Earlier this year, the group known as ‘LAPSUS$' was found to be responsible for cyber attacks on Microsoft, Nvidia and Samsung. After some investigation, a group of teenagers from the UK were arrested in connection with the attacks. Now, it appears that another UK member of this cyber group has …
Read More »Hackers lose $800 million in bank heist after spelling error
Some hackers recently attempted to steal close to $1 billion from several banks only to lose most of it over a spelling error. The hacking group took over systems at a bank in Bangladesh and began their scheme by transferring money from accounts at the Federal Reserve Bank of New …
Read More »Government cyber-crime agency paints all teens as hackers
With the way the media loves to pump fear into everyday citizens, it's no wonder that guidelines for ‘how to spot your teen doing X' are a common bit of advice dished out by various organisations. The latest advice guide from the National Crime Agency (NCA) however, has such loose …
Read More »Facebook is actively searching the dark web for stolen passwords
Facebook has come to the realization that securing a server just isn't enough to keep passwords out of the hands of cyber criminals anymore, which is why the company is approaching security a little differently. Facebook has announced that for the past few months, they've been searching anonymous posting sites …
Read More »Kaspersky: Financial malware attacks rose to 28 million in 2013
Kaspersky Labs recently conducted a study on cyber criminal activity and found that last year the number of financial malware attacks rose to 28.4 million, which is 27.6 per cent more than 2012. Not only are programs being designed to steal your financial information but now criminals are going after …
Read More »No nuclear power stations, says NATO cyber war manual
A new NATO document on state-sponsored hacking has suggested some targets that are off-limits, in the same way that the UN doesn't allow for the stockpiling or usage of chemical weapons. This manual has suggested that the no-go areas of digital warfare are: hospitals, nuclear power stations, dams and dykes. …
Read More »Cyber crime costs £72 billion a year
2011 has been the year of the ‘hacker', with a news story almost every week detailing a security breach. Two of the names which are mentioned often are high profile, underground groups Lulzsec and Anonymous. How much does Cyber Crime cost every year? Well according to Symantec, they say its …
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