cybercrime
Phishing attacks increasingly target brands
The number of brands targeted by phishing attacks sustained an all-time high of 428 in April of this year, the second record-breaking quarter for cybercrime brand abuse …
Security as an enabler of innovation
For years, many enterprises have viewed IT security as a costly extra that has to be endured as a way to reduce risk, without providing any other value to the business. Recent …
Microsoft settles Nitol botnet lawsuit
Less than a month since Microsoft’s revelation that it had disrupted the functioning of the Nitol botnet by effecting a takedown of a domain (3322.org) which was also …
Major U.S. banks still under DDoS attack
PNC Bank seems to be the latest target of the organized DDoS attacks agains major U.S. financial institutions such as JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, …
Information-related risks, threats and compliance
Dr. Eric Cole is a security expert with over 20 years of hands-on experience. He is a member of the Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th President and several executive …
Blackhole 2.0 is out with new exploits and same price
A new version of BlackHole, one of the most popular exploit kits out there, has been made available by its creator, who has supposedly rewritten it from scratch. BlackHole 2.0 …
Structured method to data breach analysis and response
Data breaches are growing in frequency and magnitude, and have a tremendous financial, legal, operational and reputational impact to the breached organization, whether …
French energy company targeted with faulty malware
A researcher of Norwegian security firm Norman has recently come across and analyzed a peculiar malware sample that was likely aimed at compromising computers of employees of …
Jump in mobile app and banking scams
In August, GFI threat researchers identified a number of high-profile fake mobile application scams, along with a spike in email scams targeting UK banking and government …
Pirate Bay’s Svartholm arrested for hacking, not piracy
Well, as it turns out, the recent arrest of Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm in Cambodia is a consequence of a “crime related to information technology,” …
11,000 Guild Wars 2 accounts hacked in ongoing attacks
The second sequel of the popular Guild Wars multiplayer online RPG by ArenaNet has been released less than two weeks ago, and player accounts are already being heavily …
Arizona man goes to prison for selling access to botnets
Joshua Schichtel was sentenced to 30 months in prison for selling command-and-control access to and use of thousands of malware-infected computers. In addition to his prison …
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