A few Chinese hacker teams do most US data theft

As few as 12 different Chinese groups, largely backed or directed by the government there, do the bulk of the China-based cyberattacks stealing critical data from U.S. companies and government agencies, according to U.S. cybersecurity analysts and experts. The aggressive, but stealthy attacks, which steal billions of dollars in intellectual…

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Video: The 5 most popular of October

By PoliceOne Staff Police officers see a lot on the job, as evidenced by encounters with one suspect who was ready for a wrestling match and another who charged at a cop wielding a knife, which were two of October’s most-watched videos. Also among our top clips was surveillance footage…

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Which is the most popular malware propagation tactic?

According to Microsoft’s recently released Security Intelligence Report, that’s socially engineered malware (scareware pop ups; blackhat search engine optimization attacks), or malware requiring user interaction such as campaigns enticing users into downloading and executing a malicious file. More propagation tactics: User Interaction required – 44.8% AutoRun USB – 26% AutoRun:…

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Microsoft says most malware is your fault

So, that virus which slowed your computer to a crawl? Yeah, that was probably your fault. Microsoft says nearly half of all computer malware – viruses, worms, trojans, adware, etc. – can’t infect your computer without some sort of user interaction. In the first six months of 2011, 44.8 percent…

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