Neither personal information nor fingerprints have been safe from cybercriminals in the past year and, as the year comes to a close, one thing is for sure – the more devices that we have, the more security we need. Throughout the course of the year, cybercriminals have shown that they are capable of discovering and, […]

You know you’re getting old when you can’t remember your own birthday (a reader tipped me off). Today is the sixth anniversary of this site’s launch! KrebsOnSecurity turns 6! I’m pretty sure that’s like middle age in Internet years. Absolutely none of this would be possible without you, Dear Reader. You have supported, encouraged and […]

We’ve noticed that the targets of cybercriminals are growing beyond private users and large corporations. Freelancers and microbusinesses are suffering daily attacks as they are an easy target for the bad guys and represent nearly 80% of the business sector in USA. Thus, Panda Security has designed a tailor-made solution: Small Business Protection. An antivirus […]

What do you think when you receive yet another spam or phishing message on your mobile phone? Most likely it is: “Who are these people, and how on earth did they get my phone number?” Initially, suspicion usually falls on an unscrupulous employee at some organization that you gave your number to. However, it’s not […]

Adobe has shipped a new version of its Flash Player browser plugin to close at least 19 security holes in the program, including one that is already being exploited in active attacks. The new Flash version, v. 20.0.0.267 for most Mac and Windows users, includes a fix for a vulnerability (CVE-2015-8651) that Adobe says is […]

Following a spate of security breaches and concerns, Apple has taken the steps to ensure that 2016 doesn’t see a repeat of the software problems that it suffered in recent months. The security measures have been widespread, with updates to their operating systems for mobile (iOS) and Mac (OS X), its television service (Apple TV), […]