Security The Web Hackers-for-hire identified as largest cybersecurity threat, cryptojacking also popular Pandemic has led to ransomware, malware, and more threats growing By Zak Islam, October 27, 2021, 12:44 PM
Security The Web The Dark Web has become darker and busier, cybercrime services cost less than $500 Stolen data spreads 11 times faster compared to 6 years ago By Zak Islam, October 19, 2021, 5:42 PM 7 comments
Industry Security Cloudflare says in 10 years cybersecurity will be more like a 'water filtration system' Cloud-based solutions will screen out attackers before they can do much damage By Cal Jeffrey, October 30, 2020, 1:11 PM 10 comments
The Web Teen charged in July's Twitter hack started out scamming Minecraft players Was investigated on similar crimes when he was 16 but was let go By Cal Jeffrey, August 3, 2020, 3:13 PM 10 comments
Security Garmin confirms cyberattack caused last week's company-wide outage Some service are back online, but others are still 'limited' in functionality By Cal Jeffrey, July 27, 2020, 3:12 PM
Industry Security Hackers scored a record $40M in bug bounties in 2019 Seven of them have made a million dollars from their craft By Adrian Potoroaca, February 26, 2020, 5:28 PM
Security Mobile Princeton study: US carriers do little to protect customers from SIM-swap attacks One more reason to avoid using text messaging for two-factor authentication By Adrian Potoroaca, January 13, 2020, 7:42 PM 7 comments
Security The Web Internet scam data shows which states had most victims and lost most money Bad news if you live in Alaska By Rob Thubron, August 22, 2019, 8:35 AM
Security Hacker receives 10-year plea deal for $5 million SIM-swapping scam Authorities say this is the first conviction for the crime of SIM swapping By Cal Jeffrey, February 4, 2019, 2:42 PM
The Web Gaming Criminals are laundering money through kids playing Fortnite $250,000 in Fortnite transactions occurred on eBay in a two-month period By Cal Jeffrey, January 23, 2019, 2:53 PM
Security eBay for hackers found to be selling access to over 70,000 compromised servers By Rob Thubron, June 15, 2016, 12:30 PM
Security Apple Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to 2014 celebrity nude leaks, faces 18 months in prison By Rob Thubron, March 16, 2016, 3:00 PM 25 comments
Mobile Security This porn app snaps photos of its users to aid ransom attempt By Shawn Knight, September 7, 2015, 6:00 PM 17 comments
Tech Culture Security Cyber attack leaves Polish airline grounded, passengers stranded for hours By Devin Kate Pope, June 22, 2015, 6:45 PM
Industry Security Cybercrime drains up to $140 billion from the US economy anually By Tim Schiesser, July 23, 2013, 10:30 AM 8 comments
Industry Seven arrested in New York for alleged 'criminal flash mob' ATM cybercrime By Jesse Schoff, May 10, 2013, 5:00 PM 9 comments
Security The Web Bitcoin-mining trojan spreading through Skype spam, Kaspersky warns By Matthew DeCarlo, April 8, 2013, 6:30 PM 14 comments
Security The Web Major ransomware operation dismantled by authorities By Rick Burgess, February 15, 2013, 12:00 PM 10 comments
Security Gaming Cybercriminals targeting online gamers, by the thousands By Julio Franco, February 11, 2013, 10:43 AM 9 comments
The Web Security NASA hacker won't be extradited to U.S. due to Asperger's By Rick Burgess, October 16, 2012, 5:30 PM 21 comments
Security Symantec says cybercrime cost consumers $110 billion last year By Shawn Knight, September 6, 2012, 6:30 PM 7 comments