cybercriminals
Inside a banking Trojan drop-zone
There can be no doubt that cybercrime is on the rise. Compared to real-world crime, it is easier, often more profitable, and carries definitely less risk to the perpetrator. …
Ransomware continues to pose a threat
The great majority of cybercriminals is in it for the money. Some choose to steal it indirectly by using information-stealing malware to gain access to users’ online …
Safety advice to protect connected devices
If you were one of the millions of people who received tech gifts during the holidays, beware. Computer and cybercrimes have risen by more than 22% according to the most …
50,000 stolen iTunes accounts for sale in China
Some 50,000 iTunes accounts – each associated with an active credit card and some guaranteed to work for at least 12 hours before getting deactivated – are …
DHS investigation uncovers cyber fraud ring members
Two Winona State University students are currently being investigated by the Department of Homeland Security and are suspected of having been members of a Vietnamese-based …
The evolution of cyber criminal operations
There is a concerning evolutionary step cyber criminal operations are taking to more effectively diversify the distribution of their ill-gotten gains, according to Fortinet. …
Carders.cc, Exploit-db.org and others hacked on Christmas
Waking up on Christmas morning and finding out you’ve been hacked must be pretty annoying, and that it what happened to the administrators of Carders.cc – an …
Inclement weather resurrects the “friend in need” scam
This recent spat of snowy weather has grounded may planes and stranded many passengers in Europe. It has also prompted scammers to resurrect en masse the tried and true friend …
110,000 credit card records stolen in NY tour company web server breach
The web server of CitySights NY – a company that organizes tours around New York on double-decker buses – has been breached and names, addresses, e-mail addresses, …
Ohio State University database hacked
A database containing Social Security numbers, addresses and dates of birth of everyone who’s ever had an Ohio State University e-mail address (@osu.edu) has been …
Gawker Media data breach linked to Twitter spam campaign
A recent security breach at Gawker Media which involved the leaking of user passwords for sites such as Gizmodo and Lifehacker, has now been linked to a widespread spam …
Increased collaboration on cybercrime syndicate crackdowns
As 2010 comes to a close, information security companies are trying to predict the amount of problems we’ll have to deal with next year. Below is a list of 5 security …