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Yours Truly Profiled in The New York Times

Summary: The New York Times published a profile of Krebs on Security author Brian Krebs, written by Silicon Valley reporter Nicole Perlroth, describing his blog's coverage of profit-seeking cybercriminals, many based in Eastern Europe, who make billions from pharmaceutical sales, malware, spam, frauds and heists. Krebs also corrected the piece's implication that he hacked The Washington Post's payroll system, explaining that a newly hired Windows share security administrator had undone his predecessor's protections, leaving the salaries.xls file readable to anyone with network credentials.

Why it matters: Krebs notes that online thefts are hushed up by companies worried disclosure will inflict more damage than the theft itself, allowing hackers to raid multiple companies before consumers hear about it - and the Post fired the administrator responsible for undoing the share security the same day Krebs reported it.

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Data Breaches
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