Q&A: TJ Campana

REDMOND, Wash.–The Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit has been spearheading botnet takedowns and other anti-cybercrime operations for many years, and it has had remarkable success. But the cybercrime problem isn’t going away anytime soon, so the DCU is in the process of building a new cybercrime cente...

The biggest bank robbery in history, Hackers stole $45 million

They didn't use guns, masks or even threatening notes passed to bank tellers. It may be the largest bank robbery in history. A gang of cyber-criminals operating in 26 countries stole $45 million by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards. Reportedly, the group of hackers targeted...

Algerian Hacker linked to SpyEye virus extradited to US

The Algerian hacker linked with the SpyEye computer virus, designed to steal financial and personal information was extradited by Thailand to the United States to face charges that he hijacked customer accounts at more than 200 banks and financial institutions and have been used to steal more tha...

More Malware Showing Up as Fake SourceForge Web Sites

Malware developers continue to clone SourceForge Web sites that appear to offer the source code for popular gaming software but are actually peddling malicious code tied to the ZeroAccess Trojan. Julien Sobrier, a security researcher for San Jose-based cloud security provider Zscaler, on Tuesday...

Ramnit Man-in-the-Browser Attack Targets UK Banks

Nowhere is the cat-and-mouse game between attackers and the security of users more evident than with social engineering schemes. Users’ awareness of phishing campaigns, for example, may be improving, but that’s just forcing attackers bent on identity theft and stealing payment card information to...

Fraud-as-a-Service of Zeus Malware advertised on social network

Cyber crime enterprise is showing a growing interest in monetization of botnets, the most targeted sector in recent months is banking. One of most active malware that still menaces Banking sector is the popular Zeus. Zeus is one of the oldest, it is active since 2007, and most prolific malware th...

Customized Zeus Trojan Crimeware Marketed Over Facebook

The secrecy of underground forums where financial malware and crimeware kits are traded is well guarded, to the point that few are able to penetrate them without some kind of internal sponsor. Here, criminals value their privacy as much as those from whom they steal. That’s what makes a recent...

Police in Japan ask ISPs to start blocking Tor network

Tor is a web service that allows users to surf the Internet, use IM, and other services while keeping themselves completely anonymous, but Japan's National Police Agency wants ISPs to block access to Tor if users are found to have abused it. The push by Japanese authorities is because they're...

Police in Japan ask ISPs to start blocking Tor network

Tor is a web service that allows users to surf the Internet, use IM, and other services while keeping themselves completely anonymous, but Japan's National Police Agency wants ISPs to block access to Tor if users are found to have abused it. The push by Japanese authorities is because they’re...

The Pirate Bay co-founder charged for hacking and stealing money

The Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg Anakata charged with hacking the IBM mainframe of Logica, a Swedish IT firm that provided tax services to the Swedish government, and the IBM mainframe of the Swedish Nordea bank. Svartholm has been charged with several hacking related offenses...

The Pirate Bay co-founder charged for hacking and stealing money

The Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg Anakata charged with hacking the IBM mainframe of Logica, a Swedish IT firm that provided tax services to the Swedish government, and the IBM mainframe of the Swedish Nordea bank. Svartholm has been charged with several hacking related offenses...

Malicious Infrared X-Ray Android app infecting users in Japan

Researchers are already warning that malware authors developing more sophisticated attack techniques for mobile devices, using encryption and randomization or hiding malicious code in image files. As analyzed by Symantec a malicious Infrared X-Ray Android application, attempting to lure Android...

Malicious Infrared X-Ray Android app infecting users in Japan

Researchers are already warning that malware authors developing more sophisticated attack techniques for mobile devices, using encryption and randomization or hiding malicious code in image files. As analyzed by Symantec a malicious Infrared X-Ray Android application, attempting to lure Android...

Jailed cyber criminal hacked into prison computer system from Jail

Old habits seem to die hard for a hacker, a cyber criminal who masterminded a £15 million fraud was allowed to join a prison IT class and hacked into the jail's computer system. Nicholas Webber, serving five years in prison for running an internet crime forum Ghost Market, Which allowed those...

Jailed cyber criminal hacked into prison computer system from Jail

Old habits seem to die hard for a hacker, a cyber criminal who masterminded a £15 million fraud was allowed to join a prison IT class and hacked into the jail’s computer system. Nicholas Webber, serving five years in prison for running an internet crime forum Ghost Market, Which allowed those...

Lulzsec hacker Sabu's sentencing postponed again

Remember Hector Xavier Monsegur a.k.a Lulzsec hacker Sabu ? That undercover double agent working for the FBI. Once again Authorities abruptly postponed his sentencing due to his continued cooperation with the feds. All told, he faced a maximum time behind bars of 124 years associated with his...

Lulzsec hacker Sabu's sentencing postponed again

Remember Hector Xavier Monsegur a.k.a Lulzsec hacker Sabu ? That undercover double agent working for the FBI. Once again Authorities abruptly postponed his sentencing due to his continued cooperation with the feds. All told, he faced a maximum time behind bars of 124 years associated with his...

Study Shows One in Four Who Receive Data Breach Letter Become Fraud Victims

A study released Wednesday shows one in four consumers who receive a data breach letter become the victim of identity fraud. That statistic represented 12.6 million victims last year — one million more than the year before, according to the 2013 Identity Fraud Report released by Javelin Strategy ...

Chinese Government targets Uyghur group by malware attack

An old vulnerability in Word for OS X is being used in increasing levels of attacks, probably government-sponsored hacking programs against Uyghur group, including Tibetans, NGOs and human rights organizations. A number of attacks have been seen directed at the World Uyghur Congress, a Munich-bas...

Hacker charged for funding terrorist groups

A hacker 'Cahya Fitrianta' sentenced to eight years in prison by the West Jakarta District Court judges for hacking into many economic websites to steal money and funding that money to terrorist groups. He is also ordered to pay a Rp 500 million $51,000 fine. He is charged with breaking into many...