cybercriminals
The execution of the RSA hack
More than two weeks have passed since the high profile RSA hack, and the company has finally decided to share some of the details regarding the attack. The question that is …
Recidivist youngster sentenced for new hack
27-year-old Van T. Dinh has been sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay $125,000 in restitution for having breached an online currency exchange service …
Pharmaceutical spam and mobile threats dominate
Wannabe cybercriminals were able to execute attacks with impunity and relative ease thanks to toolkits, pre-written software programs designed to steal information, rendering …
Facebook battles likejacking scammers
Facebook and its users have been plagued for a while now by a seemingly never ending steady stream of scams, among which are those that hijack users’ “likes” …
Massive SQL injection attack compromises 380,000 URLs
A massive SQL injection attack campaign has been spotted by Websense researchers, and the number of unique URLs affected by it has risen from 28,000 when first detected …
IEEE database breached, personal info compromised
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has notified the Attorney General of New Hampshire, the FBI and 828 of its members that a file containing the …
Two more Comodo RAs compromised
The investigation Comodo has mounted following the recent compromise of one of its Registration Authorities and the issuing of rogue certificates for popular sites has …
MySQL.com compromised by SQL injection attack
MySQL.com has been hacked and a part of the database containing member and employee email addresses, usernames and passwords has been published by the hackers on Pastebin.com. …
Lone hacker owns the Comodo certificate compromise
Last week’s revelation that a Comodo affiliate Registration Authority has been compromised and that nine rogue SSL certificates have been issued for popular domains such …
Intellectual capital is the new cybercrime currency
Cybercriminals understand there is greater value in selling a corporations’ proprietary information and trade secrets which have little to no protection making …
Rustock’s demise linked to Harnig botnet switch off
Late last week, the Rustock botnet was downed by Microsoft and the US Marshals Service after they received permission from the US District Court for the Western District of …
Cyber attacks on US federal networks on the rise
The number of cyber attacks against federal government systems and networks has increased nearly 40 percent, says in the annual report on federal cybersecurity efforts …