cybercrime
How online fraud will evolve in 2016
While 2015 is drawing to a close, the security fraud community is preparing for more battles ahead in 2016. And next year, consumer-facing web and mobile apps are up against a …
40% of companies expect a data breach next year
Clearswift released their annual Clearswift Insider Threat Index (CITI) exploring why firms have been slow to address internal security threats and including data from …
How fake users are impacting business through acts of fraud and theft
A new report by The Ponemon Institute highlights the average economic value of a company’s user base ($117M) and the financial and brand reputation damage that can be done if …
Cracks in the mobile ecosystem, Internet-connected devices
The interconnectivity of technology has led to a point where many devices are potentially vulnerable, and in the third quarter, the real world impacts of cyberattacks became …
Exploit kit activity up 75 percent
The creation of DNS infrastructure by cybercriminals to unleash exploit kits increased 75 percent in the third quarter of 2015 from the same period in 2014, according to …
Will 2016 mark the end of the Advanced Persistent Threat?
Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) as we know them will cease to exist in 2016, replaced by deeper, embedded attacks that are harder to detect and trace back to the …
Cyber crooks actively hijacking servers with unpatched vBulletin installations
Administrators of vBulletin installations would do well to install the latest vBulletin Connect updates as soon as possible, as cyber crooks are actively searching for servers …
Phishers are targeting millions of DHL customers
As the end-of-the-year holidays are quickly approaching, people are starting to order more things (read: gifts for themselves and loved ones) online so that they can avoid the …
Information security innovation and the fast-paced threat landscape
Gary Warner recently became the Chief Threat Scientist at PhishMe. In this interview he talks about how his past positions prepared him for this new job title, information …
Data breaches and bots are driving cybercrime surge
From July to September, ThreatMetrix detected more than 90 million attempted attacks across industries, representing a 20 percent increase over the previous quarter. This …
Three indicted in largest theft of customer data from a U.S. financial institution in history
On Tuesday, federal prosecutors unsealed a superseding indictment charging Gery Shalon, Joshua Samuel Aaron and Ziv Orenstein with orchestrating massive computer hacking …
Exposing Rocket Kitten cyber-espionage group operations and targets
Check Point identified specific details and analyzed cyber-espionage activity conducted by the group Rocket Kitten, with possible ties to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard …
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