Cybercrime


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Dozens arrested in international Darkode crackdown

Dozens arrested in international Darkode crackdown

Dozens arrested in international Darkode crackdown

International law enforcement agencies have arrested more than 60 people suspected of carrying out cybercrime associated with the Darkode forum.

Karl Thomas15 Jul 2015


Operation Liberpy: Keyloggers and information theft in Latin America

Operation Liberpy: Keyloggers and information theft in Latin America

Operation Liberpy: Keyloggers and information theft in Latin America

In April, ESET’s Laboratory in Latin America received a report on an executable program named "Liberty2-0.exe." Now, it asks is there a version 1.0?

Diego Perez14 Jul 2015


Tour de France leader Chris Froome has had his data hacked, claims Team Sky

Tour de France leader Chris Froome has had his data hacked, claims Team Sky

Tour de France leader Chris Froome has had his data hacked, claims Team Sky

Yellow Jersey wearer targeted by critics who claim he has been using performance-enhancing drugs.

Graham Cluley14 Jul 2015


Spoofed URLs: Homograph Attacks Revisited

Spoofed URLs: Homograph Attacks Revisited

Spoofed URLs: Homograph Attacks Revisited

How homograph attacks can present a spoofed, malicious link, and a case where a secure connection doesn't guarantee a safe site.

David Harley14 Jul 2015


Barclays compensates customers after personal data trove uncovered

Barclays compensates customers after personal data trove uncovered

Barclays compensates customers after personal data trove uncovered

Barclays bank is to pay out around £500,000 in compensation to 2,000 customers whose personal data was found on a USB stick in a flat on the south coast.

Karl Thomas13 Jul 2015


Millions of records lost in huge OPM US data breach

Millions of records lost in huge OPM US data breach

Millions of records lost in huge OPM US data breach

The US Office of Personnel Management has admitted that the widely-publicised data breach in June was more wide-reaching than at first thought.

Karl Thomas10 Jul 2015


Aspiring singer jailed for hacking Madonna and stealing unreleased tracks

Aspiring singer jailed for hacking Madonna and stealing unreleased tracks

Aspiring singer jailed for hacking Madonna and stealing unreleased tracks

Breaking into the music business is one thing. Breaking into Madonna's computer without permission is quite another.

Graham Cluley10 Jul 2015


400GB of info leaked from Hacking Team

400GB of info leaked from Hacking Team

400GB of info leaked from Hacking Team

The “Hacking Team” Security Company has been hacked and more than 400 GB of confidential info has been leaked by a group of unidentified attackers.

Josep Albors06 Jul 2015


PCI Council updates encryption standards

PCI Council updates encryption standards

PCI Council updates encryption standards

A key update to the PCI standard has been issued by the PCI standards body, the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC).

Karl Thomas02 Jul 2015