How Machine Learning Helps Improve Cybersecurity
Cyberattacks have increased on an unprecedented scale. Reasons are many. The main reason obviously is our increasing dependence on computing devices (computers, smartphones etc)...
Cybercrime
Radiohead Defies Hackers, Releases Trove of Stolen Music
Alternative rock legends Radiohead on Tuesday released an 18-hour trove of private recordings from their 1997 album “OK Computer” after getting hacked by someone...
“MuddyWater” Cyberspies Update PowerShell Backdoor
The cyber-espionage group known as MuddyWater has used an updated multi-stage PowerShell backdoor in recent campaigns, Trend Micro’s security researchers report. First detailed in...
Fighting Fraud With Threat Intelligence: Debunking Common Misconceptions
The Composition of a Fraud Team or Function is Often Overlooked in Threat Intelligence Market Threat intelligence has quickly become a must-have for fraud...
The Dark Net, a Major Threat but Also a Resource
Criminal use of, and threats from, the dark net are growing. At the same time, criminals are going darker through direct end-to-end encryption for...
Spain Extradites 94 Taiwanese to China on Phone Scam Charges
Spain has extradited 94 Taiwanese to China to face telephone and online fraud charges, drawing protest from Taiwan’s government. The suspects arrived Friday morning...
Attackers Piece Together Malicious Tools Used for Targeted Attacks
A recently detected cyberattack campaign utilized tools built by combining multiple open-source techniques, Cisco Talos security researchers say. Dubbed Frankenstein, the campaign involved attacks...
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LabCorp Says 7.7 Million Patients Caught in AMCA Data Breach
One day after medical testing firm Quest Diagnostics revealed that nearly 12 million of its patients had their personal and financial information exposed as...
Top Australian University Reports Vast, ‘Sophisticated’ Hack
A top Australian university with close ties to the country’s government and security services on Tuesday said it had been the victim of a...
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AMCA Breach Hits 12 Million Quest Diagnostics Patients
A data breach at billing collections service provider American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA) could impact many of the company’s customers. One victim is medical...