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Scarlett Johansson hacker gets 10 years in prison

36-year-old Florida resident Christopher Chaney has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and to pay $66,000 restitution for having hacked the email accounts of Scarlett …

Who has access to your network and data?

GFI Software released guidelines for businesses ahead of the end of year holiday period, traditionally a time when many office-based businesses close for the festive season, …

56 alleged members of card fraud ring arrested in Europe

56 suspected members of a major network of payment card fraudsters (38 in Bulgaria, 17 in Italy and 1 in the Netherlands) have been arrested in a coordinated raid across …

14,000 Indian websites hacked in 2012

It has been reported that over 14,000 Indian websites have been hacked by cyber criminals this year, an increase of nearly 57 percent from 2009. Barry Shteiman, Senior …

Get ready for invited break-ins, malware-ridden apps and spoof attacks

It’s that time of year again when, it seems, every technology vendor suddenly becomes clairvoyant with an insatiable urge to predict the battles we need to arm ourselves …

Custom-made malware is infecting POS terminals

A new type of malware aimed at Point-of-Sale (POS) systems has been spotted on machines belonging to big-name retailers, hotels, restaurants, and parking providers located …

Key trends in financial crime, risk and compliance for 2013

Investment in managing financial crime and compliance remains a high priority, with a significant uptick in planned expenditure for 2013, according to Detica NetReveal. Fraud …

Cyberwarfare and the developing digital arms race

According to security expert Mikko Hypp?¶nen, we might not be in a cyber war but we are in a cyber arms race, and the governments involved are the James Bond of the …

Former Anonymous spokesman indicted for sharing stolen card data

After having been arrested last September and having been detained in custody ever since, 31-year-old Barrett Brown has finally been indicted for possessing and transmitting …

Cyber attacks resulting in death forecasted next year

WatchGuard’s security research analysts released a list of annual security predictions which reveals an uptick in emerging cyber threats and an increased focus by …

Swiss spy agency insider steals terabytes of confidential data

As a good reminder that you should never discount the insider threat, the news that a disgruntled former employee of Nachrichtendienst des Bundes (NDB) – the Swiss …

How the Eurograbber attack stole 36 million euros

Check Point has revealed how a sophisticated malware attack was used to steal an estimated €36 million from over 30,000 customers of over 30 banks in Italy, Spain, …

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