Category: Security News

Europol shuts down cybercrime ring with 49 arrests

June 12, 2015

Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre has arrested 49 suspects in a joint international operation targeting the takedown of a major cybercrime ring, reports Tripwire. The Cybercrime group is said to have had members across Europe, including in Italy, Spain, Poland, Belgium, Georgia and the UK. The suspects are believed to have breached corporate email accounts to commit financial … More Europol shuts down cybercrime ring with 49 arrests

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Cybercrime Justice?

June 5, 2015

When it comes to cybercrime, who would be the better crime fighter, Batman or Superman? I started pondering this question recently after taking a break from studying a depressingly tall pile of cybercrime surveys and stumbling across a trailer on YouTube for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (I was actually looking for a Supertramp … More Batman v Superman: Dawn of Cybercrime Justice?

A trojan is being directly emailed to the Irish

June 3, 2015

ESET Ireland warns of an email, titled “Important – To all Employee’s”, which has an infected attachment that contains a trojan The email has been observed to come from an Irish email address and targets other Irish emails. The title “Important – To all Employee’s” (spelling error included) prompts receivers to open an archived attachment … More A trojan is being directly emailed to the Irish

Irish businesses may be penalized over inadequate IT security

May 29, 2015

  Irish businesses have been criticized for their IT security standards after it was revealed that a significant majority are not currently meeting the legal requirements, reports the Irish Times. According to a new survey of 200 Irish companies, conducted by Red C for A&L Goodbody, around 65 percent do not have any written cybersecurity policy in … More Irish businesses may be penalized over inadequate IT security

Trojan Porn Clicker returns to Google Play

May 28, 2015

Recently, Avast researchers discovered the Trojan porn clicker uploaded to Google Play Store and posing as “Dubsmash 2”. This clicker pretended to be an official application, and was downloaded more than 100,000 times. While the click fraud activity did not cause direct harm to the victims such as stealing credentials, it does generate a lot … More Trojan Porn Clicker returns to Google Play