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In the latest software supply chain attack, the official PHP Git repository was hacked and the code base tampered with. Yesterday, two malicious commits were pushed to the php-src Git repository maintained by the PHP team on their git.php.net server. Read more...

New data suggests someone has compromised more than 21,000 Microsoft Exchange Server email systems worldwide and infected them with malware that invokes both KrebsOnSecurity and Yours Truly by name. The Shadowserver Foundation, a nonprofit that helps network owners identify and fix security...

New data suggests someone has compromised more than 21,000 Microsoft Exchange Server email systems worldwide and infected them with malware that invokes both KrebsOnSecurity and Yours Truly by name. The Shadowserver Foundation, a nonprofit that helps network owners identify and fix security...

In November 2020, KrebsOnSecurity heard from security researcher Abraham Vegh, who noticed something odd while inspecting an email from his financial institution. Vegh could see the message from his bank referenced a curious domain: defaultinstitution.com. A quick search of WHOIS registration...

In November 2020, KrebsOnSecurity heard from security researcher Abraham Vegh, who noticed something odd while inspecting an email from his financial institution. Vegh could see the message from his bank referenced a curious domain: defaultinstitution.com. A quick search of WHOIS registration...

Firefox 87 will introduce a stricter, more privacy-preserving default Referrer Policy. From now on, by default, Firefox will trim path and query string information from referrer headers to prevent sites from accidentally leaking sensitive user data. A new Policy for an evolving Web The...

Firefox 87 will introduce a stricter, more privacy-preserving default Referrer Policy. From now on, by default, Firefox will trim path and query string information from referrer headers to prevent sites from accidentally leaking sensitive user data. A new Policy for an evolving Web The...

Cream Finance Critical of GoDaddy in DeFi DNS Attack In Brief Cream Finance explains DNS attack. GoDaddy account was compromised. Domain registrar did not notify of admin changes. The DeFi protocol stated that its GoDaddy account (where the domain name is registered) was compromised. This...

Cream Finance Critical of GoDaddy in DeFi DNS Attack In Brief Cream Finance explains DNS attack. GoDaddy account was compromised. Domain registrar did not notify of admin changes. The DeFi protocol stated that its GoDaddy account (where the domain name is registered) was compromised. This...

In November 2020, KrebsOnSecurity heard from security researcher Abraham Vegh, who noticed something odd while inspecting an email from his financial institution. Vegh could see the message from his bank referenced a curious domain: defaultinstitution.com. A quick search of WHOIS registration...

In November 2020, KrebsOnSecurity heard from security researcher Abraham Vegh, who noticed something odd while inspecting an email from his financial institution. Vegh could see the message from his bank referenced a curious domain: defaultinstitution.com. A quick search of WHOIS registration...

What is the Internet we need, and how do we help to build it? For InternetNZ, that’s always been a central question, and these days it is one that matters for everyone. Filtering laws are a pseudo-solution to real social problems Right now, the government is putting forward rules for a...

What is the Internet we need, and how do we help to build it? For InternetNZ, that’s always been a central question, and these days it is one that matters for everyone. Filtering laws are a pseudo-solution to real social problems Right now, the government is putting forward rules for a...

Trust in the .eu TLD space can only be ensured when the information contained in any EURid-maintained database is accurate and up-to-date. EURid carries out checks on registration data on a regular basis, and, eventually, invites registrants to provide evidence of their correctness. To speed...

Trust in the .eu TLD space can only be ensured when the information contained in any EURid-maintained database is accurate and up-to-date. EURid carries out checks on registration data on a regular basis, and, eventually, invites registrants to provide evidence of their correctness. To speed...

A little over a year ago, the FBI and law enforcement partners overseas seized WeLeakInfo[.]com, a wildly popular service that sold access to more than 12 billion usernames and passwords stolen from thousands of hacked websites. In an ironic turn of events, a lapsed domain registration tied to...

A little over a year ago, the FBI and law enforcement partners overseas seized WeLeakInfo[.]com, a wildly popular service that sold access to more than 12 billion usernames and passwords stolen from thousands of hacked websites. In an ironic turn of events, a lapsed domain registration tied to...

A few months ago, NamePros started observing aggressive credential stuffing attacks. This marked a new chapter in security at NamePros. We have rather secure infrastructure, especially for a site of our size. However, we've been growing at a steady pace, which makes us a bigger target. The...

A few months ago, NamePros started observing aggressive credential stuffing attacks. This marked a new chapter in security at NamePros. We have rather secure infrastructure, especially for a site of our size. However, we've been growing at a steady pace, which makes us a bigger target. The...

Cisco's SpamCop anti-spam service suffered an outage Sunday after its domain was mistakenly allowed to expire. SpamCop provides a Real-time Blackhole List (RBL) that mail servers can use to determine if incoming mail should be considered spam. [continue reading]