cybercrime

A new survey by the Ponemon Institute provides insight into topics like the average earnings of a cyberattacker, the amount of time attacks typically take, and how to prevent …

Android phones are popular and growing more so every day. According to research firm IDC, there were close to 350 million active smartphones worldwide in the second quarter of …

In the 1990s, your typical hacker’s approach used to be “hit-and-run”, and in many cases it was about fame and recognition. Back in those days most organizations only had a …

Wendy’s, the popular and widespread US fast-food chain, is investigating a possible payment card data breach. The company was notified about the possibility by its payment …

DDoS attacks are becoming increasingly larger, more complex, and perpetrated by cyber extortionist instead of hacktivists and vandals, the results of Arbor Networks’ …

Belgian bank Crelan has become a victim of fraudsters. According to a statement (in Dutch) published last week, the bank has lost over 70 million euros (around $75,8 million). …

Personally identifiable and financial information of some 1,400 University of Virginia employees has been compromised by attackers in a breach that dates back to early …

Damballa researchers have spotted an active campaign aimed at infecting as many home routers possible with a worm. A variant of the TheMoon worm, it works by taking advantage …

Austrian company FACC, which develops and produces components and systems made of composite materials for aircraft and aircraft engine manufacturers such as Boeing and Airbus, …

Malwarebytes researchers have discovered a new tech support scam that, unlike most, is being perpetrated by an active member of the Symantec Partner Program. Users are being …

Asacub is a new malware that targets Android users for financial gain. When first identified, Asacub displayed all the signs of an information stealing malware; however, some …

Steam users are being targeted by a scammer that’s offering apparently helpful Chrome extensions for free, but is actually using them to steal items from victims’ …