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Get ahead of the cyber-criminals using training and advice from SANS Manchester in 2020
2019-11-25 06:00

Keep up with the latest threats – and learn how to stop them Promo The IT security landscape changes by the second, as organisations move to new technologies and data thieves devise increasingly...

Beating The Crypto-Criminals
2019-11-14 18:18

Building financial crime resilience today to future-proof banks for tomorrowInstead of proving a flash in the pan, enthusiasm for cryptocurrency has grown - and with it the associated fraud. Cyber...

Fraud rates increasing as criminals become more sophisticated
2019-11-14 05:30

Fraud rates have been skyrocketing, with 90 voice channel attacks occurring every minute in the U.S., Pindrop reveals. Key findings Voice fraud continues to serve as a major threat, with rates...

Identifying and Arresting Ransomware Criminals
2019-11-12 12:15

The Wall Street Journal has a story about how two people were identified as the perpetrators of a ransomware scheme. They were found because -- as generally happens -- they made mistakes covering...

To Err is Human. To Squat is Criminal.
2019-10-31 16:50

Maliciously Misleading Domain Names are Everywhere Online Typos are endemic - everyone makes them.  And attackers are betting on that tendency. Who knew that rendering the name of a company’s URL...

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.