cybercrime

Crypto-ransomware might be the most prominent type of malware these days, but that doesn’t mean that criminals have stopped using other kinds. According to FireEye …

Former US State Department employee Michael C. Ford has been sentenced to four years, and nine months in prison for perpetrating a widespread, international e-mail phishing, …

With over 125 million active users, Valve’s Steam is the most popular online gaming platform in the world and, consequently, forms a huge pool of targets for cyber …

In the last couple of days, visitors of a number of highly popular websites have been targeted with malicious adverts that attempted to install malware (mostly ransomware, but …

A new report by Damballa highlights not only how cybercriminals can stay under the radar for long periods of time, but also the need for enterprises to reassess existing …

Trend Micro released its annual security roundup report which dissects the most significant security incidents from 2015. The research confirms attackers are now bolder, …

Ercan Findikoglu, a Turkish citizen also known by the online nicknames “Segate,” “Predator,” and “Oreon,” pleaded guilty to computer intrusion conspiracy, access device fraud …

A court order in the case of U.S. vs Brian Farrell, a man charged with conspiracy to distribute illegal drugs while he was allegedly an administrator of the Silk Road 2.0 …

If you ask users and malware analysts, the Android threat landscape is wide enough, but unfortunately it’s likely to get even wider as source code for the GM Bot banking …

The Acecard malware is capable of attacking users of nearly 50 different online financial applications and services and is able to bypass Google Play store security measures, …

The worst fears of online retailers has been confirmed with data just released today: in 2015, the number of attacks by fraudsters was up 163 percent – growing two and a half …

Flashpoint released an annual research report that looks to uncover the growing complexity of illicit communities and the industrialization of cybercrime over the past year. …