FBI: Victims of online fraud lost $800m to scammers last year
Australians reported $11 million in losses to online fraud to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3) last year, making it the third largest source of losses in the world.
Australians reported $11 million in losses to online fraud to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3) last year, making it the third largest source of losses in the world.
Sally Beauty Holdings has confirmed that hackers broke into its payment systems and stole customer card data. About a year ago the retail chain suffered a similar intrusion.
Lucian Constantin | 15 May | Read more
Romanian authorities have detained 25 people who are suspected of being members of an international gang of cyberthieves who hacked into banks, cloned payment cards and used them to steal over US$15 million.
Lucian Constantin | 27 Apr | Read more
Some of the world's leading cryptographers are concerned about the increasing number of malicious programs that hold computers and mobile phones to ransom, in many cases by abusing the encryption algorithms they designed.
Lucian Constantin | 25 Apr | Read more
For the first time, a country in Western Europe has reported that malware attacks were used by hackers to steal €1.23 million (US$1.32 million) from ATMs. One major problem is the continued use of Windows XP in ATMs, making them more vulnerable to attacks, a report on ATM fraud said.
Loek Essers | 10 Apr | Read more
Google has identified and disabled 192 Chrome browser extensions that injected rogue ads into Web pages opened by users without being upfront about it. The company will scan for similar policy violations in future.
Lucian Constantin | 01 Apr | Read more
Retailers beware: A new Trojan program targets point-of-sale (PoS) terminals, stealing payment card data that can then be abused by cybercriminals.
Lucian Constantin | 24 Mar | Read more
A new malware program attempts to extort money from gamers by encrypting game saves and other user-generated files for popular computer games.
Lucian Constantin | 13 Mar | Read more
Chat logs and other digital records entered into evidence in a federal court case Monday detailed how the operators of the infamous Silk Road underground online marketplace planned to have individuals murdered for potentially disclosing the identities of those who used the anonymous site.
Joab Jackson | 03 Feb | Read more
A peer-to-peer botnet called ZeroAccess came out of a six-month hibernation this month after having survived two takedown attempts by law enforcement and security researchers.
Lucian Constantin | 31 Jan | Read more
Attackers have started distributing a new and improved version of the CryptoWall file-encrypting ransomware program over the past few days, security researchers warn.
Lucian Constantin | 15 Jan | Read more
A sophisticated group of cybercriminals has stolen over US$25 million by hacking into the infrastructure of numerous financial institutions in Russia and former Soviet Union countries, as well as into point-of-sale systems belonging to U.S. and European retailers.
Lucian Constantin | 23 Dec | Read more
A new computer Trojan based on the infamous ZeuS banking malware is targeting users of over 150 banks and payment systems from around the world, security researchers warn.
Lucian Constantin | 20 Dec | Read more
A malware program dubbed Spark that steals payment card data from compromised point-of-sale (POS) systems is likely a modification of an older Trojan called Alina, and highlights a continuing, lucrative business for cybercriminals.
Lucian Constantin | 19 Dec | Read more
After Sony Pictures Entertainment's computer network was breached in late November, it appeared the hackers wanted to blackmail the company.
Jeremy Kirk | 16 Dec | Read more