Latest Cybercrime Stories

CUPERTINO, Calif., March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Wannabe cybercriminals were able to execute attacks with impunity and relative ease thanks to toolkits, pre-written software programs designed to steal information, rendering 2010 "The Year of the Toolkit" according to Trend Micro threat researchers. Toolkits proliferated through mass social media sites like Twitter throughout the year. "While [toolkits] have always been a part of the cybercrime underground, in 2010 they flourished and...

According to an early analysis, two or three people might have been behind the Rustock botnet. The analysis, which follows raids to knock out the spam network, suggests that it was the work of a small team. Rustock was made up of about one million hijacked PCs and employed a series of tricks to hide itself from scrutiny for years. Global spam levels have dropped and remain relatively low since the raids on the network's hardware. "It does not look like there were more than a couple of...

WALTHAM, Mass., March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- WhatsWhat.me (Beta) - the unique, highly secure kids' social network for "tweens" ages 7-13 that promotes age-appropriate social networking free of cyberbullying -- today unveils its new Parent Resource Center at prc.whatswhat.me. The Parent Resource Center is designed to help parents learn about kids and social networks, cybersafety and other relevant issues. News, current topics, commentary, a Tech Glossary and podcasts are featured...

Microsoft Corp said on Thursday that it has helped in taking down one of the biggest producers of spam email in a joint effort with federal authorities across the U.S. The company said its legal action against the operator of the Rustock 'botnet' led to raids across the country on Thursday, which effectively shut the network down. Tech security bloggers who follow the activities of botnets around the world noticed a sharp dip in spam email coming from the Rustock network, which some say is...

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), one of the world's premier institutions for computer science research and education, is leading the way in combating phishing attacks with an evidence-based, multi-layered approach. Pittsburgh, PA (Vocus/PRWEB) March 15, 2011 Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), one of the world's premier institutions for computer science research and education, is leading the way in combating phishing attacks with an evidence-based, multi-layered approach. "When it comes...

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Virus Bulletin has since 2009 given out the prestigious VBSpam Verified award, in order to help customers choose anti-spam solutions which actually keeps their promised false-positive and spam catch rates. In the latest test Halon VSP delivered as promised with ease. After years of experience on the field; testing tools for spam and malware protection, Virus Bulletin started in early 2009, focusing on testing various vendors in the...

BEIJING, Feb. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Targeting business people, the recently launched Nokia E-series flagship smartphone features a 4" AMOLED touch screen and QWERTY, real-time work and personal emails, maps with free GPS navigation, an 8 MP camera and HD video. In addition to being preloaded with Microsoft's Mail for Exchange and Communicator Mobile to enable business people to access enterprise mail systems and instant internal communications, E7 is also preloaded with a...

SAN JOSE, CA, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ - Mobile Data Corp. (OTCBB: MBYL) is cautioning the public about an illegal spam operation being conducted by a third party unknown to Mobile Data Corp. or its officers through the unauthorized distribution of company press releases and company information. Mobile Data Corp. does not condone the use of spam and demands that the responsible party immediately cease the illegal spam operation. Mobile Data Corp. is currently investigating the source...

Live Remote Monitoring Makes Other Online Safety Products Instantly Obsolete Sudbury, MA (PRWEB) February 10, 2011 ScreenRetriever (http://www.screenretriever.com) proudly announces the launch of its flagship namesake product, ScreenRetriever, the first and only online safety product to provide parents with real time supervision of their children's computer activity. ScreenRetriever provides an experience similar to television's "picture within a picture," displaying a live...

A computer security company released a report Thursday of results from an undercover investigation showing that cyber criminals are hard at work making money off other people's credit cards and renting computer networks for sending out mass amounts of spam as part of a far-reaching online black market. PandaLabs, the anti-malware division of Panda Security, published the various prices for cyber crime-related products such as stolen credit cards for 2 dollars each and stolen bank accounts for...