cybercrime
Data breaches cause lasting reputation damage
Reports of data breaches affecting some of today’s largest companies continue to grab the headlines of prominent news outlets nationwide. The damage experienced by a …
Tsunami, a new backdoor for Mac OS X
Malware authors have taken an old piece of malware developed for Linux and have modified it to attack the Mac OS X platform, warns ESET. The OS X malware has been named …
Nasdaq attackers spied on companies
The systems of the company that operates the Nasdaq Stock Market were breached many times last year, but the actual trading platform was never compromised. A subsequent …
Sesame Street YouTube channel hacked
Followers of the Sesame Street YouTube channel have had a nasty surprise when they tuned in on Sunday. Instead of the children-friendly videos they were faced with pretty …
When it comes to intrusions, size matters
A survey of enterprise IT managers and network administrators that has been conducted annually since 2005 shows that there has been a gradual increase in smaller enterprises …
Massive international identity theft operation shut down
111 individuals have been indicted in the largest identity theft takedown in U.S. history. The defendants, members of five organized forged credit card and identity theft …
US DHS asks public to share ideas on botnet mitigation
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Commerce have issued a public call for comments from “all Internet stakeholders” in order to …
Mysql.com hacked, serving malware
Mysql.com has been hacked and is currently serving malware, Armorize warns. The company has detected the compromise through its website malware monitoring platform HackAlert, …
Over 300 cyberspy attacks against Russian targets discovered
Trend Micro researchers have discovered that 1465 computers belonging to 47 distinct political and economical entities in 61 different (mostly former Soviet Union) countries …
Is China behind the Japanese defense contractor hack?
Anonymous sources “in the know” regarding the investigation of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries breach have hinted at the possibility that the attackers are …
48% of enterprises targeted by social engineering attacks
48% of enterprises have been victims of social engineering attacks, experiencing 25 or more such attacks in the past two years at a average cost of over £15,000 per …
DigiNotar files for bankruptcy
After having its SSL and EVSSL certificates deemed untrustworthy by the most popular browsers, VASCO announced that DigiNotar, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition and was …