Crypto-ransomware has surpassed botnets as the most popular attack method of choice for cyber-criminals. Danielle Correa, Production Editor According to research from Trend Micro, 83 percent of all extortion attacks…
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DRIDEX Spam returns to USA
Trend Micro is warning that the banking botnet has made a reappearance in the US and that the UK is likely to feel its impact again soon. In a blog…
UK Crime Figures: Developments in the coverage of fraud
Cyber crime now added to national statiscs, causes huge rise in figures. Over recent years there has been growing concern that the official statistics on crime in England and Wales…
Prolific Cybercrime Gang Favors Legit Login Credentials
FireEye researchers shed more light on infamous cybercriminals associated with RawPOS malware. and christen it ‘FIN5.’ Kelly Jackson Higgins FIREEYE CYBER DEFENSE SUMMIT — Washington, D.C. — No 0days. No…
Average business spends $15 million battling cybercrime
The average U.S. company of 1,000 employees or more spends $15 million a year battling cybercrime, up 20 percent compared to last year. By Maria Korolov The average U.S. company…
Russian hacker, nabbed in Spain, cops 4+ years for Citadel botnet
Citadel operator finally sentenced. Alexander J Martin: Dimitry Belorossov a Russian cyber-criminal who used the Citadel banking trojan has been sentenced to four years and six months in…