In December 2012, and again in February of this year, a couple of highly coordinated cyberattacks targeted two Middle Eastern banks—Oman’s Bank of Muscat and the United Arab Emirates’ Bank of Ras Al Khaimah—in a $45-million heist that evidently surprised the shit out of authorities and “impressed” cybercrime expertsworldwide. It…
Jeweler allegedly stole $1 million in gems with forged CBP seal
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Diamond district A Manhattan jeweler has been arrested for allegedly using the seal of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to steal $1 million in diamonds and other gems. The jewelry wholesaler, Tejas Mehta, 36, the owner of Saritijediam Inc., doing business…
Jeweler allegedly stole $1 million in jewelry with forged CBP seal
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Diamond district A Manhattan jeweler has been arrested for allegedly using the seal of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to steal $1 million in diamonds and other gems. The jewelry wholesaler, Tejas Mehta, 36, the owner of Saritijediam Inc., doing business…
Mac Flashback malware stole money from Google
We know know who the Mac Flashback malware infection hurt the most: Google. Security researchers found a rather mundane payload — a piece of click-jacking code that redirected Google ad clicks to sites determined by … View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
Nissan says hackers stole user IDs and hashed passwords
Nissan has found malicious software on its network that stole employee user IDs and hashed passwords, but said that no personal information or emails appeared to have been compromised. The car company released a statement on April 20, one week after the intrusion was detected. Jeff Kuhlman, Nissan’s head of…
Computer Worker Stole Chip Designs
Federal prosecutors in Boston say a 36-year-old man has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from allegations that he secretly downloaded key computer chip manufacturing and design documents from chipmaker Intel Corp. while looking for a job elsewhere. View full post on computer theft – Yahoo! News Search Results View full…
Brit hacker stole ‘staggering’ amount of data, jailed for two years
A 23-year-old British hacker, apparently working alone, stole the personal information of more than eight million people over an 18-month period. Despite claiming he had done it as an intellectual challenge rather than for financial gain, he was jailed for just over two years. A British hacker apparently operating on…
Hacker group ‘Anonymous’ claims it broke into Ala. government websites, stole personal info
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Computer hackers claiming to be from the loose-knit group known as Anonymous say they have broken into several Alabama law enforcement and government websites and have stolen the personal information for more than 46,000 people. In an online news release Friday, the group claimed to have taken…
Symantec says hackers stole source code in 2006 (Reuters)
Reuters – Symantec Corp said a 2006 breach led to the theft of the source code to its flagship Norton security software, reversing its previous position that it had not been hacked. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Symantec says hackers stole source code in 2006 (Reuters)
Reuters – Symantec Corp said a 2006 breach led to the theft of the source code to its flagship Norton security software, reversing its previous position that it had not been hacked. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security