Cybercrime is an increasingly pressing issue for many American citizens and organizations, according to a finance expert who pointed out that up to one billion data records were compromised in the US alone last year. Sarbjit Nahal, managing director and head of thematic investing at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, was quoted by Barron’s as … More Cybercrime ‘a growing concern’ for Americans
The US Office of Personnel Management has admitted that the widely-publicised data breach in June was more wide-reaching than at first thought. The OPM has now publicly recognised that data records of 21.5 million people have been lost after hackers targeted central databases. The 21.5m records include present, former, and prospective government employees and contractors … More Millions of records lost in huge OPM US data breach
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
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?
Every May 17th is World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, which attempts to raise global awareness on how the Internet and new technologies changed our society, and the opportunities they gave to improve our lifestyle. This special date, also known as Internet Day in some Spanish-speaking countries, is an opportunity for us at ESET to celebrate its … More How did the Internet change the everyday work of a security researcher?
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