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Brian Krebs

Brian became a world renowned security researcher while working for The Washington Post from 1995 to 2009 as the author of The Security Fix column. Since leaving The Washington Post in 2009 Brian has continued his research at Krebs on Security where he continues to investigate cyber criminal gangs, skimmers, software exploits, and the dark underbelly of the web .

Dec 18 2013

Fake Firefox Extension Recruits Users into a Botnet

By Brian Krebs / 1 Comment

The following is an excerpt from an article recently published by leading security expert Brian Krebs on his KrebsOnSecurity blog. The article follows an investigation by KrebsOnSecurity and describes how a malicious add-on is trapping Firefox users into joining a botnet utilized to hack web […]

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Brian Krebs

Fake Firefox Extension Recruits Users into a Botnet

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