cybercrime
Financial malware attacks increase as malware creators join forces
Kaspersky Lab blocked 1,132,031 financial malware attacks on users, a rise of 15.6 percent compared to the previous quarter, according to the results of the company’s IT …
Oracle-owned MICROS PoS systems vendor breached
MICROS, the point-of-sale payment systems vendor owned by Oracle, has suffered a data breach, and there are indicators that point to the infamous Carbanak (aka Anunak) …
1 in 3 Americans report financial losses due to being defrauded
With nearly half of Americans reporting they have been tricked or defrauded, citizens are concerned that the Internet is becoming less safe and want tougher federal and state …
My data, my problem
I haven’t seen BlackHat, you know the movie featuring Chris Hemsworth? In fact the list of shows or movies I haven’t seen (or in fact am unlikely to see) is growing as the …
Zeus Panda variant targets Brazilians, wants to steal everything
A new Zeus Trojan variant dubbed Panda Banker has been specially crafted to target users of 10 major Brazilian banks, but also other locally popular services. “Zeus …
$77 million in Bitcoin stolen from Bitfinex exchange
Popular Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has suffered a security breach that resulted in the theft of millions’ worth of Bitcoin. 119,756 BTC, to be exact, …
Investigating the supply on 17 underground hacker markets
Have you ever wondered what kind of malicious offerings can be found on dark web “hacker markets,” who sells them and how widely they are available? Three …
Media-stealing Android app targets developers
Symantec researchers have unearthed another app on Google Play that secretly steals photos and videos from victims’ mobile devices. But the curious thing is that it’s …
Sophisticated ransomware: New tactics to maximize profit
Organizations are unprepared for future strains of more sophisticated ransomware, according to the Cisco 2016 Midyear Cybersecurity Report. Fragile infrastructure, poor …
88% of all ransomware is detected in the healthcare industry
Solutionary found that companies in the healthcare industry had the most ransomware present, accounting for 88 percent of all ransomware detections in Q2. In addition, …
Law enforcement and IT security companies join forces to fight ransomware
Today, the Dutch National Police, Europol, Intel Security and Kaspersky Lab launched the No More Ransom initiative, a new step in the cooperation between law enforcement and …
Cyber synergy: The need for collaborative cyber intelligence
It’s official – cybercrime now has a bigger impact than any other form of crime in the UK. That’s the conclusion drawn by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and Strategic Cyber …
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