Fraudsters trying to capture bank cards at machines
If your cash card gets eaten by the automated-teller machine, it may not end up in the hands of a bank employee.
Jeremy Kirk | 23 Oct | Read more
If your cash card gets eaten by the automated-teller machine, it may not end up in the hands of a bank employee.
Jeremy Kirk | 23 Oct | Read more
Law enforcement agencies can count a few recent victories against cybercriminals, but agents say the battle against them isn't getting any easier.
Jeremy Kirk | 22 Oct | Read more
There's never been a better time to get involved in cybercrime.
Jeremy Kirk | 22 Oct | Read more
Security researchers are seeing a resurgence of Gumblar, the name for a piece of malicious code that is spread by compromising legitimate but insecure Web sites.
Jeremy Kirk | 21 Oct | Read more
Delta Air Lines is being sued for allegedly hacking the e-mail account of a passenger rights advocate supporting legislation that would allow access to food, water and toilets during long delays on the tarmac.
Jeremy Kirk | 15 Oct | Read more
In an effort to promote the "general health of the Web," Google will send Webmasters snippets of malicious code in the hopes infected Web sites can be cleaned up faster.
Jeremy Kirk | 14 Oct | Read more
Online banking fraud in the U.K. has risen to the highest level in at least three years while card-related losses fell in most categories, according to industry figures released Wednesday.
Jeremy Kirk | 08 Oct | Read more
A U.K. lawyer is claiming victory on Tuesday after a court-ordered injunction delivered over Twitter has stopped his antagonist from impersonating him on the microblogging service.
Jeremy Kirk | 06 Oct | Read more
For the first time, a U.K. court delivered an injunction over Twitter on Thursday, a groundbreaking embrace of technology by a traditionally slow-moving legal system.
Jeremy Kirk | 02 Oct | Read more
Russian cybergangs have established a robust system for promoting Web sites that sell fake antivirus software, pharmaceuticals and counterfeit luxury products, according to a new report from security vendor Sophos.
Jeremy Kirk | 28 Sep | Read more
Web sites such as Twitter are becoming increasingly favored by hackers as places to plant malicious software in order to infect computers, according to a new study covering Web application security vulnerabilities.
Jeremy Kirk | 17 Aug | Read more
The cyberattacks against Georgia a year ago were conducted in close connection with Russian criminal gangs, and the attackers likely were tipped off about Russia's intent to invade the country, according to a new technical analysis, much of which remains secret.
Jeremy Kirk | 17 Aug | Read more
The investigation into the attacks against high-profile Web sites in South Korea and the U.S. is a winding, twisty electronic goose chase that may not result in a definitive conclusion on the identity of the attackers.
Jeremy Kirk | 12 Aug | Read more
Adobe's Flash program is being used on heavily trafficked Web sites to collect information on how people navigate those sites even if people believe they've restricted the data collection, according to a new study.
Jeremy Kirk | 12 Aug | Read more
A British hacker who broke into U.S. government computer systems seeking evidence of alien life has failed in his latest efforts to block extradition to the U.S. to face trial.
Jeremy Kirk | 31 Jul | Read more