cybercrime
Advanced attackers go undetected for 229 days
A new FireEye report details the tactics used by threat actors to compromise organizations and steal data. It also highlights emerging global threat actors, their suspected …
Breaches expose 552 million identities in 2013
After lurking in the shadows for the first ten months of 2013, cybercriminals unleashed the most damaging series of cyberattacks in history. Symantec’s Internet Security …
Universities are a rich target for hackers
In 2013, HALOCK Security Labs noted information security vulnerabilities at colleges and universities along with numerous challenges that plague these institutions across the …
One third of phishing attacks aimed at stealing money
According to data collected as part of Kaspersky Lab’s ‘Financial cyber threats in 2013′ study, cybercriminals are trying harder than ever to acquire …
550k+ card details stolen in 17-month long Spec’s breach
Texan liquor chain Spec’s has been breached, and personal and financial information of over half a million of its customers has been compromised in a breach that lasted …
Passwords, messages of 158k+ Boxee.tv users leaked
The forum database of Web TV service Boxee.tv has been ransacked and the attacker made off with – and has subsequently made available for download – a dump …
Free tool calculates the damage of a cyber attack
The Economist Intelligence Unit has launched an online tool that is designed to tally the bill from cyberattacks. Incidents of cybercrime are reported in the media almost …
Analysis of three billion attacks reveals SQL injections cost $196,000
NTT Innovation Institute has announced the release of its Global Threat Intelligence Report (GTIR), which raises awareness with C-level executives and security professionals …
Analysis of 244,703 DDoS incidents
NSFOCUS released its DDoS Threat Report 2013, which details attack trends and methodologies over the past year. The report includes statistical analysis and key observations …
Are cybercriminals targeting your tax return?
Iovation is advising businesses and consumers about how to protect data and personal information to avoid identity theft during tax season. As the IRS has made it more …
Banks sue Target and Trustwave for damages due to data breach
The Target data breach was one of the biggest in recent history, and has been calamitous for more than just the customers who have had their information stolen. The latest …
Black markets for hackers are maturing
Black and gray markets for computer hacking tools, services and byproducts such as stolen credit card numbers continue to expand, creating an increasing threat to businesses, …
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