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Krebs on Security
krebsonsecurity.com > 2026 > 01 > the-kimwolf-botnet-is-stalking-your-local-network

The Kimwolf Botnet is Stalking Your Local Network

3+ hour, 11+ min ago  (1684+ words) The security company Synthient currently sees more than 2 million infected Kimwolf devices distributed globally but with concentrations in Vietnam, Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia, Russia and the United States. Synthient found that two-thirds of the Kimwolf infections are Android TV boxes…...

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@briankrebs
krebsonsecurity.com > 2025 > 11 > meet-rey-the-admin-of-scattered-lapsus-hunters

Meet Rey, the Admin of ‘Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters’

Meet Rey, the Admin of ‘Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters’1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1435+ words) Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters (SLSH) is thought to be an amalgamation of three hacking groups " Scattered Spider, LAPSUS$ and ShinyHunters. Members of these gangs hail from many of the same chat channels on the Com, a mostly English-language cybercriminal community that…...

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@briankrebs
krebsonsecurity.com > tag > nicole-scott

Nicole Scott – Krebs on Security

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (100+ words) An intermittent outage at Cloudflare on Tuesday briefly knocked many of the Internet's top destinations offline. Some affected Cloudflare customers were able to pivot away from the platform ... An intermittent outage at Cloudflare on Tuesday briefly knocked many of the…...

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@briankrebs
krebsonsecurity.com > 2025 > 11 > google-sues-to-disrupt-chinese-sms-phishing-triad

Google Sues to Disrupt Chinese SMS Phishing Triad

Google Sues to Disrupt Chinese SMS Phishing Triad1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1154+ words) Google is suing more than two dozen unnamed individuals allegedly involved in peddling a popular China-based mobile phishing service that helps scammers impersonate hundreds of trusted brands, blast out text message lures, and convert phished payment card data into mobile…...

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@briankrebs
krebsonsecurity.com > 2025 > 11 > cloudflare-scrubs-aisuru-botnet-from-top-domains-list

Cloudflare Scrubs Aisuru Botnet from Top Domains List

Cloudflare Scrubs Aisuru Botnet from Top Domains List1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1095+ words) The #1 and #3 positions in this chart are Aisuru botnet controllers with their full domain names redacted. Source: radar.cloudflare.com. Aisuru is a rapidly growing botnet comprising hundreds of thousands of hacked Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as poorly…...

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@briankrebs
krebsonsecurity.com > tag > wt-hosting

WT Hosting – Krebs on Security

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (100+ words) In May 2025, the European Union levied financial sanctions on the owners of Stark Industries Solutions Ltd., a bulletproof hosting provider that materialized two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine ... In May 2025, the European Union levied financial sanctions on the owners of…...

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@briankrebs
krebsonsecurity.com > tag > mirhosting

MIRhosting – Krebs on Security

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (172+ words) In May 2025, the European Union levied financial sanctions on the owners of Stark Industries Solutions Ltd., a bulletproof hosting provider that materialized two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine ... In May 2025, the European Union levied financial sanctions on the owners of…...

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@briankrebs
krebsonsecurity.com > 2025 > 09 > 18-popular-code-packages-hacked-rigged-to-steal-crypto

18 Popular Code Packages Hacked, Rigged to Steal Crypto

18 Popular Code Packages Hacked, Rigged to Steal Crypto3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (632+ words) This phishing email lured a developer into logging in at a fake NPM website and supplying a one-time token for two-factor authentication. The phishers then used that developer's NPM account to add malicious code to at least 18 popular JavaScript code…...

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@briankrebs
krebsonsecurity.com > 2025 > 08 > oregon-man-charged-in-rapper-bot-ddos-service

Oregon Man Charged in ‘Rapper Bot’ DDoS Service

Oregon Man Charged in ‘Rapper Bot’ DDoS Service4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (747+ words) The control panel for the Rapper Bot botnet greets users with the message "Welcome to the Ball Pit, Now with refrigerator support," an apparent reference to a handful of IoT-enabled refrigerators that were enslaved in their DDoS botnet. On August…...

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@briankrebs
krebsonsecurity.com > 2025 > 07 > phishers-target-aviation-execs-to-scam-customers

Phishers Target Aviation Execs to Scam Customers

Phishers Target Aviation Execs to Scam Customers5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (378+ words) KrebsOnSecurity recently heard from a reader whose boss's email account got phished and was used to trick one of the company's customers into sending a large payment to scammers. An investigation into the attacker's infrastructure points to a long-running Nigerian…...