Cybercrime


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Cybercrime

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Cybercrime Justice?

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Cybercrime Justice?

Cybercrime

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Cybercrime Justice?

The fight against cybercrime could use some superheroes, but who would do a better job: Batman or Superman?

Stephen Cobb05 Jun 2015


Cybercrime

Home Depot calls on court to dismiss consumer data breach case

Home Depot calls on court to dismiss consumer data breach case

Cybercrime

Home Depot calls on court to dismiss consumer data breach case

The Home Depot has called upon a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit brought about by consumers claiming they were hurt by last year's data breach.

Alan Martin02 Jun 2015


Cybercrime

Online threats only illegal if intentional, rules Supreme Court

Online threats only illegal if intentional, rules Supreme Court

Cybercrime

Online threats only illegal if intentional, rules Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reversed the decision to convict a Pennsylvania man who directed violent online threats at his ex-wife, citing intent as necessary legal grounds for conviction.

Kyle Ellison02 Jun 2015


Privacy, Cybercrime

IRS hacker attack puts US tax payers at risk

IRS hacker attack puts US tax payers at risk

Privacy, Cybercrime

IRS hacker attack puts US tax payers at risk

The IRS has admitted that for more than two months malicious hackers targeted its systems, and managed to gain access to information about more than 100,000 tax payers.

Graham Cluley26 May 2015


Cybercrime

Moose - the router worm with an appetite for social networks

Moose - the router worm with an appetite for social networks

Cybercrime

Moose - the router worm with an appetite for social networks

A new worm is infecting routers in order to commit social networking fraud, hijacking victims' internet connections in order to "like" posts and pages, "view" videos and "follow" other accounts.

Graham Cluley26 May 2015


Cybercrime

5 hackers who came over from the dark side

5 hackers who came over from the dark side

Cybercrime

5 hackers who came over from the dark side

Five reformed hackers who turned their lives around to help in the fight against cybercrime, leaving their blackhat past behind.

Karl Thomas25 May 2015


Cybercrime

The wider world of security research output: webinars

The wider world of security research output: webinars

Cybercrime

The wider world of security research output: webinars

Security research is published in many forms. For example, there are live and recorded webinars that cover a range of cybersecurity topics.

Stephen Cobb22 May 2015


Cybercrime

CareFirst data breach leaves 1.1m health insurance customers vulnerable

CareFirst data breach leaves 1.1m health insurance customers vulnerable

Cybercrime

CareFirst data breach leaves 1.1m health insurance customers vulnerable

More than 1.1 million health insurance customers have been left vulnerable by a vast data breach, after criminals gained access to a CareFirst database in a "sophisticated cyberattack."

Kyle Ellison21 May 2015


Cybercrime

Russian hacking group APT28 planned attacks against global banks

Russian hacking group APT28 planned attacks against global banks

Cybercrime

Russian hacking group APT28 planned attacks against global banks

A Russian hacking group planned on launching cyberattacks against several banks around the world, according to SC Magazine.

Alan Martin14 May 2015