- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 23rd, 2013
Malware Developers Launch New Sophisticated Banking Trojan KINS
The standard version of the malware costs $5,000 (€3,800)
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 23rd, 2013
Official Says Chinese Hacking Operations Have Cost the US $2TN / €1.5TN
North Korea, Iran and Russia are also accused of launching cyberattacks
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 23rd, 2013
Malicious Cyber Activities Cause Losses of $100B / €75B per Year in the US
McAfee is confident that its study is more accurate than others
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 22nd, 2013
Secret Service Agent Infiltrates Carding Forum by Posing as Fake ID Seller
His customers were highly content with the quality of his products
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 20th, 2013
Cybercriminals Increasingly Use .LC Domains in Their Attacks, Experts Say
Kaspersky warns the number of malicious .lc URLs is increasing
- Incidents
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 18th, 2013
Cybercriminals Empty Dubai Man’s Bank Account After Hacking His Gmail
The attacker found everything he needed in the email account
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 16th, 2013
IOSCO Publishes Study on Cybercrime, Systemic Risk and Global Securities Markets
Hackers haven't targeted trading platforms, but the risks should not be underestimated
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 16th, 2013
Virus-Writing Website VX Heaven Is Back
The project has been resurrected after being shut down by Ukrainian authorities
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 5th, 2013
New Service Allows Fraudsters to Instantly Generate Scans of Fake Documents
Utility bills, passports, IDs and credit cards can be randomly generated
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 2nd, 2013
Bulgarian Man Involved in Shadowcrew Hacking Forum Extradited to the US
30-year-old Aleksi Kolarov was arrested in 2011 in Paraguay
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 29th, 2013
Pakistani Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Role in Massive ATM Heists Reuters
He might be released soon because he cooperated with investigators
- Security Fixes and Improvements
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 24th, 2013
Trend Micro and the INTERPOL Team Up Against Cybercrime
Trend Micro will provide training and support in developing a cyber alert system at IGCI
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 22nd, 2013
Experts Uncover Subscription-Based DIY Bitcoin Mining Tool
The service discovered by Webroot costs only $15 (€11) per month
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 21st, 2013
UK Government’s “Crime Against Businesses” Report Omits Cybercrime
Experts say that a study on crime that ignores cybercrime is misleading
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 21st, 2013
Bill Inspired by Aaron Swartz Suicide Introduced to Senate
The bill aims at reforming the controversial Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 5th, 2013
52-Year-Old Man from Spain Arrested for Using Phishing Scam to Defraud Woman
The suspect is accused of stealing €83,000 ($109,000) from the victim's accounts
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 4th, 2013
easyDNS Hit by DDOS Attack
The service's representatives are providing workarounds for customers