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Cybercriminals Are Increasingly Using The 'Blackshades' Malware Program
Nov 27, 2013Cybercriminals are increasingly using the “Blackshades” malware program whose source code was leaked three years ago, according to an analysis by Symantec. Blackshades, which Symantec identifies as “W32.Shadesrat,” ...
Tags: Symantec, Blackshades, malware
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The UK Government Has Defended a Deal with Chinese Telecommunications Provider Huawei
Jun 6, 2013The UK government has defended a deal with Chinese telecommunications provider Huawei, which MPs have labelled as a possible risk to national security. The 2005 deal saw Huawei granted permission to provide BT with equipment for its ...
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A Top Chinese Official Claims to Have 'Mountains of Data'
Jun 5, 2013A top Chinese official claims to have ‘mountains of data' showing evidence of hacking originating from the US. Huang Chengqing, director of the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China ...
Tags: Cyber Attacks, China, US
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Mt. Gox Is Requiring All Users to Verify Their Accounts
May 31, 2013Mt. Gox is requiring all users to verify their accounts in order to make non-bitcoin currency deposits and withdrawals, less than a week after U.S. authorities said they shut down online payment processor Liberty Reserve for alleged money ...
Tags: Bitcoin Exchange, Mt.Gox, Liberty Reserve
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A Former Member of a Band of Hackers Faces up to 10 Years in Prison
May 29, 2013A former member of a band of hackers faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to a single computer hacking charge. Jeremy Hammond, 28, of Chicago admitted to participating in more than a half dozen attacks perpetrated ...
Tags: Stratfor Hack, Computer Hacking
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Liberty Reserve Was Intentionally Created and Structured to Facilitate Criminal Activity
May 28, 2013The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted online payment processor Liberty Reserve for laundering $6 billion in a series of global transactions, which the agency charges may be the largest international money laundering prosecution in ...
Tags: DOJ, Liberty Reserve
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AIG Introduced CyberEdge Mobile Application for IPads,to Provide Improved Information
May 21, 2013American International Group (AIG) has introduced CyberEdge mobile application for iPads, intended to provide improved information on cyber risk and assist in dealing with the same. The new application has been designed following a survey ...
Tags: Cyberedge Mobile Application, AIG
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Chinese Government of Cyber Attacks Against Military and Civilian Computer Systems
May 8, 2013A Pentagon report has accused the Chinese government of cyber attacks against military and civilian computer systems in the US. It marks the first time US authorities have directly suggested that Beijing is behind computer hacking, with ...
Tags: Pentagon, Computer Systems
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Cody Andrew Kretsinger Was Sentenced Thursday to One Year in Federal Prison for His Role
Apr 23, 2013Cody Andrew Kretsinger, a 25-year-old man from Decatur, Ill., was sentenced Thursday to one year in federal prison for his role in a May 2011 breach of a Sony Pictures website and database. At the time of the intrusion Kretsinger, who ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Japanese Police Arrested Man Suspected of Being Behind a Computer Hacking Campaign
Feb 18, 2013Japanese police have arrested a man suspected of being behind a computer hacking campaign following an exhaustive hunt that at one stage had authorities tracking down a cat for clues, reports said. Yusuke Katayama, 30, was arrested on ...
Tags: computer hacking campaign, cat, Tokyo
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U.S. Lawmakers Pledged to Rewrite an Antihacking Law
Feb 6, 2013Online activist Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide in January U.S. lawmakers recently pledged to rewrite an antihacking law as hundreds of people gathered in Washington, D.C., to mourn the death of Internet activist Aaron Swartz. ...
Tags: US, Politicians, Hacking Law
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A Rochester Hills Couple's Attempts to Read Each Other's Private Emails and Text Messages
Dec 26, 2012August 17, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- When one or both spouses reach the point at which they know that divorce is inevitable, they may not agree on the details or motives. Accusations of infidelity, suspicions about hidden assets or ...
Tags: Email Snooping, Michigan Divorce, Michigan media, computer hacking
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FBI Arrested Another Suspected Member of Hacking Group LulzSec
Dec 24, 2012The FBI has arrested another suspected member of the now-defunct hacking group LulzSec in connection with a breach of Sony Pictures Entertainment's computer systems. The 20-year-old Raynaldo Rivera surrendered to US authorities after a ...
Tags: LulzSec, Pictures Entertainment's computer systems, protected computer
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Edinburgh Napier University Is Launching a Part-Time MSc in Advanced Security&Cybercrime
Dec 21, 2012With cybercrime revealed to cost Scottish businesses an estimated 5bn academics are urging firms to ensure IT staff have the right skills to overcome new and emerging threats. To enable them to do that, Edinburgh Napier University is ...
Tags: cybercrime, IT staf, IT industry, cyber security
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The FSA Has Fined UBS £29.7m for Failings Related to Losses of £1.4bn
Nov 27, 2012The £1.4bn losses caused by a rogue trader at Swiss bank UBS could have been avoided had a computer used to detect unauthorised trading been more effective, according to the Financial Services Authority (FSA). The FSA has fined UBS ...
Tags: FSA, rogue trader, fined, unauthorised trading