Cybercrime


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Next Generation Dark Markets? Think Amazon or eBay for criminals

Next Generation Dark Markets? Think Amazon or eBay for criminals

Next Generation Dark Markets? Think Amazon or eBay for criminals

The “evolution” of these markets is making cybercrime easier than ever before

Stephen Cobb10 Dec 2018


Why ask the public about cybercrime and cybersecurity?

Why ask the public about cybercrime and cybersecurity?

Why ask the public about cybercrime and cybersecurity?

Answers could help raise awareness of situations that people fear

Stephen Cobb04 Oct 2018


Attackers crack Newegg’s defenses, slurp customers’ credit card data

Attackers crack Newegg’s defenses, slurp customers’ credit card data

Attackers crack Newegg’s defenses, slurp customers’ credit card data

The skimmer, injected into the store’s payment page, harvested credit-card details from the store’s online customers for more than a month

Tomáš Foltýn21 Sep 2018


Mirai’s architects avoid prison thanks to work for FBI

Mirai’s architects avoid prison thanks to work for FBI

Mirai’s architects avoid prison thanks to work for FBI

A US court slaps an unusually lenient sentence on three men who’ve pleaded guilty to developing and operating a powerful botnet known as Mirai

Tomáš Foltýn20 Sep 2018


Russian man accused of running Kelihos botnet pleads guilty

Russian man accused of running Kelihos botnet pleads guilty

Russian man accused of running Kelihos botnet pleads guilty

In its heyday, Kelihos comprised up to 100,000 compromised devices that were capable of blasting out billions of malware-laden emails every day

Tomáš Foltýn14 Sep 2018


Superdrug targeted by miscreants who claim to have stolen customer data

Superdrug targeted by miscreants who claim to have stolen customer data

Superdrug targeted by miscreants who claim to have stolen customer data

The retailer says that whatever data the crooks have obtained, they weren’t stolen through a breach of its systems

Tomáš Foltýn23 Aug 2018


Trends 2018: Doing time for cybercrime

Trends 2018: Doing time for cybercrime

Trends 2018: Doing time for cybercrime

Law enforcement and malware research join forces to take down cybercriminals

Alexis Dorais-Joncas12 Jul 2018


Europol and partners dismantle prolific cyber-extortion gang

Europol and partners dismantle prolific cyber-extortion gang

Europol and partners dismantle prolific cyber-extortion gang

The arrest of a 25-year-old French man in Thailand apparently seals the fate of Rex Mundi, a hack-and-extort collective that operated since at least 2012

Tomáš Foltýn19 Jun 2018


The cyberattack on banks in Mexico: The challenges posed to cybersecurity

The cyberattack on banks in Mexico: The challenges posed to cybersecurity

The cyberattack on banks in Mexico: The challenges posed to cybersecurity

Following the massive cyberattack on banks in Mexico, we consider what can cybersecurity can do to help the industry

Juan Manuel Harán05 Jun 2018