Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Cyber criminals are increasingly hacking for ransom, raising concerns around data security and privacy, writes Gary Newe, technical director at F5 Networks. In late July, Avid Life Media (ALM) – owners of online dating site Ashley Madison – confirmed it had…
Cyber experts warn of driver risk for E-ZPass hack, track
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Bay State drivers are risking the double jeopardy of government spying and identity theft by hackers as toll takers are replaced entirely by electronic tolling on the Massachusetts Turnpike, cybersecurity advocates are warning. “The government is going to be able to…
Novel typing method to prevent cyber crime
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Researchers have developed a new keystroke algorithm that can make online authentication processes more secure, reliable and cheap. The new method hopes to alleviate some of the common issues for internet users including loss of password, growing prowess of hackers, and…
With Drone Strike On ISIS Hacker U.S. Escalates Its Response To Cyber Attacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans On August 28, the United States admitted to carrying out an airstrike, widely reported to have come from a drone, which killed an ISIS hacker by the name of Junaid Hussain. He was killed in Syria four days earlier on August…
Net banking fraud tops cyber crime in Pune
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans PUNE: Net banking and email frauds top the list of crimes registered by the Pune cyber cell this year. The total number of cyber complaints till August this year has already crossed the 199 mark. Last year, 350 complaints were registered…
Identity theft is a hot favorite with cyber criminals, accounts for 53% of data breaches
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Gemalto released the findings of the Breach Level Index for the first six months of 2015, revealing that 888 data breaches occurred, compromising 246 million records worldwide. Compared to the first half of 2014, data breaches increased by 10% while the…
Cyber War: a guide to state-sponsored digital assaults
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans t a month goes by without reports of a new cyber attack. But while it’s no secret either that countries across the world are beefing up both their offensive and defensive cyber security capabilities – what often doesn’t get documented is…
Cyber crime: states use hackers to do digital dirty work
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A new breed of sophisticated hacker is emerging as one of the most worrisome digital adversaries for western intelligence chiefs: cyber privateers. Just as England’s Queen Elizabeth I officially licensed pirates to plunder the treasure ships of her rival Philip II…
Greater Manchester Police website brought down by cyber attack from Lithuanian hacker
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A Lithuanian hacker has claimed responsibility for a cyber hack which brought a UK police force website down. The Greater Manchester Police site crashed last night but officers believed it was a minor technical issue and got it back up-and-running. But…
State trooper assigned to cyber crime
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter recently promoted Senior Trooper Scott Krueger to the rank of sergeant to serve as the Special Investigation Command, Cyber Crime and Investigative Technologies Section for Area 1. Sgt. Krueger is a native of Jasper County…