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DuckDuckGo’s browser promises to address your privacy issues and minor irritations. But despite its privacy-first approach, using DuckDuckGo isn’t all rainbows and sunshine—there are pros and cons of using DuckDuckGo’s privacy-friendly browser. Pro: DuckDuckGo’s Browser Is Private by Default If you’re a privacy-minded individual, your first impressions of a new browser can be frustrating. All […]
Federal authorities have arrested and indicted a 20-year-old U.S. Army soldier on suspicion of being Kiberphant0m, a cybercriminal who has been selling and leaking sensitive customer call records stolen earlier this year from AT&T and Verizon. As first reported by KrebsOnSecurity last month, the accused is a communications specialist who was recently stationed in South […]
“I cannot believe that we’re seeing command injection vulnerabilities in 2024 in any products, let alone a secure remote access product that’s supposed to have additional vetting for use by the US government,” says Jake Williams, vice president of research and development at the cybersecurity consultancy Hunter Strategy and a former NSA hacker. “They are […]
Gunmen operating in the Ihiala Local government area of Anambra killed seven people on Monday. Nigerian Tribune gathered that out of the seven people killed, two were unarmed civilians who were in a compound planning a burial that was to take place on January 2, while the other were security operatives. A viral video circulated […]
Gunmen operating in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State have killed seven people. The incident happened on Monday. It was learnt that out of the seven persons killed, two were unarmed civilians who were in a compound planning a burial that was to take place on January 2, while the other were […]
AT&T blamed China for the hack. Verizon said a 'small number of high-profile customers in government and politics were specifically targeted' by a nation-state threat actor. AT&T and Verizon are no longer seeing activity from “Salt Typhoon” hackers on their networks. The Chinese hacking group has hit at least nine US telecom companies as part […]
Legislating Hong Kong’s homegrown national security law was the biggest challenge of his career, the city’s security chief has said. Secretary for Security Chris Tang announces the beginning of the public consultation period for Hong Kong’s homegrown security law, Article 23, on January 30, 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. In a Facebook video shared on Sunday, […]
Image: Shutterstock, Dreamansions. KrebsOnSecurity.com turns 15 years old today! Maybe it’s indelicate to celebrate the birthday of a cybercrime blog that mostly publishes bad news, but happily many of 2024’s most engrossing security stories were about bad things happening to bad guys. It’s also an occasion to note that despite my publishing fewer stories than […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday (29 December) described India as a “not very lucky” nation in terms of security and called on soldiers to remain vigilant against both internal and external adversaries, who he emphasised, are always active. Addressing Army personnel at the Mhow cantonment in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district, Singh underscored the significance […]
The proposed rules from HHS aim to combat rising ransomware attacks and data breaches in the sector, but changes could cost $9 billion in just the first year. Healthcare providers across the US may be forced to shore up their cybersecurity practices following new proposals from the US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) […]