Tug Of Authority Over Legal Gap In Online Privacy
Even the most mundane online tasks require us to hand over sensitive data. Privacy policies pass by with an easy click.
View ArticleSecurity Brief: ZeuS, TeamBerserk, Cybercrime, Sharking
In case you havent been online much over the past week and you want to catch up on the interesting stories you might have missed, check out our security brief. One of the most interesting stories is...
View Article18-Year-Old Arrested in the Netherlands for Hacking Thousands of Computers
An 18-year-old Dutch man has been arrested in Rotterdam. Authorities believe he is responsible for several crimes, including hacking thousands of computers, unauthorized downloading, destroying files...
View ArticleMisoSMS Mobile Botnet Used in at Least 64 Spyware Campaigns
Researchers from FireEye have been monitoring a mobile botnet which they say is one of the largest in the world. Dubbed MisoSMS, the threat is said to have been utilized in at least 64 spyware...
View ArticleLottery Scam: Jackpot Company Xmas Promotion 2013
Christmas is that time of year when scammers and cybercriminals step it into high gear when it comes to spam campaigns. Symantec provides several examples of emails you should be on the lookout for...
View ArticleRussian Hackers Reportedly Stole Personal Details of 54 Million Turkish Citizens
RedHack is not the only cyber threat that Turkey has to deal with right now. According to reports, Russian hackers might have stolen the personal details of around 54 million Turkish citizens. The...
View ArticleWebsite of North Wales Transport Committee Taith Hacked by Pakistani
Khan, who claims to be a Pakistani hacker living in Italy, has breached and defaced the official website of Taith (taith.gov.uk), a joint committee of six county authorities from North Wales that...
View ArticleWhat Can Airport Security Teach us About Dealing with Insider Threats?
What can airport security teach us about dealing with insider threats? Quite a bit, actually. As a starting point, let’s compare two approaches to airport security – the US approach and the Israeli...
View ArticleXSS Vulnerabilities Patched in IP.Board 3.3.x and 3.4.x
Invision Power Services has released patches for IP.Board 3.3.x and 3.4.x in order to address a couple of cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. Artur Czyż and indistic have been credited for...
View ArticleBogus VPN Website Used to Distribute Keylogger Malware
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are a great way to protect your data, and with the recent spying revelations, more and more people are turning to VPNs. However, experts warn that not all websites...
View ArticleInvincea Raises $16 Million, Announces Acquisition of Competitor Sandboxie
Invincea, a provider of endpoint security solutions that leverage secure virtual containers to protect against advanced malware and other threats, today announced that it has raised $16 million in a...
View ArticleEnergy IG Reports Dating to 2009 Foreshadowed Hack That Hit 104,000
Before computer attackers in July breached Energy Department personnel systems, federal inspectors for years had been warning officials about unencrypted sensitive data and urging them to fix...
View ArticlePayday Loans Company First Financial Fined by UK ICO for SMS Spam
Britains Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has fined payday loans company First Financial for sending out millions of spam messages via SMS. The financial firm will have to pay 175,000 ($284,000 /...
View ArticleIrish Users Targeted with “Facebook Promotion Award” Lottery Scam
Gaelic-speaking Internet users are advised to be on the lookout for bogus Facebook lottery emails that are currently making the rounds. Brian Honan, the founder and head of Irelands CSIRT (IRISS-CERT),...
View ArticleMINT Credit Card Owners Targeted with Phishing Emails
Customers of MINT, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) service, are advised to be on the lookout for fake emails sent out by cybercriminals in an effort to trick them into handing over their personal and...
View ArticleMcDonald’s “Free Gift Card” Facebook Scams Making the Rounds
With the holidays approaching fast, Facebook scammers seem to be reviving old campaigns in hopes that they can trick people into helping them make money. One of the scams currently making the rounds...
View ArticleBitcoin value slumps after China bank measures
Bitcoin, invented in the wake of the global financial crisis, is a form of cryptography-based e-money that offers a largely anonymous payment system [SHANGHAI] Bitcoins were trading Wednesday at less...
View ArticleCyberattack Launched Against People’s Bank of China amid Rumors of Bitcoin Ban
Earlier this week, rumors emerged about the Peoples Bank of China (PBOC), the countrys central bank, planning to ban payment companies from working with Bitcoin exchanges. CoinDesk, which first...
View ArticleQadars Banking Trojan Targets Users from the Netherlands
In early October, researchers from LEXSI revealed the existence of a new banking Trojan called Win32/Qadars. ESET has been monitoring the threat and has found that it mainly targets users from the...
View ArticleMalware Alert: HMRC Employer Alerts & Verification
Users in the United Kingdom, beware! Cybercriminals have launched a spam campaign that leverages the name of the HMRC in an effort to distribute a new version of the notorious ZeuS banking Trojan....
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