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Despite disclosure laws, cybercrime may be widely underreported
2019-06-05 04:45

While attack vectors remain largely the same year over year, attack volume will increase and cybercrime may be vastly underreported, according to the 2019 State of Cybersecurity Study from global...

The Cost of Cybercrime
2019-06-04 11:06

Really interesting paper calculating the worldwide cost of cybercrime: Abstract: In 2012 we presented the first systematic study of the costs of cybercrime. In this paper,we report what has...

Many are seeing the damage of cybercrime and identity theft firsthand
2019-05-30 04:30

As massive data breaches continue to make international headlines and the Internet is an integral part of our daily lives, consumers are now grasping the risks they face. In a new F-Secure survey,...

Feds Target $100M ‘GozNym’ Cybercrime Network
2019-05-16 22:05

Law enforcement agencies in the United States and Europe today unsealed charges against 11 alleged members of the GozNym malware network, an international cybercriminal syndicate suspected of...

Authorities Takedown GozNym Cybercrime Group That Stole an Estimated $100 Million
2019-05-16 16:41

Authorities in the United States and Europe on Thursday announced the takedown of an organized cybercrime network that used the GozNym malware to steal an estimated $100 million from victims.  read more

Cybercrime Gang Behind GozNym Banking Malware Dismantled
2019-05-16 13:05

Europol said it has dismantled the cybercrime network behind the GozNym malware, which siphoned more than $100 million from businesses.

Nigerian Cybercrime 'Group' Has 400 Malicious Actors
2019-05-10 13:18

SilverTerrier is not a traditional cybercrime group. It is the collective name Unit 42 of Palo Alto Networks gives to Nigerian cybercriminals. SilverTerrier continues to grow (over 400 individual...

ThreatList: Nigerian Cybercrime Surged 54 Percent in 2018
2019-05-10 12:45

Nigerian scam groups launched even more attacks in 2018 - and used more complex types of malware to reach more victims.

'Silence' Cybercrime Gang Targets Banks in More Regions
2019-04-23 17:48

Banks in U.K., India and South Korea Among Those Targeted, Researchers WarnKnown for targeting banks and ATMs in Russia and other Eastern European countries, the "Silence" gang apparently is now...

Operator of Codeshop Cybercrime Marketplace Sentenced to Prison
2019-04-19 11:27

Macedonian national Djevair Ametovski was sentenced this week to 90 months in prison by United States authorities for operating an international cybercrime marketplace named Codeshop. read more