Tag: cybercrime

High cybercrime levels and worrying youth cyber-bullying, latest Irish survey shows

April 4, 2013

New survey by ESET Ireland reveals what terrible things befall the Irish with regards to their computers and smartphones. One in five Irish had laptop, smartphone or tablet stolen and over 50 per cent had a computer virus infection. ESET Ireland, the distributor of ESET NOD32 Antivirus, has commissioned a survey to find out what … More High cybercrime levels and worrying youth cyber-bullying, latest Irish survey shows

Cybercrime and the small business: Basic defensive measures

July 10, 2012

Evidence that criminals are targeting the computer systems of small businesses continues to mount. The Wall Street Journal recently drew attention to the way cybercriminals are sniffing out vulnerable firms. The article highlighted the fact that about 72% of the 855 data breaches world-wide last year that were analyzed in Verizon’s Data Breach Investigation Report … More Cybercrime and the small business: Basic defensive measures

All Carberp botnet organizers arrested

July 3, 2012

We have been tracking the Carberp cybercrime group’s activity for three years now. Tracking started in 2009 with the first samples of the Carberp malcious software seen in the wild. By the beginning of 2010 the second wave of Carberp activity had forced out other banking malware families (Win32/Spy.Shiz, Win32/Hodprot) in Russia. We summarized the … More All Carberp botnet organizers arrested

Cybercrime, Cyberpolicing, and the Public

February 20, 2012

Here are some further thoughts arising from the ACPO National Cyber Crime Conference held recently in the UK*. DAC Janet Williams, ACPO’s e-Crime lead, summarized the current initiatives along these lines (apologies if I’ve introduced too many of my own preconceptions): The UK intends to tackle cybercrime and make this one of the safest places … More Cybercrime, Cyberpolicing, and the Public

2011: Not all bad news on the cyber-front

January 9, 2012

There’s no doubt that 2011 was a year of threat proliferation in cyberspace. Old threats were revived and new attack vectors opened up. For example, sales of smartphones and tablets soared, all of them potential attack platforms, and we saw social engineering on the rise in social media and targeted email attacks like spear-phishing. Meanwhile, … More 2011: Not all bad news on the cyber-front