cybercrime
The Crime-as-a-Service business model
A service-based criminal industry is developing, in which specialists in the virtual underground economy develop products and services for use by other criminals. This …
Companies becoming lax in managing BYOD risk
Exposure to risk is as much of a threat today as it was in 2013; however, organizations have become less diligent in BYOD management and mitigation, according to TEKsystems. …
European banks and Europol join forces to fight cybercrime
The European Banking Federation (EBF) and Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which paves the way for intensifying …
Home Depot security was anything but, say former employees
Bit by bit, information about the Home Depot security breach is coming to light, and the picture it paints is extremely unflattering for the retailer. The latest insight comes …
Everything you need to know about POS malware
With this year’s dramatic uptick in data breaches targeting retailers and restaurant chains and, more specifically, the payment card data they process every day, …
Home Depot breach confirmed, stolen info used to change PINs, collect money
In a terse statement, and an annoyingly repetitive FAQ, Home Depot has confirmed that it had suffered a breach of its payment data systems. The breach could impact any …
FBI’s account of locating Silk Road’s server disputed by researchers
The US government’s explanation of how it managed to discover the location of the servers hosting Silk Road, the infamous online black market, is being disputed by a …
Salesforce users hit with malware-based targeted attack
Late last Friday, global cloud-based CRM provider Salesforce has sent out a warning to its account administrators about its customers being targeted by the Dyreza malware. …
Surge in cyberattacks targeting financial services firms
Cyberattacks targeting financial services firms are on the rise, but are these organizations doing enough to protect business and customer data? According to a Kaspersky Lab …
Profit leads motives for malware engineers
With mobile malware doubling year after year, NQ Mobile released new data and background information outlining the current threat landscape and projecting trends for the …
Mounting evidence points towards Home Depot breach
Still officially unconfirmed, a Home Depot hack looks increasingly likely to have happened. As Nicole Perlroth noted, the source of stolen card information can be discovered …
80% of business users are unable to detect phishing scams
McAfee Labs revealed that phishing continues to be an effective tactic for infiltrating enterprise networks. Testing business users’ ability to detect online scams, the …
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