cybercrime
Asian network of on-line card fraudsters dismantled
Finnish law enforcement authorities, working closely with the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol, have dismantled an Asian criminal network responsible for illegal …
BitInstant back online following breach, Bitcoin theft
BitInstant, one of the online Bitcoin exchange services, has been down and unaccessible from Thursday evening to Monday due to a “sophisticated attack,” which …
Malicious Java applet uses stolen certificate to run automatically
A signed but malicious applet that will apparently fool even the latest Java 6 update has been discovered on a German online dictionary website infected by the g01pack exploit …
Gang arrested for hacking and stealing from exchange companies
The Dubai police has arrested three people allegedly belonging to a crime gang that managed to steal nearly $2 million from Dubai exchange companies with the help of hackers. …
Evernote breached, forces service-wide password reset
The popular notetaking and archiving service Evernote has notified its 50+ million users that the service’s internal network has been breached by attackers and that they …
Microsoft also victim of recent watering hole attack
Microsoft has followed in the steps of Twitter, Facebook and Apple, and has confirmed on Friday that it has recently experienced a security intrusion. “During our …
The sophistication of risky apps, mobile misbehavior and spyware
McAfee released the results of a new report, documenting sophisticated and complex risky apps containing multi-faceted scams, black market crimes, drive-by downloads and …
Antibot: Network-based botnet removal tool
Botnets are flourishing with new packaging, new methods and new business models. ZeroAccess, the world’s fastest-growing botnet, infected millions of computers in 2012, …
Successful ways of undermining cybercrime ecosystems
Most cybercrime is carried out by a loose confederation of independent contractors who work together when necessary through online forums and “partnerkas” that …
Cryptome site, Twitter and email account hacked again
Cryptome, the well-known online repository of documents concerning cryptography, freedom of speech, spying, and surveillance, has been hacked again on Monday night, says the …
ATM skimming ring compromised over 6,000 bank accounts
U.S. federal authorities have announced the filing of an indictment against two alleged leaders of an international scheme to steal customer bank account information using …
Highlights from 450 global data breach investigations
Trustwave released details form a report that highlights details and trends from 450 global data breach investigations, 2,500 penetration tests, nine million Web application …