Security News

City of Joburg says it knows who ransom hack attacker is, refuses to pay off criminals
2019-10-28 17:56

Hayi wena! Jozi officials claim they'll have 80% of systems back online as deadline expires Several hours past the payment deadline, Johannesburg has vowed not to give in to criminal hackers who...

Here's Why 'Raccoon' Infostealer Is Popular With Criminals
2019-10-25 14:48

Cheap and Simple 'Malware as a Service' Sold in Cybercriminal UndergroundThe "Raccoon" infostealer, first spotted in the wild earlier this year, is rapidly gaining in popularity on underground...

Stung by Takedowns, Criminals Tap Distributed Dark Markets
2019-10-15 20:03

Law enforcement success inevitably sparks criminals to become more innovative, including shifting from centralized markets - such as Hansa and Wall Street Market - to encrypted and distributed...

Oracle enables banks to thwart increasingly sophisticated criminal activity
2019-09-25 01:15

Oracle continues to forge the path towards better financial crime prevention with innovations in its Financial Crime and Compliance Management and Anti-Money Laundering portfolio. Recent new...

FBI asks Google for help finding criminals
2019-09-03 10:39

FBI agents issued Google with a warrant in November 2018, seeking its help with a bank robbery the month before.

Bitdefender 2020 gives consumers privacy amid a rising criminal tide
2019-07-19 03:30

Bitdefender, the innovative cybersecurity solutions provider protecting 500 million machines worldwide, is proud to unveil Bitdefender 2020, its new cybersecurity line designed to give consumers...

Payment Fraud: Criminals Enroll Stolen Cards on Apple Pay
2019-07-15 13:48

Fraud Fighters Also See Spikes in ATM Malware, Card Enrollment as a ServiceFraudsters continue to get new tricks up their sleeves. Criminals are increasingly using Apple Pay, setting up mobile...

Criminals are selling hacking services targeting world’s biggest companies
2019-06-07 08:32

A new study – undertaken by Dr. Mike McGuire, Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Surrey, and underwritten by Bromium – provides details of first-hand intelligence gathered from...

Buggy Phishing Kits Allow Criminals to Cannibalize Their Own
2019-06-05 21:23

The vulnerable kits also offer a point of entry to compromise legitimate website servers.

Criminals are hiding in Telegram – but backdoors are not the answer
2019-05-03 10:02

When it comes to an easy life, the criminals behind the fearful Anubis banking malware have become big fans of Twitter and, increasingly, the secure messaging of Telegram.