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U.S. government-funded labs targeted by cyber attacks

It’s safe to say that successful U.S. companies, government facilities and military contractors are by now to aware that they should always be on the lookout for cyber …

Can the Google .co.cc ban be effective?

Google has recently decided to block all pages hosted on the .co.cc domain from appearing in its search results, and the move has sparked discussions. The search giant has …

Law enforcement winning the battle against cybercrime

June was a difficult time for cybercriminals as it saw some notable successes for various law enforcement agencies in the war on cybercrime, according to Kaspersky Lab’s …

Security threats: Unwrapping 2011

2011 has been a busy year so far for cyber criminals. No one can say IT security incidents went under reported, they have certainly been prominent in the headlines. HBGary …

Mass spam volumes plummeting as cybercriminals turn to pinpointed attacks

In the complex and ever-changing landscape of online crime, cybercriminals have made a fundamental shift in strategy, abandoning traditional mass spam attacks in favor of …

FBI search for LulzSec hackers leads to Iowa woman

Government and law enforcement agencies’ efforts to discover who is behind the recently disbanded LulzSec have increased as Operation AntiSec still goes strong. And …

EA password reset due to LulzSec hack?

Electronic Arts (EA) customers have been receiving emails from the company notifying them that their passwords have been reset “to ensure account security”. Graham …

Bitcoin-mining Trojan spotted

Bitcoin has received lately a lot of attention from users and from the media, so it’s no wonder that cyber criminals have also figured out ways to take advantage of its …

Gannett Government Media user information stolen

The Gannett Government Media family of websites suffered a cyber attack on resulting in unauthorized access to files containing user information. The information in those …

Security vendor applauds LulzSec attacks

In an unexpected move for a security company, SecurEnvoy today said that cyber break-ins and advanced malware incidents, such as the recent DDoS attack by LulzSec, should …

LulzSec ends 50 days hacking streak, says goodbye

The LulzSec “boat” has sailed into the sunset after 50 days of “disrupting and exposing corporations, governments, often the general population itself, and …

Travelodge UK confirms customer database breach

Budget hotel chain Travelodge UK sent its customers an email confirming that their customer database has been accessed by unauthorized individuals and that the collected email …

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