Security News

Line Between Nation-State, Criminal Hackers Increasingly Blurred: Report
2018-02-26 16:31

The line between the level of sophistication typically exhibited by state-sponsored threat groups and cybercriminals became increasingly blurred in the past year, according to CrowdStrike’s 2018...

The advent of GDPR could fuel extortion attempts by criminals
2018-02-20 19:00

The number of exploit kit attacks is, slowly but surely, going down, and malware peddlers are turning towards more reliable tactics such as spam, phishing, and targeting specific, individual...

Criminals Hide 'Billions' in Cryptocurrency, Europol Warns
2018-02-15 15:03

Police Want More Help From Cryptocurrency Exchanges During Major InvestigationsCriminals in Europe are laundering at least $4 billion - and growing - via cryptocurrencies, warns Europol. The...

U.S. Prosecutors Confirm Uber Target of Criminal Probe
2017-12-14 03:11

A letter made public Wednesday in Waymo's civil suit against Uber over swiped self-driving car secrets confirmed the ride-share service is the target of a US criminal investigation. read more

Victimized Twice: Cyber Criminals Target Natural Disasters
2017-11-24 18:44

In the aftermath of recent fires in California, Spain and Portugal, hurricanes in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico, and recent earthquakes in Mexico and on the Iran-Iraq border, there has been a...

Criminals leverage unsecured IoT devices, DDoS attacks surge
2017-11-20 16:24

Organizations experienced an average of 237 DDoS attack attempts per month during Q3 2017 – equivalent to 8 DDoS attack attempts every day – as hackers strive to take their organisations offline...

The tools criminals use to prepare a stolen iPhone for resale
2017-11-14 21:14

Reselling stolen mobile phones is a lucrative business all over the globe, and iPhones are very much in demand. Whether lost or stolen, the iPhones are often locked by their legitimate owners via...

How much do criminals pay for certificates on the dark web?
2017-11-03 13:15

The Cyber Security Research Institute (CSRI) conducted a six-month investigation into the sale of digital code signing certificates on the dark web. The research uncovered code signing...

Hybrid Bank Heists Net Millions in Cash for Criminals
2017-10-10 16:28

Sophisticated and Stealthy Bank Attack Combines Cyber and Organized Crime Organized crime and cybercriminals are working together to steal large amounts of cash from banks. The money is taken in...

Criminal hacking: Top technology risk to health, safety and prosperity
2017-09-25 12:30

Americans believe criminal hacking into computer systems is now a top risk to their health, safety and prosperity. Criminal hacking, a new ESET survey finds, outranks other significant hazards,...