Security News

Guilty Plea in Rare HIPAA Criminal Case
2019-03-08 20:18

Former Patient Coordinator Wrongfully Disclosed Patient InformationA former patient coordinator at UPMC, a medical center in Pittsburgh, has pleaded guilty to wrongfully disclosing health...

Protect you and your biz by learning the tricks of cyber criminals' trade at SANS London in March
2019-02-27 08:02

Choose between 10 intensive training courses Promo However sophisticated computer systems become, skilled and determined cyber criminals manage to find endless new and more ingenious ways of...

Criminal groups promising salaries averaging $360,000 per year to accomplices
2019-02-22 06:45

New research from Digital Shadows reveals that criminal groups are promising salaries averaging the equivalent of $360,000 per year to accomplices who can help them target high-worth individuals,...

Criminals, Nation-States Keep Hijacking BGP and DNS
2019-02-18 17:48

While Exploitable Protocols and Processes Persist, Adoption of Secure Fixes LagsThe internet is composed of a series of networks built on trust. But they can be abused due to weaknesses in older...

Police Shut Down xDedic – An Online Market for Cyber Criminals
2019-01-29 08:03

In an international operation involving law enforcement authorities from the U.S. and several European countries, feds have shut down an online underground marketplace and arrested three suspects...

U.S. in Criminal Probe of China's Huawei: Report
2019-01-17 00:47

US authorities are in the "advanced" stages of a criminal probe that could result in an indictment of Chinese technology giant Huawei, a report said Wednesday. read more

Criminals wielding Ryuk ransomware specialize in targeting enterprises
2019-01-15 06:45

A cybercriminal group dubbed Grim Spider has been using the Ryuk ransomware to exclusively target enterprises and has managed to amass over 705 Bitcoins (around $3.7 million) from the victims in...

Battling attacks from global criminal networks in the financial sector
2019-01-09 07:00

Every now and then, banks and financial institutions (and their customers) are targeted by opportunistic hackers, but they are much more worried about those that are smarter, have access to better...

ThreatList: Holiday Spam, the Perfect Seasonal Gift for Criminals
2018-12-12 17:26

Consumers are much more likely to fall for spam during the season of giving.

Scumbag who called a Call of Duty 'swatting' that ended in death pleads guilty to dozens of criminal charges
2018-11-14 02:42

Another two awaiting trial over slaying of Andrew Finch One of three people charged over the December 2017 “swatting” death of 28-year-old Andrew Finch in the US has pleaded guilty.…