cybercrime
Ashley Madison-themed blackmail, data deletion scams hitting inboxes
In the wake of the Ashley Madison hack and consequent data leaks, blackmailers and scammers are doing their best to extract as much money and information as it’s …
The rise of mobile transactions and online lending fraud
During Q2, ThreatMetrix examined cybercrime attacks detected during real-time analysis and interdiction of fraudulent online payments, logins and new account registrations. …
Payment card info of 93,000 Web.com customers stolen
The name, address, and credit card information of approximately 93,000 customers of Web.com, a popular US-based provider of Internet services to small businesses, has been …
Insider trading ring hacked into newswire services, raked in $100M based on stolen info
The US Securities and Exchange Commission announced civil fraud charges against 32 defendants for taking part in a scheme to profit from stolen nonpublic information about …
Scammers exploit mobile ads for easy profit
Pop-up ads targeting mobile device users are, arguably, one of the most annoying things in existence. But did you know that they could also make you inadvertently spend small …
Revisiting takedown wins: Are users in the developing world getting left behind?
We have all seen the headlines: another botnet dismantled, and we can all rest easy that the threat that has been plaguing us for all those years is now no longer an issue. …
Top 10 U.S. cities for online fraud
Data reveals Tampa as the top hot spot for online fraud and ThreatMetrix found a correlation between top cities for fraud and those home to hosted data centers. The top 10 …
Darkhotel spying crew boosts attacks with Hacking Team exploit
Kaspersky Lab has discovered that the Darkhotel group, an elite spying crew uncovered by its experts in 2014 and famous for infiltrating Wi-Fi networks in luxury hotels to …
United Airlines hacked by same group that breached Anthem and OPM
United Airlines has been breached, and investigators believe the perpetrators to be the same group that hacked US health insurer Anthem and stole personal and employment …
Most malvertising attacks are hosted on news and entertainment websites
“More than 50 percent of malvertising is unknowingly hosted on news and entertainment websites, according to Bromium. “Bad actors look to extend their reach as far …
Breaches might be inevitable, but penalties are not harsh enough
A panel on the topic of data breaches organized by cyber security and penetration testing company Cognosec has revealed that most industry professionals believe that breaches …
How complex attacks drive the IT security innovation race
There’s a need for organizations to reduce time to detection (TTD) in order to remediate against sophisticated attacks by highly motivated threat actors, according to …
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