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Embedded GPS coordinates, computer screenshot led police to alleged Anonymous member
How the FBI built its case.
New study says cybercrime costs enterprises $3.8 million a year
A new report by the Ponemon Institute has pegged the average cost of cyber attacks at $3.8 million a year. This figure comes from an actual study of 45 U.S. organizations involved in data breaches
Report: Enterprises are a growing target for cybercrime
Enterprises were a growing target for cyber-criminals last year, in part because attackers stand to gain considerable sums from corporate intellectual property, according to a report put out by
DDoS attacks get cheaper
Cybercrime may pay, but providing the tools for the criminals to operate in this netherworld have become so flooded with entrants that the prices for renting malicious software have dropped.
53 indicted in massive phishing plot
The FBI broke up a massive phishing scam last week, indicting 53 people in the United States in connection with a plot that victimized thousands of customers at two major U.S. banks. Another 47
Eastern European cyber gangs prey on SMBs
Small and medium-sized companies in the United States are facing a serious new threat from hackers, according to a report in Tuesday's Washington Post. Organized cyber gangs in Eastern Europe are
Medical ID theft rampant
Watch your back! Medical ID theft is fast becoming a favorite cybercrimal pastime. It's been off the radar for a while, as medical ID theft data has not been collected since a 2007 report. At the
Organized crime heads to cyberspace
When you think about organized crime, you might picture Marlon Brando in The Godfather. But these days, organized crime has a far different venue: It's in cyberspace. A new report by Verizon
