cybercrime
World’s largest bitcoin exchange under DDoS attack
Mt.Gox, the world’s largest bitcoin exchange, has been downed earlier today by what appears to be a “strong DDoS attack”. “We are working hard to …
Pirate Bay co-founder charged with hacking Swedish bank, agencies
Gottfrid Svartholm, one of the founders of The Pirate Bay, has been charged along with three other men with hacking into several Swedish agencies and firms and stealing (or …
Linode hackers say they will release stolen customer data
Linode, the web hosting provider that (among others) provides a home for Internet security resource sites Insecure.Org, Nmap.Org, SecLists.Org, and SecTools.Org, has announced …
INTERPOL Chief on fighting cybercrime worldwide
INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble has said that global efforts against cybercrime and to enhance cyber security require law enforcement and private sector Internet …
You’ve been hacked, now what?
Given the increased frequency and complexity of cyber attacks on business networks of all sizes, the odds of experiencing a breach is almost guaranteed if the right security …
Thousands of compromised Apache servers direct users to malware
What do the recent compromises of a number of LA Times websites and the blog of hard disk drive manufacturer Seagate have in common? According to several security researchers, …
Hackers attacking US banks are well-funded, expert says
The Cyber fighters of Izz Ad-Din Al Qassam hacker group – also known as Qassam Cyber Fighters – are at it again. For the third time in the last half year or so, …
Microsoft releases privacy and security guide for policy makers
Microsoft released the third volume of its popular policymaker booklet, Building Global Trust Online, which includes considerations and guidance for a number of new …
Global credit card fraud network dismantled
44 members of a global credit card fraud network have been arrested in a joint operation coordinated by the Romanian Cybercrime Unit in Romania, in close cooperation with …
Researcher sets up honeypot to counterattack, identifies attackers
I believe that most infosec professionals have, at one time or other, wished they could fight back when some of the resources they are tasked with protecting came under attack …
Five cuffed for stealing 2M euros via e-banking hacks
Five people were arrested last week when the Slovenian police conducted a series of house searches following an investigation into an gang that was emptying business bank …
Unraveling the South Korean cyberattacks
Wednesday’s news that the networks of several South Korean broadcasting organizations and banks have been partially or entirely crippled by coordinated attacks has …
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