Cybercrime


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Cybercrime

Why ask the public about cybercrime and cybersecurity?

Why ask the public about cybercrime and cybersecurity?

Cybercrime

Why ask the public about cybercrime and cybersecurity?

Answers could help raise awareness of situations that people fear

Stephen Cobb04 Oct 2018


Cybercrime

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

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

Cybercrime

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


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Mirai’s architects avoid prison thanks to work for FBI

Mirai’s architects avoid prison thanks to work for FBI

Cybercrime

Mirai’s architects avoid prison thanks to work for FBI

Instead, the three men will cooperate with law enforcement and – an area in which, it turns out, they already have quite some experience – the broader research community

Tomáš Foltýn20 Sep 2018


Cybercrime

Russian man accused of running Kelihos botnet pleads guilty

Russian man accused of running Kelihos botnet pleads guilty

Cybercrime

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


Cybercrime

Superdrug targeted by miscreants who claim to have stolen customer data

Superdrug targeted by miscreants who claim to have stolen customer data

Cybercrime

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


Cybercrime

Trends 2018: Doing time for cybercrime

Trends 2018: Doing time for cybercrime

Cybercrime

Trends 2018: Doing time for cybercrime

Law enforcement and malware research join forces to take down cybercriminals

Alexis Dorais-Joncas12 Jul 2018


Cybercrime

Europol and partners dismantle prolific cyber-extortion gang

Europol and partners dismantle prolific cyber-extortion gang

Cybercrime

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


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

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

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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


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Mexico: Cybercriminals steal at least 400 million pesos through unauthorized transfers

Mexico: Cybercriminals steal at least 400 million pesos through unauthorized transfers

Cybercrime

Mexico: Cybercriminals steal at least 400 million pesos through unauthorized transfers

While the exact amount of stolen money and source of the cybercriminals are not known, the authorities have confirmed that no clients were affected.

Juan Manuel Harán24 May 2018