Cyber Crime the Types & Preventive Measures

U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee’s Resolve In Anti-CyberCrime Efforts

February 4, 2019
by Julia Sowells
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The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee held a hearing about U.S. cyber threats and risks last January 29 where intelligence agencies provided information about the evolving targets of cyber attacks, more…

APT39 Iranian Cyber Espionage Team, Active In The Wild Again

February 2, 2019
by Julia Sowells
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The infamous APT39, the alleged Iran-funded cyber espionage team has been identified by FireEye as actively targeting Europe, USA, Australia, South Korea and the Middle East region for their espionage…

The FBI Warns Banks About The Rise Of “ATM Cash Out” Attacks

How to Ensure Protection Against ATM Jackpotting

February 1, 2019
by Julia Sowells
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Of late, cybercriminals have been showing an increasing trend to target ATMs, all across the world. They employ different methods to target ATMs, most of which are potentially good targets…

Pilot Implementation Consumer Data Rights of Australia Will Be Under The Microscope

January 28, 2019
by Julia Sowells
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The Australian Banking Association (ABA) is fighting back a stipulation in the proposed Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) contained in the Consumer Data Rights bill prior to the election period. This…

Scamvertisers using Botnets and Public Servers for Hire, Charged in New York

November 28, 2018
by Kevin Jones
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The United States Department of Justice has found probable cause to prosecute the alleged online scamvertising involving eight Russian nationals. The scamvertising schemes were separately named as 3ve and Methbot,…

Singapore, One of the Top Countries With Least the Cybersecurity Risk

November 27, 2018
by Kevin Jones
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Singapore is above average when it comes to the risks of being targeted by cyber attacks, that is the disclosure published in the recently released cyberexposureindex survey, as it measures…

Holiday Season: Cybercriminals are Phishing All The Way

November 26, 2018
by Julia Sowells
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In this coming holiday seasons, while many get busy with shopping for their loved ones, threat actors are busy phishing all the way (pun unintended). As more information reaches the…

TA505 Cybercrime Group Experimenting with a New RAT In The Wild

November 24, 2018
by Julia Sowells
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Apparently, the notorious cybercrime community named TA505 is very active again, this time they are heavily testing in the wild the effectiveness of a new variant of a remote access…

Sophos: Cybercrime is a For-Profit Undertaking, Just Like Any Typical “Business”

November 22, 2018
by Kevin Jones
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The real world is a jungle; it is really is still the survival of the fittest even after hundreds of thousands of years ago when our common ancestors walked the…

Magecart- The Card-Skimming Group and Its Many Faces

November 14, 2018
by Kevin Jones
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Magecart, known for their e-commerce payment card-skimming that has recently attacked British Airways, Ticketmaster, Newegg, and other prominent companies, comprises of six major active cybercriminal groups, according to a new…