The Anti-Phishing Working Group has found that the number of observed phishing attacks in Q1 2016 hit a 12-year high. By Tara Seals In its Phishing Activity Trends Report [PDF],…
Day: June 7, 2016
Silk Road 2.0 staff member jailed for eight years
An American who helped run a successor to the Silk Road drug marketplace has been sentenced to eight years in jail. Brian Farrell admitted conspiring to distribute heroin, cocaine and…
'Significant' number of TeamViewer accounts hacked
Remote login software TeamViewer beefs up its security controls following a spate of users reporting their accounts have been hacked. Installed on millions of PCs, the TeamViewer software lets people…
'Alarming' rise in ransomware tracked
By Mark Ward Technology correspondent, BBC News Cyber-thieves are adopting ransomware in “alarming” numbers, say security researchers. There are now more than 120 separate families of ransomware, said experts studying…