data theft

While Iranian systems seem mostly targeted with state-sponsored espionage malware, Israeli businesses and financial institutions mostly fear cyber extortionists. According to …

The R00tbeer Security Team hacking collective is hell-bent on making a name for themselves on the Internet. Following the hack of AMD’s official blog and discussion …

The official blog of microprocessor manufacturer AMD has been hacked by a group of relative newcomers to the hacking scene that go by the name of r00tBeer. The main page of …

Swedish mobile users are being targeted with SMS messages accusing them for copyright infringement and urging them to pay a fine between 90 and 195 euros. “You have …

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has revealed a huge increase in the number of penalties handed out for organisations in breach of the Data Protection Act. …

Blizzard’s CEO Mike Morhaime has confirmed in a letter that the company’s internal network has been breached this week. The “unauthorized and illegal …

Followers of popular technology weblog Gizmodo have been faced with some very offensive tweets coming from the site’s Twitter account on Friday. Many have accurately …

5,100 current employees of the US Environmental Protection Agency and around 2,700 “other individuals” have been notified of a breach into the agency’s …

After weeks of investigating how it came about that a sizable number of its European users began receiving spam advertising gambling websites to dedicated (and not) email …

When it comes to preventing insider fraud, financial organizations would do well to more closely monitor experienced, mid-level employees with years on the job, according to a …

Cybercriminals have increased their focus in targeting individuals and organizations of all sizes to steal personal and financial information according to Trend Micro. Among …

A global F-Secure survey of broadband subscribers has identified security, privacy and issues relating to the storing and sharing of digital content as key concerns. The …