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  • Browser-based ransomware uses scare tactics to extort money

    Unsophisticated scam shows the high level of commoditization of today’s cybercrime. A case of browser-based ransomware, that is currently using social engineering tactics in an attempt to extort money from its victims, shows how even the least sophisticated cases of cybercrime make use of services available on the black market. Given all the talk about…

  • Cat carries computer virus

    Cat collared. Japanese police have captured a cat said to be carrying a computer virus on a memory card attached to its collar. The bizarre ‘arrest’ came after various Japanese media organizations were sent anonymous emails containing a series of riddles apparently designed to lead to the memory card – which is reported to contain…

  • European Cybercrime Centre set for launch

    Central cybercrime resource for EU member states. This Friday will see the doors of the new European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) officially open in The Hague. The EC3 – which will be run by cross-national law enforcement agency Europol – aims to bring resources, expertise and information together from across the EU to a single central…

  • Cybercriminals offering service flooding email, phone and SMS

    DDoS-type attack could seriously disrupt business. A new service is being offered on underground forums where between 25,000 and 100,000 emails are being sent to an email account within a short period of time, security blogger Brian Krebs reports. The emails, which effectively perform a DDoS attack on the email account, could be seriously disruptive…

  • ‘Largest takedown ever’ sees six arrested

    Millions made through ‘DNSChanger’ malware. Six Estonian nationals have been arrested for taking part in a cybercrime ring that made money through DNS-changing malware that had infected as many as four million computers. The ‘DNSChanger’ malware, of which versions exist for both Windows and Mac , usually spreads via fake codecs. The malware modifies the…

  • DNS poisoning attack targeting Brazilian customers

    ISP employee suspected of changing DNS cache. Millions of Internet users in Brazil may have been exposed to malware after the DNS caches of their ISPs were modified to redirect them to servers controlled by cybercriminals. DNS (Domain Name System) is the system used by computers on the Internet to resolve domain names (e.g. www.virusbtn.com…

  • Canada new hotbed for cybercriminal activity

    Country’s IP addresses less likely to be scrutinized. Security firm Websense has reported a significant increase in cybercrime originating in Canada. Hitherto, Canada and malicious online activity were mainly linked through vast amounts of ‘Canadian pharmacy’ spam sent out to inboxes all over the world. However, malicious activity in the country – including the hosting…

  • Cutwail botnet sent 1.7 trillion spam messages

    Operators made several million through botnet. Researchers from The Last Line of Defense and universities in Bochum and Santa Barbara have shared some insight into the workings of the Cutwail botnet (also known as Pushdo) after having managed to gain access to its command and control (C&C) servers. Using the logs of the C&C servers…

  • Cybercriminals frustrated with botnet trackers

    Drastic measures discussed by users of online forum. Russian cybercriminals are willing to go to great lengths to frustrate services that hinder botnets created with the ZeuS and SpyEye exploit kits, according to security journalist Brian Krebs. Krebs managed to gain access to an exclusive Russian language forum that caters to cybercriminals. The forum’s users…

  • ‘Job application’ contains malicious attachment

    $150,000 lost via banking trojan. An unidentified US company has learned the hard way that email attachments – even to those that appear to be solicited – may contain malware. The company in question had posted a job advertisement on an employment website, to which it received a response with what appeared to be a…