Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2021

Our continued reliance on passwords for authentication has contributed to one toxic data spill or hack after another. Earlier this month, customers of the soccer jersey retailer classicfootballshirts.co.uk In essence, you effectively get to use the same password across all Web sites. Urgency should be a giant red flag.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

retailers, including Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord and Taylor , Bebe Stores , Hilton Hotels , Jason’s Deli , Whole Foods , Chipotle , Wawa , Sonic Drive-In , the Hy-Vee supermarket chain , Buca Di Beppo , and Dickey’s BBQ. ru , which periodically published hacking tools and exploits for software vulnerabilities.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2023

Verified and other Russian language crime forums where MrMurza had a presence have been hacked over the years, with contact details and private messages leaked online. For the past few years, someone using the nickname Gaihnik25 has been posting messages to the Russian-language hacking forum Gerki[.]pw The address gaihnik@mail.ru

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2022

” According to 911, the service was hacked in early July, and it was discovered that someone manipulated the balances of a large number of user accounts. Its [sic] confirmed that the recharge system was also hacked the same way. “Not sure how did the hacker get in,” the 911 message reads.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 30, 2020

One of the more common and perennial cybercriminal schemes is “reshipping fraud,” wherein crooks buy pricey consumer goods online using stolen credit card data and then enlist others to help them collect or resell the merchandise. “These donors receive a massive boost to their reputation on the forum.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Now new findings reveal that AVrecon is the malware engine behind a 12-year-old service called SocksEscort , which rents hacked residential and small business devices to cybercriminals looking to hide their true location online. Image: Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs. Usually, these users have no idea their systems are compromised.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 15, 2019

“ BriansClub ,” one of the largest underground stores for buying stolen credit card data, has itself been hacked. Correct subject would be the data center was hacked. HACKING BACK? “When people talk about ‘hacking back,’ they’re talking about stuff like this,” Nixon said. BRIANS CHAT.

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