cybercrime
PoS attacks: Undetected vulnerabilities lay in wait
Attivo Networks issued a report detailing severe vulnerabilities in the nation’s POS systems that could lead to large breaches during the Holiday shopping period and on into …
Over 400,000 phishing sites have been observed each month during 2016
84 percent of phishing sites observed in 2016 existed for less than 24 hours, with an average life cycle of under 15 hours. The data collected by Webroot shows that …
Top 4 global security threats businesses will face in 2017
The Information Security Forum (ISF) has announced their outlook for the top four global security threats that businesses will face in 2017. “The pace and scale of …
Former Expedia IT support worker spied on company executives
A computer support technician formerly employed at Expedia offices in San Francisco pleaded guilty to securities fraud. Jonathan Ly, 28, admitted he used his position in tech …
Disttrack wiper malware hits Saudi Arabia’s aviation agency
Shamoon attackers with their Disttrack wiper malware have hit Saudi Arabian entities again. The Saudi government confirmed the latest breaches on Thursday, and for now the …
65% of social engineering attacks compromised employee credentials
Social engineering is having a notable impact on organizations across a range of industrial sectors in the US. In fact, 60 percent of surveyed security leaders say their …
Massive cybercrime infrastructure demolished
After more than four years of investigation, the Public Prosecutor’s Office Verden and the Lüneburg Police in cooperation with the US Attorney’s Office for the Western …
Online credit card fraud up 20% Black Friday to Cyber Monday
Iovation released new data that shows card-not-present fraud increased significantly from Black Friday to Cyber Monday 2016 when compared to the same period in past years. …
Organized sextortion led four British men to suicide
Sextortion/webcam blackmail is a booming business for organised crime groups from the Philippines, Ivory Coast and Morocco, and young men across the UK are the most …
What will the data breach landscape look like in 2017?
While many companies have data breach preparedness on their radar, it takes constant vigilance to stay ahead of emerging threats and increasingly sophisticated cybercriminals, …
Cobalt hackers executed massive, synchronized ATM heists across Europe, Russia
A criminal group dubbed Cobalt is behind synchronized ATM heists that saw machines across Europe, CIS countries (including Russia), and Malaysia being raided simultaneously, …
Michigan State University database with 400,000 student and staff records breached
Michigan State University has announced on Friday that a university server and a database containing information on some 400,000 faculty, staff and students has been accessed …