Less ‘gimme all your money,’ more ‘please buy this software package.’ Sara Peters A sweet-talking, stealthier, new version of the CryptoWall ransomware, CryptoWall 4.0, is in the wild, according to…
Day: November 6, 2015
Shocked outfoxed Cox docked.
Shocked outfoxed Cox docked. Shaun Nichols US broadband watchdog the FCC has fined Cox Communications $595,000 (£391,000, AU$832,000) after a Lizard Squad hacker swiped its customer records. The FCC announced…
Swiss email firm pays web attack ransom
Ransom payment didn’t stop an attack. A secure-email firm, based in Switzerland, has paid a ransom of more than £3,600 after web attacks crippled its website. The hi-tech criminals behind…
Swedbank website down in hacker attack
Incident follows hacking attempt in October. Reporting by Violette Goarant, writing by Daniel Dickson; Editing by Simon Johnson Swedbank’s Swedish website has stopped working after a hacker attack and cannot…
TalkTalk hack 'affected 157,000 customers'
More than 15,600 bank account numbers and sort codes were stolen, the company said. TalkTalk has given more details of the cyber-attack on its website, saying nearly 157,000 of its…
TalkTalk hack 'affected 157,000 customers'
More than 15,600 bank account numbers and sort codes were stolen, the company said. TalkTalk has given more details of the cyber-attack on its website, saying nearly 157,000 of its…