cyber crime
How malware as a service is turning novice hackers into cyber criminals
A new malware as a service (MaaS) loader has been discovered in action. The loader, named Buer and detailed in…
Pay ransom, face sanctions? US Treasury warning divides industry
Another week, another series of high-profile ransomware victims as Germany's Software AG and the UK's Hackney Council join a long…
Grant Thornton Cyber Defence Centre helps businesses fight back against costly attacks
Facing the combined forensic accountancy investigation skills of Grant Thornton with cutting-edge artificial intelligence was always going to be a…
JIRA Tickets, Jabber Servers and… Gmail Accounts? FBI Papers Reveal Cyber Criminals’ IT Infrastructure
The FBI has arrested a hacker at the heart of one of the world's most prolific hacking crews, Fin7, newly…
Police Warning: Cyber Criminals Are Using Cleaners to Hack Your Business
Criminal gangs are planting “sleepers” in cleaning companies so that they can physically access IT infrastructure, a senior police officer…
Cyber Crime Has Tumbled 30%, says ONS – But Has It?
Cybercrime is down 30 percent in England and Wales, according to a new report from the Office of National Statistics…
How Gloucestershire police force is fighting crime with SAS real-time analytics platform
Hoping to better tackle crime in the area, Gloucestershire Constabulary has adopted SAS’s analytics platform, using real-time analytics. Gloucestershire Constabulary…
Could biometrics solve cyber-security woes in the Financial Services Sector?
In 1988, Robert Tappan Morris attempted to discover the size of the web and in the process unwittingly released the…
Financial Services legacy systems threaten to undermine fight against cyber crime
The vast majority of senior financial crime professionals are worried that the legacy tech in their firm is becoming a…
1 in 5 UK firms hit by cyber attacks last year
One in five British businesses has been hit by a cyber attack in the past year, according to the British…