Don’t let cybercriminals steal your Spotify account

— March 11^th 2025 at 10:00

Listen up, this is sure to be music to your ears – a few minutes spent securing your account today can save you a ton of trouble tomorrow

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DDoS attack on feminist blog backfires on International Women's Day

— March 9^th 2015 at 11:04

An attempt to silence feminism blog Femsplain backfires on DDoS attackers, as they only help to raise its profile.

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Europol shuts down Ramnit botnet used to steal bank details

— February 26^th 2015 at 12:37

The Ramnit botnet that is said to have affected 3.2 million computers has been shut down by European police.

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White House seeks 10% increase in cybersecurity spend

— February 3^rd 2015 at 17:28

President Obama's budget proposal for the 2016 fiscal year includes a projected 10 percent increase in cybersecurity spend, reports Reuters.

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Blackhat: Lessons from the Michael Mann, Chris Hemsworth movie?

— January 23^rd 2015 at 13:26

Blackhat, the hacker movie directed by Michael Mann and starring Chris Hemsworth, could spread awareness of digital threats. If it is a learning opportunity, what are the lessons?

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Lizard Squad DDoS-for-hire service hacked - users' details revealed

— January 19^th 2015 at 00:29

Lizard Squad failed to encrypt its database of LizardStresser's registered users - storing details of their usernames and passwords in plaintext. A schoolboy error if ever I heard one.

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Hacked routers used for paid DDoS attacks

— January 13^th 2015 at 15:09

The rent-a-DDoS service that knocked out Xbox Live and Playstation Network is powered by thousands of hacked residential internet routers.

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Bitstamp hacked for $5 million in Bitcoin

— January 6^th 2015 at 15:29

19,000 Bitcoin - valued at around $275 each, so $5 million together - have been stolen from a majour European Bitcoin exchange, reports RT.

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North Korea falls off the internet - is the United States to blame?

— December 22^nd 2014 at 22:22

Barack Obama promises that the United States will respond to the Sony hack, and North Korea drops off the internet. Is there a connection?

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TorrentLocker: Racketeering ransomware disassembled by ESET experts

— December 16^th 2014 at 13:32

Security experts at ESET have released their latest research into the notorious TorrentLocker malware, which has infected thousands of computer systems around the world, taking data hostage and demanding a ransom be paid to ensure its safe return.

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Can e-cigarettes give you malware?

— November 22^nd 2014 at 15:33

The long-term health effects of electronic cigarettes - or E-cigarettes - are still open for discussion - but the devices could harm your computer, at least if one report is to be believed.

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Mixing cybercrime and cyberespionage – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

— June 9^th 2023 at 14:30

A crimeware group that usually targets individuals and SMBs in North America and Europe adds cyberespionage to its activities

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Tricks of the trade: How a cybercrime ring operated a multi-level fraud scheme

— May 30^th 2023 at 11:30

A peek under the hood of a cybercrime operation and what you can do to avoid being an easy target for similar ploys

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Deepfaking it: What to know about deepfake‑driven sextortion schemes

By: Phil Muncaster — July 4^th 2023 at 09:30

Criminals increasingly create deepfake nudes from people’s benign public photos in order to extort money from them, the FBI warns

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