- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 29th, 2013
Cybercriminals Use Aggressive Social Engineering Tactics Against French Organizations
Symantec continues to monitor the campaign dubbed "Operation Francophoned"
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 28th, 2013
Creator of the Pincer Android Trojan Unmasked
Brian Krebs has used information from F-Secure's analysis to track down the man
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 28th, 2013
Hacker Admits to Selling Access to US Energy Department Computers
Under the plea agreement with prosecutors he faces up to 18 months in prison
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 26th, 2013
One in Five People in the UK Have Fallen Victim to Hackers, Study Shows
The University of Kent has released the results of its first survey on cybercrime
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 24th, 2013
41% of Online Fraud Victims Didn’t Recover Lost Money, Kaspersky Says
The company has released its Consumer Security Risks Survey
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 21st, 2013
Europol Publishes 2012 General Report on Agency’s Activities – Video
The report contains an interesting cybercrime section
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 21st, 2013
Canadian Launches DDOS Attack Against Former Employer, Fails to Cover His Tracks
Take a look at how investigators traced the attacks back to him
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 20th, 2013
Bangladesh Prepares Tougher Punishments for Cybercriminals
Police will be allowed to arrest suspects without a warrant
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 13th, 2013
Russian Accused of Involvement in Massive Cybercrime Ring Pleads Not Guilty Reuters
His attorney says they're determined to fight the charges
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 12th, 2013
1,213 People Arrested by Chinese Police for Trafficking in Personal Information
The Chinese Ministry of Public Security has released a report
- Weekly Roundup
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 11th, 2013
Security Brief: Hackers, Hacks, Cybercriminals and the NSA
The main events of the week between August 5 and August 11, 2013
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 9th, 2013
3 Cybercriminals Involved in Western Express Group Sentenced to Prison
They could each spend over 40 years in state prison
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 8th, 2013
Hacker, Owner of 3-Million-PC Botnet, Does Reddit AmA (Updated)
Here's how much he earns and what he uses the botnet for
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 7th, 2013
Cybercriminals Force California Escrow Firm to Close After Emptying Its Bank Accounts
The crooks transferred $1.5 million (€1.1 million) to accounts in Russia and China
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 6th, 2013
Experts: It’s Becoming More Difficult for Cybercriminals to Cash Out Bank Accounts
Banking mule services are not as openly available as they were in the past
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 6th, 2013
Court Hearing of Self-Proclaimed LulzSec Hacker Aush0k Postponed
The prosecution is still analyzing a large amount of evidence
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 5th, 2013
Latvia Blocks Extradition of Malware Developer to US
Officials believe the 60-year prison sentence he faces in the US is too harsh