Security News

Silence! Cybercrime's Pinky and the Brain have nicked $800k off banks
2018-09-05 11:47

One does dev, the other ops, and they're believed to be former white hats A pair of cybercrooks who may have started out as legit infosec pros have expanded their operations outside Russia and...

Back to school soon – for script kiddies as well as normal kids. Hackers peddle cybercrime e-classes via Telegram
2018-08-24 06:29

Bitcoin rather than student loan required for fraud classes Crooks are now taking to encrypted messenger Telegram to tout their online how-to courses on cybercrime, according to risk management...

ThreatList: $1.1M is Lost to Cybercrime Every Minute of Every Day
2018-08-23 20:55

Every minute, there are also 5,518 records leaked from publicly disclosed incidents.

Disrupting the Economics of Cybercrime
2018-08-22 16:47

How the Industry of Cybercrime WorksCybercrime is a business and, like any business, it's driven by profit. But how can organizations make credential theft less profitable at every stage of the...

Half of IT pros say it would be easy to turn to cybercrime without getting caught
2018-08-08 13:21

Large US enterprises can expect to spend $1.9 million per year on cybersecurity, due in part to employees becoming 'gray hat' hackers, according to a Malwarebytes report.

IoT security warning: Your hacked devices are being used for cyber crime says FBI
2018-08-03 14:12

Vulnerable devices like routers and webcams are providing an easy means of cyber criminals conducting attacks - and staying anonymous while doing it.

Cybercrime gangs continue to go where the money is
2018-08-03 12:00

According to the APWG’s new Phishing Activity Trends Report, phishing in the first part of 2018 surged 46 percent higher than late 2017. The total number of phish detected in the first quarter of...

Alleged “high-ranking” members of the Fin7 cybercrime group arrested
2018-08-03 11:21

The DOJ says it's arrested three members of the highly professional Fin7 group.

Feds Announce Arrests of 3 'FIN7' Cybercrime Gang Members
2018-08-02 10:47

Gang Tied to 15 Million Stolen Payment Cards, $1 Billion in LossesThree Ukrainian men who were allegedly part of a hacking gang that stole more than 15 million payment card records from U.S....

DOJ Nabs Three FIN7 Cybercrime Suspects in Europe
2018-08-01 20:52

Three people believed to be member of the FIN7 (or Carbanak) hacking group have been arrested in Europe, according to the US DOJ.