The young Briton who emerged as the reluctant “WannaCry hero” in 2017 now faces yet more criminal charges over making and selling malware.
Tag Archives: Cybercrime
How to find lost USB drives (even if you don’t want to) [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest Naked Security podcast – enjoy!
Crooks are swapping out chips on payment cards, says US Secret Service
The crooks don’t steal your whole card, which you’d probably notice, but just the chip from it…
Cryptowall ransomware: new strain demands money AND mocks you
As if it weren’t enough to find all your files scrambled and an extortion letter on the screen. Now you get insulted at the same time!
Lottery chief who “rigged the randomness” is jailed for 10 years
He was supposed to protect the lottery from fraudsters and cheats, but the court was told that he used USB malware to cheat the lottery himself.
Nuisance calls and dubious subscriptions pose fraud risk to UK consumers
Bogus offers to block nuisance calls and mail scams separate Brits from millions of pounds per year.
Dont fall for phishing and spear-phishing – stay #CyberAware!
If a phisher, or spear-phisher, gets in your face, then YOU become the primary line of defence. Here’s how to fight the good fight…
Virus Bulletin Conference – what’s changed in 25 years?
The discipline of computer security is barely a few decades old, yet the threats we face have already changed beyond belief. Virus Bulletin’s Martijn Grooten takes a look back, and forward.
Microsoft Word Intruder Revealed – inside a malware construction kit
What happens when cybercrooks take a leaf out of the Advanced Persistent Threatsters’ book? Gabor Szappanos of SophosLabs investigates…
32 hackers and traders charged with $100m in “insider trading” using stolen press releases
According to the charges, even a document stolen just 36 minutes before its official release was enough to make $500k in “insider trades.”