Jun
28
FBI busts two scareware gangs as part of global operation Read more: FBI busts two scareware gangs as part of global operation
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An international effort, coordinated by the FBI, has successfully nabbed two scareware cyber-crime organizations. The groups are believed to be responsible for infecting hundreds of thousands of computers, with one of the groups costing users a total of $72 million.
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Jun
28
Dissolution of Hacker Group Might Not End Attacks
Filed Under: MISCELLANEOUS
Facing increasing pressure from law enforcement agencies over its brazen computer attacks, the small group of hackers known as Lulz Security announced over the weekend that it would disband.
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Jun
16
European Council: Creating hacking tools should be criminal across EU
Filed Under: MISCELLANEOUS
Jun
8
Report: 25 percent of U.S. hackers are FBI informants
Filed Under: MISCELLANEOUS
The FBI has a legion of reformed hackers working to stop cybercriminals, a new report claims.
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Jun
8
Amazon Web Services Hosting Banking Malware
Filed Under: SECURITY ALERTS
In at least one instance, Amazon's cloud servers are being used to spread banking malware, according to a Kaspersky security expert.
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Jun
8
Adobe warns Android, Mac, and PC users of Flash security hole
Filed Under: SECURITY ALERTS
Jun
8
New malware targets 64-bit Windows and MacOS
Filed Under: SECURITY ALERTS
A new malware threat targets both Microsoft's Windows and Apple's Mac operating systems, combining a 64-bit rootkit exploiting 64-bit versions of Windows with a rogue antivirus for Mac computers.
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Jun
6
Sony hit again, data from 1 million user accounts leaked
Filed Under: SECURITY ALERTS
LulzSec, the hacker group behind the Fox and PBS breaches, has struck again. This time the target was SonyPictures.com.
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