cybercrime
Obscuring malicious Facebook links using the Open Graph Protocol
Most users click on links popping up in their Facebook News Feed without thinking twice about it, but it’s good to keep in mind that they can lead to malicious sites. …
Intrusion detection is speeding up: Is it enough to tackle global cyber threats?
As criminals continue to develop new methods to break or sidestep cyber defences, in many cases the focus is shifting towards the ability to detect and respond to an incident …
Malware creators increasingly run their business like legitimate software companies
The continuing increase in ransomware attacks is, partly, due to how easy the malware can be built and used by attackers that have limited technical skills. Take for example …
Destruction of Service attacks could shut down organizations for good
The Cisco 2017 Midyear Cybersecurity Report (MCR) uncovers the rapid evolution of threats and the increasing magnitude of attacks, and forecasts potential Destruction of …
Dark web Hansa Market shut down after being run for a month by law enforcement
Just a few short weeks after dark web market Alpha Bay was shut down, Hansa Market is now also shuttered. After Alpha Bay’s shutdown, many users flocked to Hansa Market, …
Hacker grabs $30 million in ether through Parity multisig wallet flaw
Another day, another cryptocurrency heist: this time, the attacker has stolen some $30 million in ether (ETH – value token of the Ethereum blockchain) from a number of …
Assessing the habits and tactics of organized credit card fraud gangs
By analyzing hundreds of criminal forums, Digital Shadows discovered a new trend in the form of remote learning ‘schools’. Available to Russian speakers only, these six-week …
US data breaches surge, businesses and healthcare organizations hit hardest
The number of US data breaches tracked through June 30, 2017 hit a half-year record high of 791, according to recent numbers released by the Identity Theft Resource Center …
Dark web market Alpha Bay was shut down by law enforcement
Dark web black market Alpha Bay went offline on June 5, leaving users to wonder whether its operators did it and ran off with their money. Reassurances that the market will be …
BEC scams: How to avoid them and how to fight back
Phishing and spear-phishing emails are a constant threat to all users, but enterprises are positively inundated with them. “Most businesses will use a spam filter and …
Don’t let cybercrime hold your innovation to ransom
When things break, our natural instinct is to look for someone to blame. Why? Because nothing happens by accident. It’s either done on purpose, a casualty of neglect or lack …
Telegram-based Katyusha SQL injection scanner sold on hacker forums
Despite regularly achieving one of the top spots on the OWASP Top 10 list of the most critical web application security risks, injection vulnerabilities continue to plague …
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