- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 13th, 2013
Massive Botnet Used to Launch Brute-Force Attacks Against WordPress Sites
Even WordPress' founder has issued a short advisory to help users mitigate the attacks
- Advisories
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 4th, 2013
DHS Warns Organizations of Telephony Denial-of-Service Attacks
Such attacks are used by fraudsters in extortion schemes
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 27th, 2013
UK Intel Agencies and Private Sector Establish “Fusion Cell” to Combat Cyber Threats
A Facebook-like web portal will allow them to share information
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 25th, 2013
5 Slovenian Hackers Arrested for Stealing €2M / $2.6 M from Companies
The cybercriminals used malware to gain access to passwords and other sensitive data
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 22nd, 2013
Sykipot Cybercriminals Use New Exploits to Target Government Organizations
The attackers have made some improvements to their infrastructure
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 20th, 2013
Man Allegedly Connected with Tilon Banking Trojan Arrested by UK Police
The individual is suspected of conspiracy to defraud and drug offenses
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 19th, 2013
Japanese Authorities Don’t Want to Repeat Threat-Making Virus Gaffe
Experts from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police will teach officers from local stations
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 18th, 2013
UK Home Office Announces Cyber Crime Reduction Partnership
The program brings together academics, experts and police
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 5th, 2013
Dubai Police Arrest Individuals Suspected of Hacking into Exchange Companies
The criminal ring stole around $2 million (1.5 million EUR)
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 4th, 2013
Australia Joins 38 Other Countries in International Cybercrime Treaty
Members of the Pirate Party argue that civil liberties are threatened
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 4th, 2013
$1,000 / €770: Price of 10,000 Malware-Infected Computers
Webroot has identified a website that provides such services
- Oddiverse
- By Raluca Anghel
- September 21st, 2012
“Cam-Girls” Outlawed in The Philippines
New Cyber-crime prevention act also forbids the “lascivious exhibition” of body parts
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 7th, 2012
Hacktivists Arrested, Real Cybercriminals Still at Large
The dangerous criminals don't brag about their accomplishments on Pastebin
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 23rd, 2012
China Closes 8,000 Sites in Anti-Black Market Campaign
The government is determined to go after anyone that's involved in illegal activities
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 16th, 2012
Washington DC Named Cybercriminals' Heaven in 2012
The safest city in the United States is once again Detroit
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 2nd, 2012
Hackers from US and China Responsible for 40% of Hack Attempts
Attempts launched from these countries cost global economy $44 billion (31 billion EUR)
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 15th, 2011
New eCrime Unit of the California Department of Justice to Fight Cybercrime
A number of 20 experts will compose the new division