cybercrime
RAT-wielding attacker compromises poker player’s laptop
The laptop of a high-profile Finnish poker player has been found to contain spying malware after the device was stolen from and then returned to his room in a 5-star hotel in …
Smarter cyber crime forces industry to change
Sophos released its latest Security Threat Report which outlines the significant changes in cyber criminal behavior over the course of last year and a forecast for their …
Visualizing the year’s top cyber attacks
OpenDNS announced findings by its research organization into the most significant cyber attacks of 2013. Red October, Kelihos, Syrian Electronic Army DNS Hijack, Syria …
What threats will dominate 2014?
Trend Micro released its annual security predictions report. The outlook cites that one major data breach will occur every month next year, and advanced mobile banking and …
Cybercrime ignorance is a serious risk
Organizations who fail to recognize the threat posed by cyber crime are putting the livelihoods of stakeholders and customers at serious risk, and those organizations that …
Microsoft and law enforcement disrupt ZeroAccess botnet
The Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit announced it has successfully disrupted a rampant botnet in collaboration with Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), the Federal …
International payment card fraud ring dismantled
The European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol, working with police in Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Bulgaria, Spain, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom, have taken …
Hackers’ server with over 2 million stolen passwords found
Every now and then, security researchers come across a server used by hackers to store stolen account credentials. The latest instance of this has been flagged by Daniel …
Experts offer cyber security forecast for the year ahead
Kroll released its third annual Cyber Security Forecast, a prediction of the most significant cyber issues organizations will confront in 2014. The latest forecast highlights …
Huge quantity of Bitcoins stolen from Sheep Marketplace
Another week, another huge Bitcoin theft. This time, it’s the customers of Tor-based underground market Sheep Marketplace who have been left with empty wallets. If the …
Top six security threats for 2014
The Information Security Forum (ISF) has announced their forecast of the top six security threats global businesses will face in 2014. Key threats include BYOD trends in the …
Unwrapping holiday gift card fraud
Spending on gift cards is expected to hit new highs this holiday season – the National Retail Federation predicts that gift card sales will reach almost $30 billion. …
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