Hacker arrested on Mariposa botnet charges 

Hacker arrested on Mariposa botnet charges

In Hackers - 29 July 2010 12:59 PM
'Iserdo' picked up in Slovenia after co-ordinated international sting.
Organised crime behind 85 per cent of all data breaches 

Organised crime behind 85 per cent of all data breaches

In Hackers - By Dan Worth, 28 July 2010 12:47 PM
Verizon Business report finds more data being lost than ever before.
Cutwail botnet authors behind wave of malicious IRS spam 

Cutwail botnet authors behind wave of malicious IRS spam

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 10 September 2009 9:29 AM
Malware-laden emails, at a rate of 90,000 an hour, are trying to dupe recipients into believing they were implicated in defrauding the IRS.
Authorities close in on South Korea hackers 

Authorities close in on South Korea hackers

In Hackers - By Shaun Nichols, 14 July 2009 1:28 PM
Researchers uncover command server in UK.
Retailers lagging behind in security 

Retailers lagging behind in security

By Phil Muncaster, 4 February 2008 10:07 AM
New Deloitte survey shows consumer businesses are still implementing PCI
NZ man, brains behind global botnet 

NZ man, brains behind global botnet

In Hackers - 30 November 2007 12:17 PM
The mastermind behind the 2006 DDoS attack on the Philadelphia University which infected 50,000 computers has been identified as an 18-year-old New Zealand man, nicknamed ‘AKILL’.
China behind daily internet attacks on Germany 

China behind daily internet attacks on Germany

In Web/client - By Matt Chapman, 24 October 2007 9:46 AM
China is conducting almost daily spying attacks on businesses and government agencies in Germany, according to one of the country's intelligence officers..
Sophos: Web leaves email behind as attacker vector of choice 

Sophos: Web leaves email behind as attacker vector of choice

In Web/client - By Fiona Raisbeck, 4 May 2007 10:09 AM
Hackers are increasingly spreading malware via the web rather than email, according to new research.
Industry lines up behind enhanced SSL standard 

Industry lines up behind enhanced SSL standard

In Web/client - By Tom Sanders, 10 November 2006 4:55 PM
Microsoft plans to add support for the upcoming Extended Validation standard for SSL certificates this January through a software update to the Internet Explorer 7 browser.
Newspaper: Fed networks under attack, but security improvements years behind schedule 

Newspaper: Fed networks under attack, but security improvements years behind schedule

By Dan Kaplan, 5 July 2006 8:37 PM
A federal program to protect confidential information within the computer networks of various federal agencies is seven years behind schedule, the Baltimore Sun has reported.
Poll: Give 'botmaster' Ancheta more time behind bars 

Poll: Give 'botmaster' Ancheta more time behind bars

By Dan Kaplan, 10 May 2006 8:44 PM
Although convicted "botmaster" Jeanson James Ancheta received the longest prison sentence ever imposed on a malware distributor, most people think the judge should have handed ...
Schwab puts its money behind ID protection 

Schwab puts its money behind ID protection

By Frank Washkuch, 24 February 2006 8:43 PM
Leading brokerage house Charles Schwab has issued a complete money-back guarantee for losses due to identity theft.
Porn spammer faces five years behind bars  

Porn spammer faces five years behind bars

By William Eazel, 2 February 2006 3:02 PM
A U.S. individual faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of aiding and abetting the sending of spam containing graphic pornographic images.
Detroit spammer faces years behind bars  

Detroit spammer faces years behind bars

By William Eazel, 13 January 2006 10:24 AM
A man accused of sending millions of illegal spam emails from compromised computers belonging to, is expected to plead guilty in a U.S. court session on Tuesday.
Firm: Middle Eastern group behind AIM rootkit 

Firm: Middle Eastern group behind AIM rootkit

By Frank Washkuch, 18 November 2005 10:50 PM
A rootkit dispersed through AOL Instant Messenger that first appeared in late October has been traced to an unidentified Middle Eastern group.
Behind the antivirus mask lies a deadly Skull 

Behind the antivirus mask lies a deadly Skull

By René Millman, 13 June 2005 12:42 PM
Mobile phone users are being warned about a new trojan that disguises itself as an antivirus application.
Thousands of mobile devices left behind in taxis 

Thousands of mobile devices left behind in taxis

By Marcia Savage, 24 January 2005 8:03 PM
Thousands of mobile phones, PDAs, laptops, and Pocket PCs are inadvertently left behind in the back of taxis, according to a survey of 900 taxi drivers around the world.
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