CyberCrime

Spear Phishing Attacks Need To Be Given The Attention They Deserve

Ransomware has dominated the headlines in recent months, but Barracuda's SVP of security argues that spear phishing should be receiving…

7 years ago

NotPetya Hackers Move Virtual Ransom Funds

Hackers empty bitcoin wallet of ransom funds and issue fresh ransom demand to unlock encrypted hard drives

7 years ago

Cyber-Security Executive Order Implementation Deadlines Near

ANALYSIS: Security experts chime in on the impact of President Trump's cyber-security executive order as the first set of deadlines…

7 years ago

AdGholas Malvertising Campaign Targets Unsuspecting Web Users

The group behind the campaign has gone to great lengths to slip under the radar

7 years ago

Palo Alto Networks: Evolving Ransomware Is The Biggest Cyber Security Threat

INTERVIEW: Silicon talks cyber security threats with Aaron Miller, senior technologist at Palo Alto Networks

7 years ago

Ukraine Firm Denies Responsibility For NotPetya Cyber Attack

'It wasn't us guv,' claim Ukrainian creators of suspected software

7 years ago

Eugene Kaspersky Offers To Disclose Company Source Code To US Government

Kaspersky Lab CEO willing to work with US authorities dispel long-standing rumours about his ties to the Russian government

7 years ago

Petya Mainly A Threat To Unprepared And Unwilling Organizations

ANALYSIS: Despite repeated warnings and the experience last month provided by the WannaCry ransomware, organizations that failed to prepare for…

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (30 June)

Time to stretch your memory muscles with our quiz on the top tech news this week.

7 years ago

Home Office Overlooks Scale Of Online Fraud Warns NAO

Must do better! National Audit Office says online fraud is costing billions of pounds, but is still not a priority…

7 years ago

Lloyd’s: Businesses Need To Take A Long-Term View Of Cyber Attacks

It's no longer enough for organisations to just focus on the immediate impacts

7 years ago

US Senate Considers Kaspersky Lab Cybersecurity Ban For Military

American lawmakers to consider banning Kaspersky Lab products due to Russia espionage concerns

7 years ago

Microsoft Tech Support Scammers Arrested In UK

Annoying tech support scammers ... four arrested in the UK after City police team up with Microsoft

7 years ago

NotPetya: Ransomware Spread, WannaCry Relation, And The Story So Far

ANALYSIS: The spreading cyber attack appears to be more about chaos than money-making

7 years ago

Massive Ransomware Attack Hits Ukraine And Is Spreading Across The Globe

UK advertising and marketing giant WPP has been hit by a variant of the Petya ransomware

7 years ago

Lastline: Machine Learning Is The Key To Tackling Rising Cyber Security Threats

INTERVIEW: Silicon discusses machine learning in cyber security with Dr Giovanni Vigna, co-founder and CTO of Lastline

7 years ago

Industry Reaction: UK Parliament Cyber Attack ‘Was A Matter Of Time’

Industry professionals respond to the weekend's news of a cyber attack on the UK government

7 years ago

UK Parliament Hit By Cyber Attack Targeting Email Accounts

Experts have suggested that a foreign government could be responsible

7 years ago

Wikileaks Reveals CIA Tool To Hack ‘Air Bridged’ Computers

"Brutal Kangarooā€¯ tool used by US spooks to hack into computers not connected to the Internet

7 years ago

Russian Hackers Stole And Traded British MPs’ Passwords

Emails and passwords belonging to British MPs and high level public servants traded online

7 years ago

ESET: Defeating Ransomware And Botnets Requires A Layered Approach To Cyber Security

INTERVIEW: Mark James, IT cyber security specialist at ESET, discusses cyber threat trends with Silicon at Infosecurity 2017

7 years ago

Global Malvertising Campaign Blamed For UCL Ransomware Attack

Researchers at Proofpoint say the malvertising in question has popped up around the world on several high-profile websites

7 years ago

Windows 10 Kernel Vulnerable To GhostHook Attack

CyberArk Labs finds GhostHook attack can bypass Microsoft's protection of Windows 10 kernel

7 years ago

WannaCry Ransomware Hits Australian Traffic Camera System

The spread of WannaCry appears to not be slowing down anytime soon

7 years ago

Microsoft Admits Disabling Windows 10 Anti-Virus

Redmond did temporarily switch off third party anti-virus products for Windows 10, the firm admits

7 years ago

WannaCry Ups The Stakes For Businesses As Consumers Take Notice

Consumers now more aware of ransomware and place onus on businesses to protect their personal data

7 years ago

CyberTeam Hacker Group Claims Responsiblity for Scuppering Skype With DDoS Attack

Microsoft remains tight-lipped on the cause of the Skype outage over the past two days

7 years ago

WannaCry Ransomware Attack Forces Shutdown Of Honda Plant

Another example of the importance of keeping your computer systems up to date

7 years ago