It’s hard to believe, but KrebsOnSecurity turns five years old today! How time flies!
Probably the most rewarding part about being an independent reporter (for my part, anyway) is watching your readership grow and mature into a community that not only adds perspective and balance but also helps educate other readers.
I’m very proud of the community that’s sprung up around this site, and I’m extremely grateful for all of the support and encouragement from you, Dear Reader. A few dozen readers have sent PayPal or Bitcoin donations, but most have supported this site with their time, expertise and tips (keep those coming, please).
So, from the bottom of my heart, a big THANK YOU and high five to all of you! I wish you all a very happy, healthy and prosperous 2015. Here’s to another five great years!
Leaving aside the pieces in my All About Skimmers series, here are some of the most-read, exclusive posts from the past 365 days:
Lorem Ipsum: Of Good and Evil, Google and China
A Peek Inside a Professional Carding Shop
Who’s Selling Credit Cards from Target?
Are Credit Monitoring Services Worth it?
Antivirus is Dead: Long Live Antivirus
Target Hackers Broke in Via HVAC Company
A First Look at the Target Intrusion, Malware
Banks: Credit Card Breach at Home Depot
The Scrap Value of a Hacked PC, Revisited (oldie but a goodie)
Congratulations, Brian! It doesn’t seem it’s been 5 years already. I started following you at the Washington Post long before you went out on your own.
Anyway, keep up the great work. I know there are many out there like me for whom you are the main source of security information.
Thanks so much for all you do. Happy New Year!
Congratulations on a great five years and here is to many more. I have told more than one person that if I could only recommend one security blog, this would be the one. I just hope the phony 911 calls go away.
Congrats, Brian! you are one of my keystones that I depend on for factual, non-dramatized reporting of things InfoSec. Not only do you educate but also inspire in the way you research and deliver your findings. Looking forward to the 10 year milestone.
Congratulations Brian and well done!
Congrats, Brian! Here’s to many more!
Thanks for sticking with the blog and getting the book out.
Always a great read, enjoy your work and love to read the comments.
Keep digging, the bottom is nowhere to be seen!
Thank you Brian.
I’ll join the rest in offering our accolades. Pleased to have met you when you swung by for the Seattle book signing. Keep up the good work!
Hopefully another five years of insightful articles
Five years of writing hilarious articles and giving people great laughs.
I aim to please 🙂
I will give you that some of your articles are informative, but others are just… Ewww… Also start writing about more diverse things and not just rescator as you’ve been doing the last year, get into more cvv breaches.
Also can I ask why my comments keep getting removed on your article about lizardsquad (the one talk about vinnie and zeekill)
Outstanding Brian – it was a pleasure meeting you in San Francisco, wow five years time sure flies.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Outstanding Brian – keep up the great work. Stay safe. Happy holidays to you and your family. 😀
Fantastic job Brian. Your assistance in keeping our laptops and workstations virus free is so worth following your site. Thanks again! Bye the way, bought your book.
This has got to be one of the best sites out there! Thanks Brian – and I repeat HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Gratz there Brian, glad to see the process is working for you.
Any immediate goals for the next 5 years?
Dude, I still miss your column at the Wash Post. That you are a brave, brave man has been evident for years.
But let me add that your wife Jennifer is a courageous role model as well.
Due to your work exposing bad guys, your household has become a target for tech-savvy scum across the planet. From all of us who value decency and truth, thank you both for not letting these creeps intimidate you.
I just sent a small donation via Paypal. Not a lot of money, but it was heartfelt.
Congratulations, sir! Thanks for all the great work you do for the good of all! Yay!
Congratulations! You’ve positively affected the fright against cybercrime by shining a light on the dark workings of the black hacks.
& you’re still alive & out of jail, thanks to your connections & skillful maneuvering.
May Heaven protect you!
Very best wishes for a long & prosperous career.
Kudos Krebs! Keep Krazy Kreeps Konstrained & Konfined!
Happy BERFFFFDAY!!
Happy Birthday Krebsonline!
Congratualtions on attaining such a significant landmark and thank you for providing such critical, reliable, and clearly written information. I regularly encourage those I inform and counsel to follow your reports- none better.
Best security blog on the Net! Keep on!
Wow – five years already! I started following you when I was a network admin at another company! Time flies when you are having fun! I also had the pleasure of watching you on TV! Good job!
I’m fairly new to your site (about a month), but each new e-mail notice is jumped on quickly. I also appreciate your clear writing and the information you impart with minimal buzzwords and jargon. Happy Birthday!
Congratulations! Looking forward to the next 5! As a security professional in the banking industry, your site is one of only 5 on my daily “must read” list.
And many more!
Washington Post really made a blunder when you were no longer on their payroll. But I’m sure you’re doing better. ( started following you 7-8 years ago and yes, have your book)
I recommend your blog to security and computer professionals all the time.
A+++
Many thanks Brian for the effort and much time you give over the years keeping us informed and safe both on and off line. Best wishes for 2015 and beyond.
Hey Brian,
You mentioned some folks had donated bitcoins, but the donate link has been broken for a little while. I’d love to make a little birthday contribution for all of your great work and high-quality articles, though!
The regular “Donate” link works fine, however. I used Paypal.