The Poseidon (malware) Adventure. John Leyden Security researchers have lifted the lid on the Poseidon Group, a global cyber-espionage gang in operation since at least 2005. Most top-drawer hacking crews…
Day: February 10, 2016
Identity thieves obtain 100,000 electronic filing PINs from IRS system
The automated attack attempted to obtain E-file PINS for over 460,000 people using previously stolen personal data. By Lucian Constantin The Internal Revenue Service was the target of an attack…
How cybercrooks made $330K from ransomware without really trying
Security researchers discovered that cybercrooks demand different amounts based on the geographical location of their victims. John Leyden The small cybercrime ring behind the CryptoWall 3.0 ransomware was able to collect…
Flash banner ads banished by Google
Google is to banish most ads built in Adobe Flash from its advertising networks, the company has announced. From 30 June, its AdWords and DoubleClick networks will no longer accept…