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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.…

Call of Duty swatting killer pleads guilty to 47 criminal charges
2018-11-14 02:42

Another two awaiting trial over sad death of Andrew Finch One of three people charged over the December 2017 “swatting” death of 28-year-old Andrew Finch has entered a guilty plea.…

Learn the tricks of the cyber criminals' trade at SANS Dublin training event
2018-11-09 13:40

Strengthen your defences against marauding data thieves Promo The internet is full of powerful hacking tools and the cyber criminals are devising ever more ingenious ways of using them. Keeping...

Cracking Down on Criminals' Use of Encrypted Communications
2018-11-09 11:18

An analysis of a crackdown on criminals' use of encrypted communications leads the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report. Also: a preview of ISMG's Healthcare Security and Legal & Compliance...

How the FBI weighs cybersecurity risks against other criminal threats
2018-10-29 19:24

Leo Taddeo, chief information security officer at Cyxtera Technologies, discusses the continuous challenge of balancing incoming cyber threats with CNET's Dan Patterson.