Cyber-criminals are increasingly targeting businesses, with recent ransom demands shifting from opportunistic extortion to market-based.
Ransomware Responsible for 42% of UK Security Breaches in 2015
Foursys urges firms to make themselves an ‘ugly target’
Scarlet Mimic Threat Group Takes Aim at Chinese Dissidents
Tibetan and Uyghur activists targeted in multi-year campaign
Anonymous Carry-out DDoS Attack on Japanese Airport Website
Hacktivists Anonymous take down Japanese Airport website with DDoS attack
Israeli Cybersecurity Market Draws Increased Investment
Exports by Israeli cybersecurity companies have reached more than $6 billion, equating to approximately 10% of the global cybersecurity market.
FBI Investigates University of Virginia Data Breach
Via a phishing scam, hackers were able to access payroll records and W-2s for years 2013 and 2014, and direct-deposit banking info.
Apple iOS Flaw Enables Attacks via Hotspot
The vulnerability opens up iPhone users to a raft of problems, including allowing an attacker to impersonate a victim’s identity on a chosen site.
E-fax Campaign Spreads CryptoLocker
The new malware strain is unique and shows dedicated R&D efforts on the part of criminals.
Android App Stores Drenched with Malware
In 2015 alone, the amount of Android malware infections totaled more than 9.5 million.