Monetising hacking by shorting commodity shipments

I’m continually asked by the maritime industry about the motivations of hackers. “Why would anyone hack us, we operate ships?” It strikes me that many of the public and a lot of maritime businesses still think of the ‘hacker’ as a solo operator in a dark hoodie in a basement of their parents’...

Murder-for-hire, money laundering, and more: How organised criminals work online

Europol has released an extensive report into serious and organized crime, including how these groups use the internet to aid in their criminal behaviour. Europol is the European Union’s EU law enforcement agency and it assists the EU Member States in their fight against serious international cri...

Two New Platforms Found Offering Cybercrime-as-a-Service to 'Wannabe Hackers'

Cybercrime has continued to evolve and today exists in a highly organised form. Cybercrime has increasingly been commercialised, and itself become big business by renting out an expanded range of hacking tools and technologies, from exploit kits to ransomware, to help anyone build threats and...

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...

UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency's website taken offline after DDoS attack

UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency's website taken offline after DDoS attack The Serious Organised Crime Agency's website was temporarily shut down today after a cyber attack.It was the victim of a scam known as distributed denial of service DDOS whereby an internet address is flooded with bogus...

Accused LulzSec hacker Topiary released on bail

Accused LulzSec hacker Topiary released on bail Jake Davis, an 18-year-old from the Shetland Islands, was released on bail after being charged with five offences relating to computer attacks and break-ins by the LulzSec and Anonymous hacking groups. Davis was granted bail to stay with his mother ...

UK Serious Organised Crime agency website down after LulzSec Ddos attack

UK Serious Organised Crime agency website down after LulzSec Ddos attack The UK Serious Organised Crime agency has taken its website offline after ddos attack by hacking group Lulz Security. Soca said it had taken its website offline to limit the impact attack on clients hosted by its service...

UK Serious Organised Crime agency website down after LulzSec Ddos attack

UK Serious Organised Crime agency website down after LulzSec Ddos attack The UK Serious Organised Crime agency has taken its website offline after ddos attack by hacking group Lulz Security. Soca said it had taken its website offline to limit the impact attack on clients hosted by its service...