BrianKrebs

Independent investigative journalist. Covers cybercrime, security, privacy. Author of 'Spam Nation,' a NYT bestseller. Former Washington Post reporter, '95-'09. Twitter: @briankrebs Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bkrebs/

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2024-08-19 23:17:08

Haha. Fsck that guy.
https://apnews.com/article/george-santos-plea-court-new-york-90741d068fd94090419fc0fd79be30cc
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2024-08-02 01:23:15

I had minor panic attack today that was semi-disabling. It happened after a moment of extreme emotional stress, and all of a sudden I couldn't breath or stand I was so dizzy. Next thing I knew I was on the floor. It all came and passed in a matter of 60 seconds, when I finally got control over my breathing.
I feel a lot better now, but that was super scary. I can't recall ever having experienced a panic attack personally, but I now have a much better appreciation for people who struggle with this on an ongoing basis. Probably time for an unscheduled vacay.

2024-07-30 17:32:58

It's about f'in time the big publications pressed Mr. Trump on his statements this past week that supporters just needed to vote for him one more time, and then "you don't have to vote again." Trump's response -- which is that if he's elected "the country will be fixed" and their votes won't be needed -- seems pretty unambiguous. It is absolutely unreal that this is the GOP candidate for president, and that this blatantly antidemocratic statement alone does not somehow disqualify him from running.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/30/us/harris-trump-election

2024-07-13 15:46:55

While this may come as a shock to some of my followers, I do have quite a few hobbies and personal causes that have nothing to do with computer security or cybercrime. So if my occasional outbursts about cooking, nature, music, politics or whatever has you feeling like responding that I should stay in my lane, just know that few things annoy me more and I will block you immediately.

2024-07-13 13:04:06

So apparently the European Honeybee has recently been named Virginia's official state pollinator. This steams me so bad. Honeybees are NOT native to Virginia, and the fact that so many people import them to grow colonies and have their own honey actually crowds out native bees that mostly feed on native plants. I'm still not sure how this happened, as the European Honeybee is widely considered an invasive species.

2024-05-13 15:46:26

I'm not sure what this says about me, but I can't remember the last time I checked the number of hits on a story (on my own site). Had this realization today when someone offered to show me what they saw on their site after I posted something recently. Is it good or bad that I'm so incurious?

2024-04-05 14:48:01

Is it possible N. Virginia could feel the 4.7M earthquake this morning whose epicenter was in NJ? Because I definitely thought I did. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ma74/executive
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2024-03-27 11:51:33

FTG. Someone sent me this and now I'm cranky. You're welcome.
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2024-03-16 16:02:46

Being envious of others has never really been in my nature. But I'm feeling pretty darn left out right now.
https://therecord.media/russia-new-sanctions-on-cyber-journalists-americans
Congratulations to all my journalist colleagues newly enrolled in Putiny's official enemies list.

2024-03-14 20:47:48

I have a feeling that the story I'm about to publish about a privacy company whose CEO apparently has founded dozens of people-search businesses is not going to end well for the privacy company or CEO.

2024-03-12 14:32:50

I resemble this post
https://crankysec.com/blog/cranks/
Reminds me of the messages I sometimes get after breaking a story about a big breach, and the reader asks "WHY ISN'T ANYONE TALKING ABOUT THE ROOT CAUSE???," as if this is somehow gettable and knowable on Day 1, and somehow didn't occur to anyone.

2024-03-10 15:43:25

Information wants to be freemium.

2024-02-20 19:52:04

Sure. Let Adobe AI scan all of your documents. What could go wrong?
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2023-10-25 14:54:46

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@npub16kz…fslh My problem with ad blockers is they are all or nothing. None of them consider whether ads are third-party or in-house, or indicate that to users. As a result, very, very few users who rely on ad blockers ever allow ads on any sites, even those that strictly observe same-origin policies about ads.

2023-10-04 15:07:40

Shadowserver, which helps organizations learn when their networks appear to be compromised, had its domain suspended at Network Solutions. Who wants to take bets on the underlying reason?
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2023-09-22 16:39:34

Went to get a Covid booster yesterday at Walgreens after my wife made us 5:30 pm and 5:45 appointments for a shot. Showed up on time, only to be told they didn't have me in their system.
30 minutes later, it dawned on them that maybe I'd never filled a prescription through their system before. Turns out, even though my wife had filled out all the right forms, they had a pile more forms for me and proceeded to ask me a bunch of personal health info in front of a long line.
15 minutes later, and 45 min after my "appointment" they were still registering me in Walgreen's system. I left because we also had a dinner reservation a few minutes after that.
Hard to believe they're only just figuring this out. Nobody is going to bother at Walgreens if it's this hard.

2023-09-22 03:17:15

LastPass Requires Users to Update Master Password to at Least 12 Characters
The move comes amid reports of hackers cracking the master passwords for LastPass vaults stolen in a 2022 hack. Longer passwords have been required since 2018, but not for legacy users.
https://me.pcmag.com/en/security/19427/lastpass-requires-users-to-update-master-password-to-at-least-12-characters
Too little, too late, LP:
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/09/experts-fear-crooks-are-cracking-keys-stolen-in-lastpass-breach/

2023-09-11 16:19:41

Why doesn't Apple make a TV? They would own that space. Half the people I know would happily buy one, if it meant no spyware, user choice, and never buying another "smart" TV again. Even if the cost was 2x normal smart tv.

2023-08-17 16:00:37

CNN is reporting that someone has doxed at least half of the members of the Fulton grand jury that just returned the criminal indictment against Trump, w/ anonymous users calling for violence against them. I guess this is the new normal. SMH.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/17/politics/fulton-county-grand-jurors-far-right-internet/index.html