Cyber Security

05 Sep 18 @ 14:26

Kaspersky Lab researchers have published a report on botnet activity in the first half of 2018, analysing more than 150 malware families and their modifications circulating through 600,000 botnets around... read more

04 Sep 18 @ 17:03

In the last months it has been reported that 7,339 (and counting) individual e-commerce sites have been infested with the MagentoCore card skimmer malware in the last six months, making... read more

30 Aug 18 @ 14:53

Synthetic identity fraud is on the rise in 2018. Sophisticated crime rings have access to never-before-seen numbers of compromised records, and they know that most fraud prevention software is fooled... read more

30 Aug 18 @ 14:23

In 2018, banks and retailers are dealing with a new breed of customer: one that expects a fast, seamless online payment experience. When it comes to e-commerce, however, user experience... read more

29 Aug 18 @ 08:46

For the modern cyber criminal, turning virtual cash into real money without being caught is a the biggest problem in the cyber crime economy. The thieves often have to get... read more

28 Aug 18 @ 16:19

Mobile banking Trojans hit the list of cyber-headaches in Q2 2018. The number of installation packages for mobile banking – modifications which help attackers avoid detection by security solutions and... read more

20 Aug 18 @ 09:32

When you’re browsing a website and the mouse cursor disappears, it might be a computer glitch — or it might be a deliberate behavioural biometrics test to find out who... read more

20 Aug 18 @ 09:00

The FBI has been warning banks about an imminent ATM cashout scheme about to unfold across the globe, thanks to a data breach at an unknown financial institution. On Aug. 14, a... read more

17 Aug 18 @ 12:14

It was a long gestation and difficult birth but Europe finally has new requirements for strong customer authentication. They will apply across the region from 14 September 2019, bringing much-needed... read more

17 Aug 18 @ 12:05

Ransomware attacks have doubled since last year and become a key cybersecurity threat for organisations globally, warns Verizon’s 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report. Ransomware locks computers or encrypts files and... read more

14 Aug 18 @ 13:34

Cifas, the UK fraud prevention service, has released new figures showing that identity fraud has fallen for the first time since 2014. Figures show a 5% drop in the first six... read more

06 Aug 18 @ 13:08

Markets across Europe have made significant gains in the fight against card fraud, specifically in France and the UK, which achieved 6% and 8% reductions. Despite this, losses across the... read more