cybercriminals

When talking about bots, the first thing that comes to mind is often a bad one – i.e. how cyber crooks misuse the technology to bilk Internet users out of information or …

It used to be that malicious attachments came in emails with erotic photos of girls who “want to meet you”, or “scandalous photos” of celebrities. Now, …

“Pay-per-install businesses can be temporarily compromised by welcome law enforcement action, but the crooks will always find a way to return,” says McAfee’s …

Most social networks’ users are hit by online scams almost daily – whether its the ubiquitous survey scam or the “share your cell phone number, get …

In a growing number of cases, Internet-facing business systems do not always reflect a well maintained, up-to-date security profile, and, as one would expect they are, by …

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has revealed that its networks have been breached in what is considered the first cyber attack to hit Japan’s defense industry. According to …

Heidi Klum has replaced Cameron Diaz as the most dangerous celebrity to search for on the Web, according to McAfee. For the fifth year in a row, McAfee researched popular …

A new study of 3,765 publicly disclosed breach incidents shows they resulted in financial losses of more than $156 billion. Published by the Digital Forensics Association, the …

A sophisticated, seemingly broadly orchestrated online scam that promises bogus prizes like iPads or gift cards in order to dupe Internet users into giving up their …

A Russian resident in his early 20s is believed to be the leader of a tightly knit gang using banking Trojans and money mules to earn themselves millions of dollars. The …

Users that have downloaded the uTorrent software client from the uTorrent.com website on Tuesday morning are warned that they might have ended up with scareware on their …

The first SpyEye variant, called SPITMO, has been spotted attacking Android devices in the wild. According to Amit Klein, Trusteer’s chief technology officer, the threat …