Today marks the 10th anniversary of KrebsOnSecurity.com! Over the past decade, the site has featured more than 1,800 stories focusing mainly on cybercrime, computer security and user privacy concerns. And what a decade it has been.
Stories here have exposed countless scams, data breaches, cybercrooks and corporate stumbles. In the ten years since its inception, the site has attracted more than 37,000 newsletter subscribers, and nearly 100 million pageviews generated by roughly 40 million unique visitors.
Some of those 40 million visitors left more than 100,000 comments. The community that has sprung up around KrebsOnSecurity has been truly humbling and a joy to watch, and I’m eternally grateful for all your contributions.
One housekeeping note: A good chunk of the loyal readers here are understandably security- and privacy-conscious, and many block advertisements by default — including the ads displayed here.
Just a reminder that KrebsOnSecurity does not run third-party ads and has no plans to change that; all of the creatives you see on this site are hosted in-house, are purely image-based, and are vetted first by Yours Truly. Love them or hate ’em, these ads help keep the content at KrebsOnSecurity free to any and all readers. If you’re currently blocking ads here, please consider making an exception for this site.
Last but certainly not least, thank you for your readership. I couldn’t have done this without your encouragement, wisdom, tips and support. Here’s wishing you all a happy, healthy and wealthy 2020, and for another decade of stories to come.
Wow! Congratulations, Brian! I haven’t been with you for 10 years but I’ve certainly learned a lot in the relatively short time I’ve been reading your articles. Thanks for a job well done, and happy birthday, KrebsOnSecurity[dot]com.
It’s my birthday too today. Happy Birthday krebsonsecurity.com. Thank you for bringing the public an informative news on cybersecurity for 10 years now. I wish you all the best Brian.
Happy Birthday Ed!
Gratz on 10 Years! Thanks for doing what you have been doing. I’ve been reading your blog for the last 7 years so THANKS! Keep on keeping on!
Happy Birthday to the website
Congrats to the best security blog out there.
Here’s to 10 more
Has it been only 10 years? Congrats! I sought out websites like yours after my laptop was attacked by script-kitties while I was finishing up my dissertation. Knowledge is power and your periodic emails are really informative. Thank you.
Happy Birthday and thank you. I’ve learned a lot from you over the years.
Happy birthday Krebs.
Hopefully we get to hear more crazy stories out of nowhere, as-is your style.
Can’t wait to see what insane underworld adventures you’re on now, or will be on in 2020.
Cheers!
Congrats to you. Thank you for all your great information and insights.
It’s been a great time – don’t remember when I started frequenting Krebs on Security but it’s been several years. I don’t see how you have time to do all that you do.
WHHOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS BRIAN.
Thank you so much for doing such a great job of keeping us informed. We need you to keep doing this reporting until all the rats are jailed.
Lurker for ages, reading you from my FreshRSS installation: happy holidays and congratulations on your 10th anniversary!
Congratulations Brian, we are the beneficiaries of your hard work thank you and best wishes for the new year!
I think I found KrebsonSecurity.com back in 2011 or so. From the get-go, it was essential reading every time you posted. Your book was a must-buy, and your explanations of what is really happening behind-the-scenes are priceless. Thank you, Brian!
Congratulations Brian! Keep up the good work.
Learned so much from you blog
Bart
Congratulations Brian! Thanks for all you do for the rest of us. You’re making a difference!
Congratulations on an amazing and informative 10 years, Brian!
Thanks for all you do for the community…great job
Many thanks for your work here, Brian…and for calling attention to ad blockers. I now have a “green light” for this site. 🙂
Happy Anniversary, and many more.
Congrats, Brian! Here’s to the next ten years!
I remember first meeting you at a conference in D.C. when you were investigating online pharmacy. Congratulations on staying diligent to issues of importance for the safety and reliability of the internet. You are an important voice for the future of the open web.
Happy BD Brian! Thanks so much, you help us all show how crooks work to keep us safe and wake people up!
Congrats, Brian!
May KrebsOnSecurity live long and prosper.
If this is really Woody Leonard, we all owe you a lot, as well, for helping the public with PC computing!
Hi, Woody. Another must-read.
Congratulations on a milestone anniversary! Thank you for keeping us all informed on such critical issues. I signed up for the newsletter the first time I ever visited, and never had a picogram of regret.
To all of the readers: if you haven’t already done so, whitelist this site for your adblocker. And I hope you’ll do as I do and see these mile-markers as reminders for a donation to keep Mr. Krebs motivated to give us more! 🙂
I don’t know why he doesn’t make the DONATE link easier more prominent, but it’s not THAT hard to spot: big yellow button on the right side of the page, just scroll down a bit and you’ll see it.
Congrats Brian! Well done.
Thank you, Brian, for your dedication and stick-with-it-ness. I raise a glass to your commitment and ability to spearhead this worthwhile and much appreciated endeavor ….. undertaken despite personal risks you’ve encountered.
Wishing you and yours a very happy and safe 2020!
Congratulations Brian! Thanks for such informative posts which are written so that even a cybersecurity hobbyist like me can understand and benefit from them.
Congratulations Brian,
Cheers to another 10!
From one of your many non-IT subscribers, thank you Brian for helping me to be more security conscious.
I’ve learned so much from you and this community.
Congratulations Brian, a terrific 10 years.
Thanks for allaying my fears about the ads. Unblocked, reloaded the page and an unobtrusive ad appeared. Perfectly acceptable.