cybercrime
Beware of malicious “Windows 9 free download” offers
The developer preview release of Windows 9 is scheduled to be publicly available this September, and cyber crooks have already started peddling bogus versions of the announced …
50 confirmed, possibly more Norwegian oil companies hacked
50 Norwegian oil and energy companies have been hacked, and 250 more have been warned to check their networks and systems for evidence of a breach, The Local reports. Among …
Tool restores SynoLocker-encrypted files
Security company F-Secure has created a tool that could help SynoLocker victims get their files back, but it only works if they have received – bought – the …
Over 1,000 businesses compromised with Backoff malware
The US Department of Homeland Security has once again issued a warning to businesses about the Backoff malware. “The DHS encourages organizations, regardless of size, to …
Identity theft vendor sentenced to 100 months in prison
A northern California man who served as an information and document vendor in the identity theft and credit card fraud ring known as Carder.su was sentenced yesterday to serve …
Bitcoin-themed phishing campaign creates quite a stir
The latest massive email phishing campaign targeting Bitcoin users has had an unexpected click-through rate. The spam campaign came in two waves, and of the 12,000 messages …
Why you’re not as secure as you think you are
There are 2.4 billion Internet users in the world today. Many of these users, in good faith, leave their personal online security up to their service providers. Sadly, time …
What can we learn from the top 10 biggest data breaches?
You can’t blink these days without hearing about yet another data breach. While some may be suffering from “breach fatigue” and becoming jaded, we argue that …
CHS hackers exploited the Heartbleed bug
The recent massive Community Health Systems breach, which resulted in the compromise of personal information of some 4.5 million patients, was executed by exploiting the …
New Gameover Zeus variant steadily rebuilds downed botnet
It’s already widely known that the Gameover Zeus gang, whose activity has been temporarily foiled by a successful multi-national law enforcement takedown in June, is …
ZeroLocker ransomware “helps” you get your files back
In early June, the FBI has lead a rather successful multi-national effort to disrupt the GameOver Zeus botnet which was also responsible for delivering Cryptolocker. …
Android backdoor lurking inside legitimate apps
One of the most important pieces of advice we give Android users is to refrain from downloading applications from dubious sources and to stick to the official Google Play …
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