One of the strange features of cybercrime is how much of it is public. A quick search will turn up forums and sites where stolen goods, credit cards and data…
Month: February 2017
Amazon resists Echo murder evidence call
Amazon is continuing to resist efforts by prosecutors in a US murder case to obtain recordings from one of its Echo smart speakers. In its first formal legal response to…
How's your online bank security looking? The Dutch studied theirs and... yeah, not great
Just six per cent of banks using DNSSEC on domains. By Kieren McCarthy The Dutch banking industry is doing a terrible job of online security, according to the company that…
Ransomware Doubles Since July
The percentage of ransomware attacks doubled during the period July to December 2016, to account for 10.5% of all recognized malware attacks during that time. By Tara Seals According to…
Fraudsters target universities in pay rise scam
We’re urging university staff to take preventative action following more than 100 reports from victims receiving bogus pay rise emails. Phishing emails claiming to be from university HR departments are…
FBI pressured on cost of iPhone hack tool
Three news organisations have asked a US judge to force the government to reveal the amount it paid for technology to unlock an iPhone used by the San Bernardino gunman.…