Security News

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...

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