Malware spotlight: What is click fraud?
Click fraud is a well-known method for fraudsters to make money by taking advantage of online affiliates. It typically involves an ad placed on a website where...
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What does dark web monitoring really do?
The dark web has earned a reputation as the internet’s shadowy underbelly. Hidden from search engines and only reachable with an encrypted web browser, it’s...
ThreatMetrix Cybercrime Report: An interview
In a recent Infosec Cyber Work podcast, we welcomed Rebekah Moody, market planning director at ThreatMetrix, a LexisNexis Risk Solutions company. Rebekah also...
Are dark web monitoring services worth it?
Chances are that you’ve seen ads for services offering dark web monitoring in the past few months. They promise to explore the dark web for your personal...
Cybercrime and the underground market [Updated 2019]
Technology is invading our lives. Every day we perform a multitude of operations using computing devices; we check out bank account balance, we pay parking...
Verizon DBIR 2019 analysis
The Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) is now an annual festival of cybersecurity analysis. The 2019 report used data from 41,686 security incidents...
Common causes of large breaches (Q1 2019)
With the new focus on digital privacy and data privacy regulations, data breaches are increasingly in the news. The EU’s General Data Privacy Regulation...
The Magecart Cybercrime Group Is Threatening E-Commerce Websites Worldwide
In recent weeks, the Magecart cybercrime group has conducted a number of successful attacks against e-commerce websites worldwide. The group specializes in...
Russian Cyberspies Target 2018 U.S. Midterm Elections
In July, Microsoft announced that Russia-linked threat actors attempted to hack at least three 2018 U.S. midterm election candidates. The company also added...
The Increasing Threat of Banking Trojans and Cryptojacking
Blockchain is one of the hottest and potentially among the most disruptive technologies today. So naturally, it's a magnet for the criminal element,...