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Cybercriminals: They're just like us! At least, their choice of cloud storage isn't so far off from your average non-despicable data thief. Instead of using dedicated servers to hoard stolen data, hackers have taken to using popular consumer products like Google Drive and Dropbox.
A carefully orchestrated campaign led by the FBI to dismantle the most damaging botnets on the Internet continues to register notable successes in the effort to put an end to a cybercrime problem that drains $113 billion a year from economies around the world.
Security experts have discovered that hackers dubbed the “Sandworm Team” last week are most likely using malware to target industrial SCADA systems using products from GE Intelligent Platforms.
Researchers at Trend Micro say the Sandworm team may have their eyes set on compromising SCADA-based systems.
Ads cooked up by fraudsters and placed on the video-sharing website redirected tens of thousands of people to malicious sites, Network World reports.
Security experts are warning that malicious ads have found their way onto YouTube, putting tens of millions of users potentially at risk from infection by the infamous Kovter ransomware.
Digital thieves go where there are the most clicks. And now hackers are sneaking malware into pop-up ads of some of the Internet's most trusted sites, including YouTube, according to security blog Trendmicro.com.
The large-scale hacking attack against Wall Street this summer was more significant than the public realizes, analysts say.
Sears Holdings Corp (SHLD.O) said it was the victim of a cyberattack that likely resulted in the theft of some customer payment cards at its Kmart stores, the latest in a series of computer security breaches to hit U.S. companies and dealing a fresh blow to the struggling U.S. retailer.
What a difference a few months can make. Shortly after the Heartbleed bug caused a panic in security circles, along comes something which could be even more serious and the reaction seems to be one big yawn.