computer crime

Hacker Jailed For Stealing £88,000 In Gold BullionHacker Jailed For Stealing £88,000 In Gold Bullion

Hacker Jailed For Stealing £88,000 In Gold Bullion

The hacker used data from a bullion trading company's systems to intercept packages

8 years ago
Government Plans ‘Active’ Cyber Security ApproachGovernment Plans ‘Active’ Cyber Security Approach

Government Plans ‘Active’ Cyber Security Approach

Government plans to show more cyber-security initiative, says head of new National Cyber Security Centre, as NAO describes cabinet IT…

8 years ago
Russian Hackers Release US Athletes’ Doping DataRussian Hackers Release US Athletes’ Doping Data

Russian Hackers Release US Athletes’ Doping Data

Anti-doping officials confirm hackers accessed sensitive medical records related to Rio 2016

8 years ago
Hackers Breach US Government, Sell Attack Source CodeHackers Breach US Government, Sell Attack Source Code

Hackers Breach US Government, Sell Attack Source Code

Two linked hackers are selling tools used to breach US government and military networks along with a trove of 33,000…

9 years ago
DDoS Website ‘Ringleaders’ Arrested In IsraelDDoS Website ‘Ringleaders’ Arrested In Israel

DDoS Website ‘Ringleaders’ Arrested In Israel

The two teenagers were arrested after DDoS giant vDOS was hacked and its internal records exposed last week

9 years ago
Ransomware ‘Nearly Half Of All Cloud Malware’Ransomware ‘Nearly Half Of All Cloud Malware’

Ransomware ‘Nearly Half Of All Cloud Malware’

Nearly half of all malware found in enterprise cloud applications is now ransomware, according to new figures

9 years ago
Obama Warns Of Cyber ‘Wild West’Obama Warns Of Cyber ‘Wild West’

Obama Warns Of Cyber ‘Wild West’

Nation-states with advanced cyber-weapons risk entering into a new 'arms race', warns US president

9 years ago
Hacker Group Releases ‘NSA Spy Tools’Hacker Group Releases ‘NSA Spy Tools’

Hacker Group Releases ‘NSA Spy Tools’

The code appears to be that used by the NSA to carry out spy operations

9 years ago
Linux Bug ‘Lets Attackers Target Billions Of Android Devices’Linux Bug ‘Lets Attackers Target Billions Of Android Devices’

Linux Bug ‘Lets Attackers Target Billions Of Android Devices’

About 80 percent of all Android gadgets are vulnerable, say experts

9 years ago
More Hotels Hit By Latest Payment Systems BreachMore Hotels Hit By Latest Payment Systems Breach

More Hotels Hit By Latest Payment Systems Breach

Hundreds of thousands of transactions may have been compromised in the latest hack

9 years ago
Ransomware Spammers Turn To Ads For CashRansomware Spammers Turn To Ads For Cash

Ransomware Spammers Turn To Ads For Cash

This year's biggest Trojan malware has turned from spreading ransomware to spreading an ad-clicking backdoor

9 years ago
Spy Attacks ‘Went Unnoticed For Five Years’Spy Attacks ‘Went Unnoticed For Five Years’

Spy Attacks ‘Went Unnoticed For Five Years’

'Project Sauron' has been stealing data from groups in 30 countries since at least 2011, experts say

9 years ago
GhostMail Ends Services ‘To Prevent Misuse’GhostMail Ends Services ‘To Prevent Misuse’

GhostMail Ends Services ‘To Prevent Misuse’

GhostMail said it doesn't want its encrypted email service used by 'the wrong people'

9 years ago
IT Worker Jailed For Disabling Citibank NetworkIT Worker Jailed For Disabling Citibank Network

IT Worker Jailed For Disabling Citibank Network

The Citibank employee admitted to intentionally taking down 90 percent of the company's network across North America

9 years ago
Security Firms And Police Fight Back Against RansomwareSecurity Firms And Police Fight Back Against Ransomware

Security Firms And Police Fight Back Against Ransomware

No More Ransom offers decryption keys to encourage ransomware victims not to pay

9 years ago

Hackers Collect £15,000 For Pornhub Exploit

The attack provided complete access to Pornhub's database and exposed two PHP flaws

9 years ago

FCC Urges Telco Action On Nuisance Calls

US telephone companies are still allowing unwanted mass calls and texts in spite of regulatory changes, the FCC says

9 years ago

ONS Figures Show UK Cybercrime Doubled In Past Year

Office for National Statistic report shows that one in ten people are victims of fraud or cybercrime

9 years ago

Ransomware Gangs ‘Willing To Bargain’

Most ransomware groups now have responsive and friendly customer-service operations, finds a study

9 years ago

Criminals steal £9m From 1,400 Japan ATMs In Less Than Three Hours

More than 100 suspects were reportedly involved in a coordinated operation that used about 1,600 forged South African credit cards

9 years ago