Cybercrime

Only weeks after Microsoft unveiled a global Cybercrime Center armed with new, hi-tech tools to combat crime, it announced it had carried out a global action leading to "significant disruption" of the Siferef botnet, a network controlling up to two million "zombie" PCs.

Personal information for up to 465,000 customers of JP Morgan, Chase & Co. may be at risk after hackers breached its network in July, the bank has admitted. Some reports claim that hackers had access to unencrypted, private information.

One of the ‘dark marketplaces’ offering illegal and semi-legal services via the anonymized web browser Tor has shut down, according to reports - with a user fleeing with millions of dollars worth of Bitcoin.

Systems at Harborview Medical Center and University of Washington Medical Center were infected with malware in October after an employee opened an infected email. This put thousands of patients' data at risk.

The survey found that just 14% of top firms even took cyber risks into account at board level, according to a survey from the UK's Department for Business, Innovation & Skills. Only a quarter see cybersecurity as a top priority.

The European Parliament has switched off its public Wi-Fi system after an anonymous hacker broke into the personal emails of several Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from outside the building, using only a laptop.

A large-scale “heist” targeting Bitcoin site BIPS led to the theft of $1 million in Bitcoin - the second such major attack this month. BIPS was blasted with a massive DDoS attack two days before the theft on November 15.

A major British horse racing website has been hit by an “aggressive” and “malicious” cyber attack - and user details have leaked, including some passwords which the owners warn “could be deciphered.”

Dating site Cupid Media left personal details and plain text passwords for 42 million users exposed after an attack earlier this year. The details included names, emails and birthdays for users of the dating service, according to reporter Brian Krebs.