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Business ID Theft Soars Amid COVID Closures

July 27 2020 By BrianKrebs in alex holden, COVID-19, Hold Security, Security, The Coming Storm

Identity thieves who specialize in running up unauthorized lines of credit in the names of small businesses are having a field day with all of the closures and economic...

Florence, Ala. Hit By Ransomware 12 Days After Being Alerted by KrebsOnSecurity

June 9 2020 By BrianKrebs in alex holden, Emsisoft, Fabian Wosar, Hold Security, Latest Warnings, Ransomware, Security

In late May, KrebsOnSecurity alerted numerous officials in Florence, Ala. that their information technology systems had been infiltrated by hackers who specialize in deploying ransomware. Nevertheless, on Friday, June...

Ukraine Nabs Suspect in 773M Password ‘Megabreach’

May 19 2020 By BrianKrebs in alex holden, Collection #1, Hold Security, Intel 471, Ne'er-Do-Well News, password megabreach, Sanix, Sanixer, Troy Hunt

In January 2019, dozens of media outlets raised the alarm about a new “megabreach” involving the release of some 773 million stolen usernames and passwords that was breathlessly labeled...