cybercrime
OPM hack shines light on abysmal state of US federal systems’s security
With each passing day, newly revealed details about the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) hack show an ugly picture of the security situation in the OPM, and other US …
Cyber attack grounds Polish LOT aeroplanes
Around 1,400 unlucky travelers who were set to depart from Warsaw’s Frederic Chopin Airport on Sunday had their flights cancelled or delayed for hours, as the computer …
Microsoft’s anti-surveillance website was hacked
Digital Constitution – a dedicated website Microsoft set up to keep users informed of its efforts to counter US government’s attempts to access customer emails the …
Exposing cyberattacks targeting government networks in Southeast Asia
Palo Alto Networks uncovered a series of potentially state-sponsored cyberattacks targeting government and military organizations in countries throughout Southeast Asia. Help …
49 suspected members of cybercriminal group arrested in Europe
Yesterday, a joint international operation led to the dismantling of a group of cybercriminals active in Italy, Spain, Poland, the United Kingdom, Belgium and Georgia, who are …
Phishers register domain names, hammer traditional targets
The number of domain names used for phishing reached an all-time high, according to a new report by the the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG). Many of these were registered …
Total cost of average data breach reaches $3.8 million
The average consolidated total cost of a data breach is $3.8 million, according to a Ponemon Institute study of 350 companies spanning 11 countries.The study also found that …
Reactions to the IRS hack that impacted 100,000 people
Cybercriminals were able to successfully steal tax forms full of personal information of more than 100,000 taxpayers through IRS’ Get Transcript application. This data …
mSpy finally admits they’ve been hacked
After having first denied that they suffered a breach and had their customer’s data stolen and leaked on the Dark Web, mobile spyware maker mSpy has finally admitted …
How much money do cyber crooks collect via crypto ransomware?
“FireEye researchers have calculated that the cybercriminals wielding TeslaCrypt and AlphaCrypt have managed to extort $76,522 from 163 victims in only two months. …
Penn State engineering network is taken offline following two cyberattacks
The computer network of Pennsylvania State University’s College of Engineering has been temporarily disconnected from the Internet in the wake of two “highly …
Global black markets and the underground economy
Adam Tyler is the Chief Innovative Officer at CSID. In this interview he discusses global black markets, what type of information is most valuable for cybercriminals, modern …
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