cybercriminals
Six arrested for phishing scam targeting students
Four men and two women suspected of having taken part in a sophisticated phishing scam that targeted hundreds of UK students were arrested by the Met’s Police Central …
Surge in pre-Christmas malware
GFI Software released its report on the most prevalent threat detections for the previous month. Noteworthy threats in November 2011 included a new Facebook worm; the return …
Fake Verizon notification carries malware
A sneaky spam email campaign aiming to infect users with a banking Trojan is currently underway and is targeting mobile carrier customers, warns Microsoft. The email purports …
Proactive detection of cyber security incidents
ENISA today launched a report which identifies 16 shortcomings in detection of network security incidents. The report reveals that not all available tools are used widely …
U.S. wakes up to cybercrime threat
Businesses in the U.S. are increasingly waking up to the threat of cyber crime according to the latest Lloyd’s Risk Index, but evidence shows the problem of cyber crime …
Beware of fake Amazon account confirmation emails
Amazon users are being targeted again with spam emails purporting to come from the “Amazon Team” and asking users to “confirm” their accounts, warns …
U.S. financial fraud increasing rapidly
Cyber criminals are launching more and more sophisticated attacks on U.S. wireless consumers. Research reveals that financial fraud and spam via SMS texts is now growing at a …
Three actions to protect patient data
The second annual benchmark study by Ponemon Institute finds that the frequency of data breaches in healthcare organizations surveyed has increased by 32 percent, with …
Norwich Airport database breached
A hacker that goes by the handle “Kahuna” has apparently broken into the systems of the Norwich Airport and has harvested and leaked personal information contained …
Bogus Apple billing info update request doing rounds
Emails purporting to come from Apple and urging users to update the billing information contained in their Apple accounts are currently hitting inboxes around the world, warns …
Data breaches up 32 percent
The frequency of data breaches in healthcare organizations has increased by 32 percent, with hospitals and healthcare providers averaging four data breaches, according to the …
Researchers explore how cyber attackers think
In a unique collaboration, an engineer and a criminologist are applying criminological concepts and research methods in the study of cybercrime, leading to recommendations for …
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