cybercrime

Experiment Finds Half Of ‘Lost’ USB Sticks Will Be Plugged InExperiment Finds Half Of ‘Lost’ USB Sticks Will Be Plugged In

Experiment Finds Half Of ‘Lost’ USB Sticks Will Be Plugged In

BLACK HAT 2016: Experiment shows that most half of people will plug a randomly placed USB stick into their computer,…

9 years ago
ATM Hack Gives Attackers Cash And Account DataATM Hack Gives Attackers Cash And Account Data

ATM Hack Gives Attackers Cash And Account Data

BLACK HAT 2016: Rapid7 researchers discover how hackers can steal account details from an ATM by bypassing anti-shimming measures

9 years ago
AdGholas Malvertising Campaign Closes After Proofpoint DiscoveryAdGholas Malvertising Campaign Closes After Proofpoint Discovery

AdGholas Malvertising Campaign Closes After Proofpoint Discovery

AdGholas malvertising campaign closes after pulling in at least a million victim computers a day

9 years ago
ONS Figures Show UK Cybercrime Doubled In Past YearONS Figures Show UK Cybercrime Doubled In Past Year

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
BAE Systems Joins SWIFT Security TeamBAE Systems Joins SWIFT Security Team

BAE Systems Joins SWIFT Security Team

Forensic experts join SWIFT to help prevent customer fraud and bolster community security

9 years ago
Stampado Ransomware Starts Deleting Files If No Payment Is MadeStampado Ransomware Starts Deleting Files If No Payment Is Made

Stampado Ransomware Starts Deleting Files If No Payment Is Made

The clock is ticking. Ransomware victims have just 96 hours to cough up or it begins deleting files

9 years ago
Ranscam Malware Poses As Ransomware But Just Deletes Your FilesRanscam Malware Poses As Ransomware But Just Deletes Your Files

Ranscam Malware Poses As Ransomware But Just Deletes Your Files

Malware dubbed 'ranscam' asks for payment to unlock files, but in reality has already deleted them

9 years ago
Android Malware Grabs 10 Million DevicesAndroid Malware Grabs 10 Million Devices

Android Malware Grabs 10 Million Devices

The malware, thought to originate in China, generates £232,000 per month in counterfeit ad revenues

9 years ago
Euro 2016 Doubles Cybersecurity Risks For Football FansEuro 2016 Doubles Cybersecurity Risks For Football Fans

Euro 2016 Doubles Cybersecurity Risks For Football Fans

New report highlights security dangers for businesses during major sporting events like Euro 2016

9 years ago
NASCAR Team Partners Malwarebytes After Ransomware AttackNASCAR Team Partners Malwarebytes After Ransomware Attack

NASCAR Team Partners Malwarebytes After Ransomware Attack

Malwarebytes becomes sponsor of NASCAR team after its testing data was encrypted by ransomware

9 years ago
Acer Security Flaw Exposed Customer Data For 11 MonthsAcer Security Flaw Exposed Customer Data For 11 Months

Acer Security Flaw Exposed Customer Data For 11 Months

Acer is preparing to alert customers to a data breach that affected Acer's e-commerce site from May 2015 to April…

9 years ago
InfoSec 2016: Watch Out For The Professional Cybercriminal, Warns Mikko HyppönenInfoSec 2016: Watch Out For The Professional Cybercriminal, Warns Mikko Hyppönen

InfoSec 2016: Watch Out For The Professional Cybercriminal, Warns Mikko Hyppönen

F-Secure's Mikko Hyppönen tells us why businesses need to be aware of increasingly professional cyber-criminals

9 years ago
Criminal Marketplace Offers Cheap Server Access For Global Cyber-AttacksCriminal Marketplace Offers Cheap Server Access For Global Cyber-Attacks

Criminal Marketplace Offers Cheap Server Access For Global Cyber-Attacks

Fancy a DDoS attack? Cybercrime marketplace offers access to compromised third party servers for just £4.23

9 years ago
Donald Trump Data Pilfered After Democrat Hack By RussiansDonald Trump Data Pilfered After Democrat Hack By Russians

Donald Trump Data Pilfered After Democrat Hack By Russians

Democrat computer hacked by Russian intelligence agencies and lifted opposition data on 'The Donald'

9 years ago
New Trojan Uses Zeus Tricks To Target Russian BanksNew Trojan Uses Zeus Tricks To Target Russian Banks

New Trojan Uses Zeus Tricks To Target Russian Banks

Dr Web researchers find new malware that can spread itself and avoid detection on Windows systems

9 years ago

Criminals Offer Windows Zero-Day For £66,000 In Bitcoin

Zero days are coming out of the shadows and are fast becoming a commodity for the criminal masses, warns Trustwave

9 years ago

SWIFT Hack Shows Attackers Penetrating Bank Defenses

ANALYSIS: Using highly specialized malware, online thieves manipulated the international banking system and stole more than $80 million (£55m)

9 years ago

TeslaCrypt Ransomware Criminals ‘Retire’, Hand Over Master Key

Ransomware gang closes down and gives crypto key to ESET, but reasons are unknown

9 years ago

Bank Of England Orders SWIFT Security Review

UK banks ordered to review their cyber security measures after the SWIFT Bank Bangladesh heist

9 years ago

Hacking Forum Hack Exposes 473,000 Members And 2.2m Posts

Nulled.IO forum used to sell credentials and cracks is itself hacked, potentially allowing law enforcement to solve other attacks

9 years ago

Rio 2016: Criminals Go For Gold With Olympic Ticket Scams

Kaspersky Lab report warns against Olympic tickets that seem too good to be true

9 years ago

Jigsaw Ransomware Adds Pornographic Twist

The Jigsaw malware deletes files for every hour that passes until a ransom is paid

9 years ago

Spam Emails Getting Nastier, Kaspersky Lab Warns

Spam levels are falling, but Kaspersky Lab says that malicious emails are increasingly becoming malicious and criminalised

9 years ago

SWIFT Warns Of Malware Attack On Second Bank

SWIFT continues to deny compromise of its systems, but warns of fresh attack on an unnamed bank

9 years ago

Pornhub Launches Bug Bounty Programme For Security Researchers

PornHub offers up to £17,300 to anyone who discovers security flaws on the site

9 years ago

Online Scams Leave One In Ten Out Of Pocket

Nearly half of consumers targeted by online scams in 2015, with one in ten losing money, Kaspersky report finds

9 years ago

Ransomware Promises Donation To Children’s Charity

How low can they go? New ransomware scam promises kid charity donation AND tech support for three years

9 years ago

Ransomware Makes Up Quarter Of UK Malware Attacks, Warns ESET

Britain continues to be ransomware epicentre, as ESET researchers warn of a sudden spike in attacks

9 years ago

‘Elite’ Dating Site BeautifulPeople.com Leaks Details Of 1.1m Users

Names, addresses and incomes among details of BeautifulPeople.com users now up for sale

9 years ago

Fake Social Button Plug-in Redirects To Exploit Kit, Warns Malwarebytes

Notorious Angler exploit kit is hiding as social buttons on hacked WordPress websites, says Malwarebytes

9 years ago