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Hackers Gaining Power of Subpoena Via Fake “Emergency Data Requests”

Krebs on Security

In a blog post about their recent hack, Microsoft said LAPSUS$ succeeded against its targets through a combination of low-tech attacks, mostly involving old-fashioned social engineering — such as bribing employees at or contractors for the target organization.

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Busting SIM Swappers and SIM Swap Myths

Krebs on Security

But Ferri said once the REACT Task Force got involved in his case, it became clear that video surveillance footage from the date and time of his SIM swap showed no such evidence of anyone entering the store to present a fake ID.

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