We’ve told you time and again that today’s news becomes tomorrow’s scam. This is how Kirsten Miranda of WBTV started her report on scammers using London riots for their own gain. “It usually starts with an email or a Facebook or other social networking post. Someone on your list of friends or in your email … More London riots in the cyberworld
It’s been a really rough time for Sony. Last month there was the massive Sony PlayStation/Qriocity breach. Then a Sony subsidiary in Japan called So-Net was hacked. Next comes word from Naked Security that Sony BMG in Greece has been hacked. Are all of these unrelated? Is there cause for you to be concerned? Randy … More CyberThreats Daily: Hacking Sony for Fun and Profit (And Let’s Nail Your Company Too)
Malware authors have grown very attached to the idea of subverting legitimate business models for illegal purposes. Our Russian colleagues Aleksandr Matrosov and Eugene Rodionov described how the DogmaMillions cybercrime group distributed a rootkit using a pay per install scheme. DogmaMillions group seems to have been somewhat uncomfortable with the copious attention it received last … More CyberThreats Daily: A look at the inner workings of cybercrime
The EU has reported a “serious” cyber attack on the Commission and External Action Service on the eve of a summit in Brussels, a spokesman told the BBC. The European Commission has been assessing the scale of the current threat and, in order to prevent the “disclosure of unauthorised information”, has shut down external access … More CyberThreats Daily: Serious cyber attack on EU bodies before summit
The stereotypical cybercriminal is running botnets, stealing bank accounts, hacking into major companies to steal trade secrets, etc, but the problem is really far more insidious than most people realize. Let us take a look at a few cybercriminals whose types of crime may affect you or people you care about. ESET’s director of technical … More CyberThreats Daily: Who are the cybercriminals?
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