‘Operation Power Off’, law enforcement efforts in the U.S., U.K., the Netherlands and elsewhere, have taken down the DDoS-for-hire webstresser.org (previously webstresser.co) website. At its takedown, there were apparently 136,000 registered users … [Read more...] about Authorities Close Down Webstressor.org
Brian Krebs
Fake Online Reviews Are Back Up Again
Back in June 2016, KrebsonSecurity wrote an exposé of various fake online reviews and sham websites, which pushed people seeking help for drug and alcohol addiction towards rehab centers that were secretly linked to the Church of Scientology. Krebs … [Read more...] about Fake Online Reviews Are Back Up Again
Panera Bread Online System Exposes Millions of Clients
Panera Bread, the U.S. chain of bakery-café fast casual restaurants, sits on Forbes’ list of the most trustworthy large caps in America, but its recent handling of a months-long customer data leak is calling its trustworthiness into … [Read more...] about Panera Bread Online System Exposes Millions of Clients
DDoS Attacks Using Memcached Are Lethal
Just one week following the huge DDoS attack against code repository GitHub using Memcached, the same technique was used to direct an even larger attack against an unnamed U.S. service provider. According to DDoS protection firm Arbor Networks, the … [Read more...] about DDoS Attacks Using Memcached Are Lethal
U.S. Takes Down $530M Cybercrime Forum InFraud
The U.S. Justice Department just took down an online crime forum, which is believed to have trafficked in stolen identities, financial data and contraband goods thought to be worth over $530M in intended losses. The goal over the course of the … [Read more...] about U.S. Takes Down $530M Cybercrime Forum InFraud
Microsoft Release 14 Patches
On Tuesday, Microsoft released 14 security updates, including fixes for the flaws in Meltdown and Spectre that were widely reported last week, plus a zero-day bug in Microsoft Office that is being exploited in the wild. Adobe separately pushed out a … [Read more...] about Microsoft Release 14 Patches