Security Fix Archive: Web Fraud 2.0

PC Invader Costs Ky. County $415,000

Cyber criminals based in Ukraine stole $415,000 from the coffers of Bullitt County, Kentucky this week. The crooks were aided by more than two dozen co-conspirators in the United States, as well as a strain of malicious software capable of...

By Brian Krebs  |  July 2, 2009; 5:14 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (13)
Categories:  Fraud , Safety Tips , Web Fraud 2.0  | Tags: $415000, bullitt county kentucky zeus Share This:  E-Mail | Technorati | Del.icio.us | Digg | Stumble

A Bustling Week for Cyber Justice

This past week has been a bustling one for cyber justice. The Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement in its ongoing case against scareware purveyors; a notorious hacker admitted stealing roughly two million credit card numbers; the Justice Department has...

By Brian Krebs  |  July 1, 2009; 7:00 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
Categories:  Cyber Justice , Fraud , U.S. Government , Web Fraud 2.0  | Tags: bruce raisley, cyber justice Share This:  E-Mail | Technorati | Del.icio.us | Digg | Stumble

FFSearcher: A Stealthy Evolution in Click Fraud

Every so often, a new piece of malicious software comes along that introduces a subtle yet evolutionary technological leap, a quickly-mimicked shift that allows cyber crooks to be far more stealthy in plying their trade. According to research released last...

By Brian Krebs  |  June 30, 2009; 7:20 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (9)
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Web Fraud 2.0: Franchising Cyber Crime

For the most part, cyber gangs that create malicious software and spread spam operate as shadowy, exclusive organizations that toil in secrecy, usually in Eastern Europe. But with just a few clicks, anyone can jump into business with even the...

By Brian Krebs  |  June 19, 2009; 3:35 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (5)
Categories:  Fraud , From the Bunker , Misc. , Web Fraud 2.0  | Tags: crime franchise, iframecash, iframedollars, installscash Share This:  E-Mail | Technorati | Del.icio.us | Digg | Stumble

An Odyssey of Fraud

Andy Kordopatis is the proprietor of Odyssey Bar, a modest watering hole in Pocatello, Idaho, a few blocks away from Idaho State University. Most of his customers pay for their drinks with cash, but about three times a day he...

By Brian Krebs  |  June 17, 2009; 7:00 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (18)
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Default Passwords Led to $55 Million in Bogus Phone Charges

The U.S. Justice Department today unsealed indictments against three Filipino residents accused of hacking into thousands of private telephone networks in the United States and abroad, and then selling access to those networks at call centers in Italy that advertised...

By Brian Krebs  |  June 12, 2009; 2:13 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (6)
Categories:  Cyber Justice , Fraud , U.S. Government , Web Fraud 2.0  | Tags: pbx hacking Share This:  E-Mail | Technorati | Del.icio.us | Digg | Stumble

Older Entries in This Category »

ZeusTracker and the Nuclear Option, Brian Krebs , May 7, 2009
Planting Your Flag at Social Networking Sites, Brian Krebs , April 24, 2009
Why Web Site Security Matters to Us All, Brian Krebs , March 6, 2009
Verizon to Implement Spam Blocking Measures, Brian Krebs , February 17, 2009
Consider the Source, Not Just the File Type, Brian Krebs , February 6, 2009
Troubled Ukrainian Host Sidelined , Brian Krebs , January 30, 2009
Security Fix Pop Quiz, Reality-Show Style, Brian Krebs , January 28, 2009
Monster.com Breach May Preface Targeted Attacks, Brian Krebs , January 27, 2009
Payment Processor Breach May Be Largest Ever, Brian Krebs , January 20, 2009
Tricky Windows Worm Wallops Millions, Brian Krebs , January 16, 2009
Meet the New Bots: Will We Get Fooled Again?, Brian Krebs , January 13, 2009
Caveat Emptor: Watch Out for Phantom Stores, Brian Krebs , January 7, 2009
Phishers Now Twittering Their Scams, Brian Krebs , January 5, 2009
Hundreds of Stolen Data Dumps Found, Brian Krebs , December 18, 2008
Google Ads Lead to Phony Apps, Brian Krebs , December 16, 2008
Who's Tracking You?, Brian Krebs , December 12, 2008
A Scary Twist in Malware Evil-ution, Brian Krebs , December 8, 2008
Digging Deeper Into the CheckFree Attack, Brian Krebs , December 6, 2008
Hackers Hijacked Large E-Bill Payment Site, Brian Krebs , December 3, 2008
Two Weeks Out, Spam Volumes Still Way Down, Brian Krebs , November 25, 2008
Web Fraud 2.0: Faking Your Internet Address, Brian Krebs , November 20, 2008
So Much Spam From One Place?, Brian Krebs , November 18, 2008
'Network Identity Theft' Politely Avenged, Brian Krebs , November 18, 2008
VISA to Enforce Payment Card Security in Europe, Brian Krebs , November 11, 2008
Researchers Hijack Storm Worm to Track Profits, Brian Krebs , November 6, 2008
FBI, FTC Take Down Scammers & Spammers, Brian Krebs , October 22, 2008
Spam Volumes Plummet After Atrivo Shutdown, Brian Krebs , October 9, 2008
Fake Facebook 'Add Friends' E-Mail Adds Malware, Brian Krebs , September 23, 2008
EstDomains: A Sordid History and a Storied CEO, Brian Krebs , September 8, 2008
A Superlative Scam and Spam Site Registrar, Brian Krebs , September 8, 2008
Web Fraud 2.0: Thwarting Anti-Spam Defenses, Brian Krebs , August 25, 2008
Web Fraud 2.0: Distributing Your Malware, Brian Krebs , August 22, 2008
Web Fraud 2.0: Digital Forgeries, Brian Krebs , August 21, 2008
Web Fraud 2.0: Validating Your Stolen Goods, Brian Krebs , August 20, 2008
Web Fraud 2.0: Cloaking Connections, Brian Krebs , August 19, 2008
Amazon: Hey Spammers, Get Off My Cloud!, Brian Krebs , July 1, 2008
Anonymous Domain Sales: A Spammer's Delight, Brian Krebs , June 17, 2008
Robotraff: A Hacker's Go-To For Clicks, Brian Krebs , May 7, 2008
The Anatomy of a Vishing Scam, Brian Krebs , March 15, 2008
Spammers Tempt Surfers to Help Solve Captchas, Brian Krebs , October 30, 2007
Tracking the Password Thieves, Brian Krebs , March 14, 2007
 
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