Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Sure, Doug said, here’s my Calendly profile, book a time and we’ll do it then. The investor expressed interest in financially supporting Doug’s startup, and asked if Doug could find time for a video call to discuss investment prospects. Doug then messaged the Mr. .

Malware 260

Malware Cryptocurrency Software Scams 260

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

A booking photo of Noah Michael Urban released by the Volusia County Sheriff. “If governments fail to prioritize this source of threat, violence originating from the Internet will affect regular people.” “These incidents show what happens when it takes too long for cybercriminals to get arrested,” Nixon said.

Social Engineering 311

Social Engineering Mobile Cybercrime Passwords 311

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2019

Experts at Cisco Talos and other security firms quickly drew parallels between the two mass spam campaigns, pointing to a significant overlap in Russia-based Internet addresses used to send the junk emails. domaincontrol.com and ns18.domaincontrol.com). domaincontrol.com).

DNS 230

DNS Internet Internet Computers and Electronics 230

Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

Those records indicate the user Kerens registered on Verified in March 2009 from an Internet address in Novosibirsk, a city in the southern Siberian region of Russia. ru , which for many years was a place to download pirated e-books. In 2010, someone with the username Pepyak on the Russian language affiliate forum GoFuckBiz[.]com

Malware 212

Malware Antivirus Cybercrime Hacking 212

Krebs on Security

APRIL 11, 2022

But a look at the Internet address historically tied to this domain (186.2.171.79) shows the same address is used to host or park hundreds of other newly-minted crypto scam domains , including coinbase-x2[.]net In many ways, the crypto giveaway scam is a natural extension of perhaps the oldest cyber fraud in the book: Advanced-fee fraud.

Scams 187

Scams Cryptocurrency Media Hacking 187

Krebs on Security

JULY 16, 2019

What follows are a series of clues that point to the likely real-life identity of a Russian man who appears responsible for enabling a ridiculous amount of cybercriminal activity on the Internet today. Image: Intel471.

Cybercrime 179

Cybercrime Phishing Banking Malware 179

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

” Technically, what my source did was wire fraud (obtaining something of value via the Internet/telephone/fax through false pretenses); had he done it through the U.S. mail, he could be facing mail fraud charges if caught. Then you either mail or fax it in. After that, they send account creation links to all the contacts.”

Government 323

Government Internet Internet Web Fraud 323