cybercriminals
The progress of IT threats in 2010
Cyber criminals have capitalized on the recent growth in popularity of the Android mobile platform. Based on the number of new mobile malware signatures detected during this …
Stolen credit card numbers advertised via Twitter
You would expect online criminals to want to keep a low profile and restrict their attempts of selling stolen wares to shady online criminal forums, but every once in a while …
SpyEye Trojan attacks Verizon’s online payment page
Trusteer discovered a configuration of the SpyEye Trojan targeting Verizon’s online payment page and attempting to steal payment card information. The attack took place …
Facebook scam uses fake YouTube CAPTCHAs
It seems sometimes that Facebook survey scams alternate between just to types of lures: “See you views your profile” and “OMG! I can’t believe …
HADOPI stops monitoring for copyright infringement due to breach
Trident Media Guard – the company tasked by the French High Authority for the Dissemination of Works and Protection of Rights on the Internet to monitor P2P networks and …
Facebook survey scam with a twist
Facebook survey scams that lure in users with promises of being able to see who looks at their profile are nothing new, but here is one that has some unusual twists and merits …
Two teenage GhostMarket members sentenced
Two UK teenagers who stole credit card details from a number of online casinos, betting companies and web hosting companies and sold them on the now defunct GhostMarket have …
Trojan paves way for rogue defragmenter
You might have heard about rogue AV solutions and scareware, but not many people have experienced a rogue defragmenter that hides files and (indirectly) asks money to return …
Wikipedia-like sites peddling fake pharmaceuticals
Wikipedia is practically a household name now, so it’s no wonder that spammers are trying to take advantage of the online encyclopedia’s popularity and (relative) …
Breaches drive enterprises to prioritize access governance
Aveksa announced the findings of a recent survey conducted to examine how companies are re-evaluating their IT security measures following the recent security breaches at …
Hackers steal, publish Fox employee passwords
A group of attackers who clearly have it in for Fox Broadcasting have managed to access a company server with hundreds of their employees’ email usernames and passwords. …
PSN attackers allegedly used Amazon cloud for attack
Attackers (mis)used the Amazon cloud to mount their attack against Sony’s online services and systems, and they did it legally, says Bloomberg. According to an unnamed …