CyberCrime

PayPal And Bitcoin Scamming Fake Android Apps Discovered On Google Play Store

The apps attempt to comprise PayPal and Paxful accounts via scamming users

8 years ago

SWIFT Intros New Tool To Help Banks ID Fraudulent Messages

Security upgrades continue at SWIFT as it seeks to assist the banking sector to identify suspicious payments

8 years ago

European WhatApp’s Data-Sharing Deal ‘Is Close’

Facebook's WhatsApp may soon be able to use customer data as agreement with European watchdogs nears

8 years ago

Cybersecurity Incidents Cost Shareholders £42 Billion

Shareholders lose out as financial impact of security breaches equates to £120 million loss of market value. And it's only…

8 years ago

North American ‘Longhorn’ Group Used WikiLeaks Vault 7 Exploits Against 40 Targets

Symantec says all the clues point to Longhorn's tools being ones included in WikiLeaks file dump

8 years ago

IBM Report Details 2017 Tax Scams As IRS Filing Deadline Nears

As the Tax Day 2017 filing deadline of Tuesday April 18 nears, IBM is warning of an increase in tax-related…

8 years ago

McAfee Labs Report Lays Bare Threat Intelligence Challenges Facing Businesses

Prevalent threat intelligence challenges include dealing with the volume and quality of data being collected

8 years ago

HP Inc: It’s Time To Stop Ignoring Printer Security

Printers are the biggest security threat to businesses, claims HP

8 years ago

UK Companies Targeted In Major Cyber Attack Operation By China-Based Hackers

The UK has been the target of a systemic global hacking operation

8 years ago

Moonlight Maze Attack Still Relevant Two Decades After Initial Debut

Attack code first used in 1996 is still in use by attackers building malware in 2017, according to new research…

8 years ago

University Of Edinburgh Is Scotland’s First Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence

University of Edinburgh joins government-accredited national cybersecurity research scheme

8 years ago

Macro Malware, Aging Worms Continue To Pose Threat To Present Day

Macro malware, which is so 1990s, has made a comeback, joining other aging cyber-threats, such as PHP scripts and the…

8 years ago

IBM Security: Data Leaks Grew By 566 Percent in 2016

Spam Skyrockets and cyber criminals turn to unstructured data as the number of compromised records goes through the roof in…

8 years ago

Mirai Botnet Hits US College With Massive 54 Hour Attack

Mirai returns (or at least a variant of it) warns researchers at Imperva Incapsula who witnessed the attack

8 years ago

Government Pushes Cyber Essentials Security Certificate Programme

The government will now require all contractors to obtain a Cyber Essentials certificate

8 years ago

NATO Outlines €3 Billion Plan To Combat Cyber Threats

The investment will go towards improving satellite communications and cyber security technology

8 years ago

Phishing Attack Targets Saudi Arabia Government

It seems no organisation is safe from cyber criminals as Saudi Arabian government becomes the latest target

8 years ago

Developer Of Citadel Trojan Faces 10 Year Prison Sentence

Russian developer of banking trojan that stole more than £400m, faces lengthy stint in American jail

8 years ago

Hackers Demand Ransom In Exchange For Stolen Apple iCloud Accounts

Hacker's claims are yet to be fully verified as Apple says it won't pay up for stolen user credentials

8 years ago

Necurs Botnet Targets Users With Old-School Stock Scam

Getting emails about a once-in-a-lifetime stock opportunity? It's probably too good to be true

8 years ago

Google Nest Camera Bug Enables Burglars To Shut Off Recording Via Bluetooth

The bug has yet to be patched, yet Bluetooth in the devices cannot be disabled

8 years ago

New Three Data Breach Exposes Mobile Customer Account Details To Total Strangers

Three customers have reported seeing other users details in their online accounts and My3 application in fresh cybersecurity breach

8 years ago

Cisco Discoverers Networking Switch Bug In WikiLeaks’s Vault 7 Data Leak

The bug allows for unauthorised code execution on 318 of Cisco’s switch models

8 years ago

Pwn2Own Hackers Earn $340,000 Exploiting Windows, macOS

The second day of the Pwn2Own 2017 hacking competition reveals Windows, macOS, Adobe Flash and web browser exploits

8 years ago

McDonald’s Compromised Twitter Account Posts Anti-Trump Tweet

The fast-food firm claims its Twitter accounts was compromised

8 years ago

Two Russian Spies Indicted By US Justice Department For Orchestrating Yahoo Hack

The Kremlin has denied the accusations that FSB agents facilitated one of the largest data breaches in history

8 years ago

WhatsApp & Telegram Patch ‘Severe’ Vulnerabilities

'Severe vulnerability' found with encrypted chat apps that could allow attackers to take complete control of user accounts

8 years ago

High Profile Twitter Accounts Hacked By Pro Turkish Supporters

Twitter accounts held by notable individuals and organisations hacked and defaced with pro Turkish content

8 years ago

Cyber Security Cannot Be An Afterthought In Smart Buildings

Cloud Expo 2017: Stuart Higgins, head of smart cities and IoT at Cisco champions smart building security from the get-go

8 years ago

A United Front: The Issue Of Threat Data Sharing In Cyber Security

IN DEPTH: The sharing of threat data is a key talking point within the world of cyber security, as we…

8 years ago