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The psychology of phishing

Phishing emails are without a doubt one of the biggest security issues consumers and businesses face today. Cybercriminals no longer send out thousands of emails at random …

How Nigerian cyber criminals have evolved

Cyber criminals in Nigeria have evolved common malware campaigns to infiltrate businesses that have not previously been their primary targets, according to Palo Alto Networks. …

Government-grade malware used for ransomware attacks

It was only a matter of time until cyber criminals got their hands on a piece of government-made malware and repurposed it for their own criminal needs. Sentinel Labs …

Botnets gain 18 infected systems per second

“According to industry estimates, botnets have caused over $9 billion in losses to US victims and over $110 billion in losses globally. Approximately 500 million …

Breaches exposed 22.8 million personal records of New Yorkers

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued a new report examining the growing number, complexity, and costs of data breaches in the New York State. The report reveals that …

PittyTiger APT group sells its services to companies

APT attackers thought to be operating from China often seem financed by the government, but there are other groups that work for the highest bidder, which is usually a private …

CNET attacked by Russian hackers, user database stolen

Russian hacker group W0rm has apparently managed to breach servers belonging to media website CNET, and make off with databases containing usernames, emails, and encrypted …

96% of organizations hit by a security incident in the past year

A new ForeScout report revealed that more than 96 percent of organizations experienced a significant IT security incident in the past year. The majority of IT organizations …

Amazon-hosted malware triples in 6 months

Solutionary analyzed the threat landscape and identified the top 10 global ISPs and hosting providers that hosted malware out of more than 21,000 ISPs. Amazon remained the top …

Global action targeting Shylock malware

On 8 and 9 July 2014, an alliance of law enforcement and industry undertook measures against the Internet domains and servers that form the core of an advanced cybercriminal …

Nearly 70% of critical infrastructure providers suffered a breach

New research from Unisys finds alarming gaps in the security of the world’s critical infrastructure. Nearly 70 percent of companies surveyed that are responsible for the …

Global rise in Android banking and payment malware

Mobile banking and mobile payment malware – malicious software that can extort money from users by hijacking personal information and spoofing bank sites or apps to …

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