The latest version alone may have generated $325 million in revenue for the attackers. By Jeremy Kirk Just one cybercriminal group may be collecting the revenue from Cryptowall 3.0, a…
Month: October 2015
TalkTalk hack: Police arrest second teen
Attack now believed to be less serious than first announced. Police have made a second arrest, a 16-year-old boy from west London, in connection with the investigation into an alleged…
New European rules to help tackle cyber and other crime
The EU parliament has approved an update of European police college rules to help Cepol keep pace with security threats such as cyber crime. Warwick Ashford Training and co-operation across…
UK arrest made as European police raid homes over malware
By Chris Baraniuk Technology reporter Europe-wide arrests in malware investigation. British police have arrested a 28-year-old man following an international series of raids over smartphone malware called DroidJack. The UK’s…
The great encryption dilemma.
The great encryption dilemma. By Gordon Corera Security correspondent John Miller reckons he can get into pretty much any safe. A court order to the owner is one option, another…
Despite recent moves against Adobe, 80% of PCs run expired Flash
“A vulnerable application on a device that is connected to a corporate environment poses a potential threat.” By Maria Korolov Despite recent moves against Adobe Flash by Google and Firefox…