Security News

Microsoft, Law Enforcement Collaborate in Dorkbot Takedown (Threatpost)
2015-12-08 16:56

A coalition of law enforcement agencies worked together to disrupt Dorkbot, a botnet that’s managed to infect more than one million machines in 190 countries over the last year.

Hacking Team pitches encryption-cracking tools to US law enforcement (Help Net Security)
2015-11-02 13:52

Hacking Team, the Italian company that provides offensive intrusion and surveillance software to governments, intelligence and law enforcement agencies, is back in the saddle, knocking on the doors of...

Week in review: WhatsApp data collection, roadblocks to implementing CISA, and how US law enforcement uses Stingrays (Help Net Security)
2015-11-02 07:00

Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news and articles: European Parliament members want member states to protect Edward Snowden Too little has been done to safeguard citiz...

Law Enforcement Shuts Down Dridex Operation (Threatpost)
2015-10-14 19:48

Law enforcement in the U.S. and Europe, along with a number of technology companies, joined forces to take down the Dridex banking malware botnet.

UK, US law enforcement agencies disrupt Dridex botnet (Help Net Security)
2015-10-14 11:54

The UK's National Crime Agency is spearheading an onslaught against the Dridex (aka Bugat, aka Cridex) banking malware and the criminals that wield it. "Dridex malware, also known as Bugat and Crid...