ESET Senior Research Fellow David Harley credits his academic background in social sciences with his long-running interest in the social engineering behind cybercrime. Harley says that scams and social engineering have been a constant in cybercrime – but in the past few years, some scams have got markedly more sophisticated, and more difficult even for … More The evolution of scams and social engineering
Today, ESET researchers reveal a family of Linux malware that stayed under the radar for more than 5 years. We have named this family Linux/Mumblehard. A white paper about this threat is available for download on WeLiveSecuriy. There are two components in the Mumblehard malware family: a backdoor and a spamming daemon. They are both … More Unboxing Linux Malware: Spam from your servers
The Independent has reported, that Ryanair “has been targeted in an international scam that siphoned millions of euro from its bank accounts”, more specifically, around €4.5 million. The Independent further states “it is believed that thieves managed to initiate a single fraudulent transaction using a Chinese bank when stealing the money from the airline”, that … More Ryanair “hacked”, millions stolen, phishing suspected
What kind of punishment best fits a convicted hacker? Jail time for serious computer crimes is almost a certainty, but for one ex-hacker, Higinio Ochoa, the terms of his parole also include being “banned from the internet”. A life without internet means a life without hacking, but it also means a life without a smartphone, … More The curious case of the ex-hacker “banned from the internet”
UK train services could be vulnerable to being hacked, hijacked and crashed, due to the trial of new digital signaling system designed to make lines safer, reports ITV. According to government advisor Professor David Stupples, the new European Traffic Rail Management System (ETRMS) could be targeted by hackers and exposed to malicious software which could result in … More Hack on the track: Signaling flaw leaves UK trains vulnerable
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