Security News

Accused Russian Botnet Mastermind Extradited to US
2018-02-05 19:33

Peter Levashov Allegedly Distributed Spam, Ransomware via Kelihos BotnetRussian citizen Peter Levashov, arrested last year while vacationing in Spain, appeared Friday in U.S. federal court to face...

British Hacker 'Lauri Love' will not be extradited to US, Court Rules
2018-02-05 14:18

British citizen and hacker Lauri Love, who was accused of hacking into United States government websites, will not be extradited to stand trial in the U.S., the High Court of England and Wales...

UK Judges Block US Extradition of Alleged Hacker Lauri Love
2018-02-05 13:18

British judges on Monday rejected a US request for the extradition of a man accused of hacking into thousands of US government computers in a ruling that could set a precedent for similar pending...

US Data Breaches Hit All-Time High
2018-02-01 13:48

Millions of Payment Cards and Social Security Numbers ExposedThe number of data breaches reported by U.S. organizations reached an all-time high last year. In 2017, organizations that described...

Jackpotting Attacks Against US ATMs
2018-02-01 12:23

Brian Krebs is reporting sophisticated jackpotting attacks against US ATMs. The attacker gains physical access to the ATM, plants malware using specialized electronics, and then later returns and...

Most top US and EU e-retailers are putting their consumers at risk
2018-01-31 13:00

A new study by 250ok has revealed that 87.6 percent of the root domains operated by top e-retailers in the United States and European Union are putting their brands and consumers at risk for...

First ATM 'Jackpotting' Attacks Hit US
2018-01-29 10:03

Cash-Out Malware Called 'Ploutus' Migrates North From MexicoU.S. Secret Service alert: For the first time, malware-using fraudsters have been draining U.S. ATMs of their cash via what's known as a...

Dutch Spies Watched as Russians Hacked US Democrats: Report
2018-01-26 10:41

Dutch intelligence services hacked Russian cyber attackers and alerted US counterparts after watching them transfer "thousands" of Democratic Party emails ahead of the 2016 US election, Dutch...

British teenager hacked top ranking US officials using social engineering
2018-01-22 16:58

How did British teenager Kane Gamble, who at the time was only 15 years old, manage to break into email accounts of the CIA and DNI chiefs, as well as gain access to a number of sensitive...

Bitcoin-Amassing AlphaBay Drug Barons Get US Prison Time
2018-01-18 12:48

'Caliconnect' Earned $1.4 Million on Silk Road Before Its DemiseTwo men have been sentenced to serve at least six years each in U.S. federal prison after selling drugs such as marijuana and...