Cybercrime & Digital Threats

Vulnerabilities found in maritime communications systems could potentially allow attackers to access sensitive data and systems.

A weak password allowed malicious actors to compromise Coinhive's DNS servers. They were able to redirect Monero to their own wallets, exploiting the "browser-mining" service.

Data is the currency in today’s technology-driven world, and its ever-significant value also drives the extent and increased sophistication of cyberattacks. But how exactly can data be misused to perpetrate cybercrime?

A massive new botnet has the potential to be bigger and more dangerous than Mirai.

2017 has seen a 2,502 percent growth in the ransomware dark web economy. The same research also found over 6,300 places where cybercriminals had advertised ransomware services, along with over 45,000 ads.

In a recent incident, a BPC attack targeted banks across multiple post-Soviet states, with losses totaling roughly $40 million.

A new variant of KOVTER was seen being spread through a new malvertising campaign perpetrated by a malvertising group called KovCoreG.

The Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) underground is characterized by its ironic mix of ideology and felony. We take a look at its inner workings, available wares, and the unique sense of brotherhood shared by its players.

Disqus announced that a past data breach affecting millions of user accounts occurred, while details on 2014 data breaches from Bitly and Kickstarter were also disclosed.