Security News

How criminals abuse IDNs to conduct malicious activities
2018-06-27 11:45

New research from Farsight Security examines the prevalence and distribution of IDN lookalike domain names, also called homographs, over a 12-month period with a focus on 466 top global brands...

So long! ‘The internet’s most inept criminal’ goes to jail
2018-06-21 14:00

The FBI took six months to track him down - what they found was a disturbed hacker with "no skills".

Malicious Docker Containers Earn Cryptomining Criminals $90K
2018-06-13 21:55

Researchers said over a dozen malicious docker images available on Docker Hub allowed hackers to earn $90,000 in cryptojacking profits.

The operations and economics of organized criminal email groups
2018-05-22 11:30

Nine of the 10 captured organized criminal email groups operate out of Nigeria, they all leverage a multitude of attack methods, and business email compromise (BEC) is far more lucrative than any...

Zero arrests, 2 correct matches, no criminals: London cops' facial recog tech slammed
2018-05-15 10:23

False positive rate of 98% doesn't count, say police, because 'checks and balances' London cops' facial recognition kit has only correctly identified two people to date – neither of whom were...

Telegram Rivaling Tor as Home to Criminal 'Forums'
2018-05-08 17:12

Telegram Channels Offer Great Anonymity and Are Being Increasingly Used by Cybercriminals read more

Former Physician Convicted of Criminal HIPAA Violation
2018-05-04 19:48

Case Involved Unauthorized Access to Patient RecordsA former Massachusetts gynecologist has been convicted in a rare case involving a criminal HIPAA violation. The case was tied to providing a...

Penetrate the mind of the cyber criminal at SANS London July 2018
2018-05-04 09:27

Sharpen your defensive skills Promo As the security landscape constantly changes, keeping your data and systems safe from a growing variety of attacks becomes more challenging than ever.…

Guilty Pleas in Criminal Insider Breach Case
2018-04-02 21:26

Paper Records Stolen From Hospital Storage UnitInsiders with access to paper records can pose a serious fraud threat, as recent guilty pleas in an Oklahoma healthcare case illustrate. Experts...

Criminals can build Web dossiers with data collected by browsers
2018-03-06 19:37

Everybody knows by now that websites collect information about users’ location, visited pages, and other data that can help them improve or monetize the experience. But just a small minority of...