cybercrime
UK banks targeted with Trojans and social engineering
According to Etay Maor, Fraud Prevention Solutions Manager for Trusteer, “The security industry has a common saying: “Your system is only as secure as its weakest …
SpamHaus DDoS suspect arrested in Spain
The Spanish National Police has arrested a 35-year-old Dutch citizen that is suspected of being one of the individuals behind the recent massive DDoS attack launched against …
Info of 50M LivingSocial customers compromised following breach
LivingSocial, the company behind the eponymous deal-of-the-day website, has confirmed that its computer systems have been breached by attackers and that user information such …
The global nature of advanced cyber attacks
FireEye released a report that provides insight into the global nature of malware communication activity related to sophisticated cyber attacks. “The threat landscape …
Remote users expose companies to cybercrime
Results of new remote access security research show half of companies with a remote workforce had their websites compromised in 2012, over a third had passwords hacked, and …
Data thieves and their motives
Large-scale financial cybercrime and state-affiliated espionage dominated the security landscape in 2012, according to a new Verizon report. Taking the top spot for all …
World’s largest bitcoin exchange under DDoS attack
Mt.Gox, the world’s largest bitcoin exchange, has been downed earlier today by what appears to be a “strong DDoS attack”. “We are working hard to …
Pirate Bay co-founder charged with hacking Swedish bank, agencies
Gottfrid Svartholm, one of the founders of The Pirate Bay, has been charged along with three other men with hacking into several Swedish agencies and firms and stealing (or …
Linode hackers say they will release stolen customer data
Linode, the web hosting provider that (among others) provides a home for Internet security resource sites Insecure.Org, Nmap.Org, SecLists.Org, and SecTools.Org, has announced …
INTERPOL Chief on fighting cybercrime worldwide
INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble has said that global efforts against cybercrime and to enhance cyber security require law enforcement and private sector Internet …
You’ve been hacked, now what?
Given the increased frequency and complexity of cyber attacks on business networks of all sizes, the odds of experiencing a breach is almost guaranteed if the right security …
Thousands of compromised Apache servers direct users to malware
What do the recent compromises of a number of LA Times websites and the blog of hard disk drive manufacturer Seagate have in common? According to several security researchers, …
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