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Apple
There’s no virus in the iTunes database – it’s a phish!

A new phishing campaign aimed at Apple users has been spotted by security researcher Bryan Campbell. It takes the form of a fake email supposedly sent by Apple Service, …

threat hunting
How do you win the web security game when the rules keep changing?

Successfully protecting against web-based attacks is like trying to win a game that keeps changing its rules, only nobody tells you what the new rules are. With a rapidly …

dollar
The average cost of a data breach is now $4 million

The average data breach cost has grown to $4 million, representing a 29 percent increase since 2013, according to the Ponemon Institute. Cybersecurity incidents continue to …

Abstract
70,000 hacked servers for sale on xDedic underground market

Kaspersky Lab researchers have investigated a global forum where cybercriminals can buy and sell access to compromised servers for as little as $6 each. xDedic forum login The …

danger
The dynamics of mobile app collusion and malicious activities

Mobile app collusion happens when cybercriminals manipulate two or more apps to orchestrate attacks on smartphone owners. McAfee Labs has observed such behavior across more …

pound
Businesses lost over £1 billion to online crime in the last year

With online crime becoming an increasing threat for businesses, new figures from Get Safe Online and Action Fraud show that from March 2015 – March 2016, a huge total of …

binary bomb
Thousands of websites exploited for illegal SEO tactics

Imperva researchers discovered a long-running and still active illegal attack that has been exploiting vulnerabilities in thousands of legitimate websites to increase SEO …

professional
BEC scams: What you need to know

Ransomware attacks hitting businesses and institutions might be the latest trend, but they are just one of the threats these organizations have to protect themselves against. …

Money
University pays $20,000 in ransomware attack

The ransomware plague has hit the University of Calgary, and the academic institution did what many victims do: they paid the ransom to get the encrypted files back. The …

bomb
789% year-over-year spike in malware and phishing

An analysis of phishing email campaigns from the first three months of 2016 has seen a 6.3 million increase in raw numbers, due primarily to a ransomware upsurge against the …

Windows
Windows zero-day exploit offered for sale on underground market

Someone is selling an exploit for a Windows zero-day on an underground market for Russian-speaking cyber criminals, and the current price is set at $90,000. Trustwave …

crime scene
Hacker imprisoned for stealing Bitcoin, selling botnet on Darkode

A Louisiana man was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for using a computer to steal money, hacking computers to obtain passwords, and attempting to sell information …

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