybercrime domains reported.

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MasterCard DNS Error Went Unnoticed for Years

Krebs on Security

The payment card giant MasterCard just fixed a glaring error in its domain name server settings that could have allowed anyone to intercept or divert Internet traffic for the company by registering an unused domain name. Caturegli said the domains all resolve to Internet addresses at Microsoft. “Titon” on infosec.exchange.

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Booking.com Phishers May Leave You With Reservations

Krebs on Security

According to the market share website statista.com , booking.com is by far the Internet’s busiest travel service, with nearly 550 million visits in September. In an email to KrebsOnSecurity, booking.com confirmed one of its partners had suffered a security incident that allowed unauthorized access to customer booking information.

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Hi, robot: Half of all internet traffic now automated

Malwarebytes

If you sometimes feel that the internet isn’t the same vibrant place it used to be, you’re not alone. Bad bots comprised 37% of internet traffic in 2024, up from 32% the year prior. Good bots accounted for just 14% of the internet’s traffic. These account takeover attacks have skyrocketed lately.

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I spoke to a task scammer. Here’s how it went

Malwarebytes

Beginning the message with emojis, Birdie started the chat… Group invitation on X [emoji intro] Hello, I am a third-party agency from the UK, specializing in providing ranking and likes services for Booking+Airbnb hotel applications. With that phone in hand, I set up a Gmail account and installed WhatsApp. explanation?

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An Interview With the Target & Home Depot Hacker

Krebs on Security

Golubov later earned immunity from prosecution by becoming an elected politician and founding the Internet Party of Ukraine , which called for free internet for all, the creation of country-wide “hacker schools” and the “computerization of the entire economy.” Vrublevsky Sr. “Hi, how are you?”

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Author’s Q&A: It’s high time for CISOs to start leading strategically — or risk being scapegoated

The Last Watchdog

This is the backdrop for The CISO on the Razors Edge , a new book by Steve Tout , longtime identity strategist and advisor to Fortune 500 security leaders. I spoke with Steve to explore what pushed him to write this book now, how GenAI changes the game, and what security leaders must do to escape the scapegoat cycle. My guidance?