Cybercriminals Has Heroin Delivered To Brian Krebs, Then Calls Police

Okian Warrior writes in about a package of heroin that found its way to the door of Brian Krebs. "'Fans' of [security researcher Brian Krebs] have shown their affection in some curious ways. One called in a phony hostage situation that resulted in a dozen heavily armed police surrounding my home. Another opened a $20,000 new line of credit in my name. Others sent more than $1,000 in bogus PayPal donations from hacked accounts. Still more admirers paid my cable bill for the next three years using stolen credit cards. Malware authors have even used my name and likeness to peddle their wares. But the most recent attempt to embarrass and fluster this author easily takes the cake as the most elaborate: Earlier this month, the administrator of an exclusive cybercrime forum hatched and executed a plan to purchase heroin, have it mailed to my home, and then spoof a phone call from one of my neighbors alerting the local police. Thankfully, I had already established a presence on his forum and was able to monitor the scam in real time and alert my local police well in advance of the delivery."

Comments

Re: Krebs is a scam.

[Required Snark]

Oh, you poor little ego is wounded. Boo hoo hoo. All of Slashdot should rise up in arms and defend you against this horrible "scam" artist.

Now I don't know Krebs from a hole in the ground. As far as I know I've never read anything by him and I never went to his site. However, the fact that someone went to the trouble to have heroin sent to his house means that he is making some really nasty people unhappy. So it's clear that you whiny little post is as pathetic as you are.

I have a suggestion: if he doesn't take you seriously, then just quit going to his web page. I'm sure you departure will spell the end of his evil reign of terror. It will make the heroin seem like a box of candies.

And while you're ignoring Krebs, why don't you quit posting on Slashdot? There are already enough self absorbed knuckle dragging fools around here, so your contribution is not needed.