cybercrime
Web apps experience 2,700+ attacks per year
The median annual attack incidents on the 50 Web applications observed was 274 times a year, with one target experiencing more than 2,700 attack incidents. According to a new …
The fuel that drives global cybercrime
Karine de Ponteves is a FortiGuard AV analyst with Fortinet. In this interview she discusses how cybercriminals exploit major events to deliver malware, the oversharing of …
The underground economy of social networks
In a new study, Barracuda Labs analyzed a random sampling of more than 70,000 fake Twitter accounts that are being used to sell fake Twitter followers. They also analyzed some …
Sensitive info of 8,000 people compromised in US EPA breach
5,100 current employees of the US Environmental Protection Agency and around 2,700 “other individuals” have been notified of a breach into the agency’s …
US banks targeted with advance-fee scams
It seems that gullible or desperate individuals aren’t the only ones who fall for advance-fee scams, as the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has recently …
Can big data analytics reduce cyber risk?
The Information Security Forum (ISF) has released a report that recommends proactive, preventative big data analytics for businesses that want to increase business agility, …
Infosec student pleads guilty to online coupon scam
A former computer security student who was arrested in May 2011 for posting counterfeited coupons online, has plead guilty to charges of wire fraud and trafficking in …
DDoS attacks aimed at telecom systems are on the rise
DDoS attacks are usually seen as the domain of hacktivists and hackers looking to block – then blackmail – companies that are heavily dependent on their Internet …
Dropbox confirms hack, announces 2-factor authentication
After weeks of investigating how it came about that a sizable number of its European users began receiving spam advertising gambling websites to dedicated (and not) email …
Modern day pirates
Many of you will remember long summer days with the streets filled with laughing children congregating to play football or just hang out with their friends – I certainly …
Personal and financial information under attack
Cybercriminals have increased their focus in targeting individuals and organizations of all sizes to steal personal and financial information according to Trend Micro. Among …
8.2 million Gamigo passwords leaked
When German gaming website Gamigo was breached in February this year, they reacted by sharing the fact with their users, warning that user information such as usernames and …
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