cybercriminals
Top cybercrime weapon: Web exploit toolkits
HP identified a significant increase in the volume of organized cybercrime targeting data centers and networks, which can lead to financial and data loss. While there were …
Massive Epsilon breach affects JPMorgan Chase, Capital One, US Bank and others
Third-party firms that handle e-mail marketing for big companies and corporations have lately become a very desirable target for attackers, and the onslaught continues. The …
“Hey, I just made a photoshop of you” Facebook scam
A new Facebook scam that is spreading via Facebook Chat messages is luring people in with promises of a Photoshopped image of themselves. “hey, i just made a photoshop …
The execution of the RSA hack
More than two weeks have passed since the high profile RSA hack, and the company has finally decided to share some of the details regarding the attack. The question that is …
Recidivist youngster sentenced for new hack
27-year-old Van T. Dinh has been sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay $125,000 in restitution for having breached an online currency exchange service …
Pharmaceutical spam and mobile threats dominate
Wannabe cybercriminals were able to execute attacks with impunity and relative ease thanks to toolkits, pre-written software programs designed to steal information, rendering …
Facebook battles likejacking scammers
Facebook and its users have been plagued for a while now by a seemingly never ending steady stream of scams, among which are those that hijack users’ “likes” …
Massive SQL injection attack compromises 380,000 URLs
A massive SQL injection attack campaign has been spotted by Websense researchers, and the number of unique URLs affected by it has risen from 28,000 when first detected …
IEEE database breached, personal info compromised
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has notified the Attorney General of New Hampshire, the FBI and 828 of its members that a file containing the …
Two more Comodo RAs compromised
The investigation Comodo has mounted following the recent compromise of one of its Registration Authorities and the issuing of rogue certificates for popular sites has …
MySQL.com compromised by SQL injection attack
MySQL.com has been hacked and a part of the database containing member and employee email addresses, usernames and passwords has been published by the hackers on Pastebin.com. …
Lone hacker owns the Comodo certificate compromise
Last week’s revelation that a Comodo affiliate Registration Authority has been compromised and that nine rogue SSL certificates have been issued for popular domains such …