Ryanair, the budget airline that operates out of Dublin, Ireland, suffered an unauthorised bank transfer. To the tune of $5,000,000.
Tag Archives: Cybercrime
Ransomware – should you pay?
The big question, usually left unanswered in technical discussions of ransomware, is, “Should you pay?” We help you make up your mind.
Three charged over largest email hack “in the history of the internet”
Two Vietnamese citizens and a Canadian have been indicted over a series of breaches that netted more than $2 million, and over a billion email addresses.
It’s Safer Internet Day – and we’d love you to join in!
Today is #SID2015, the 12th Safer Internet Day. We’d love you to join in – here’s why, and how!
More iCloud phishing: don’t get sucked in
It’s easy to justify checking out spams and scams, on the “better safe than sorry” principle. Don’t do it! You just end up one click closer to catastrophe.
“Exploit This”: Evaluating the exploit skills of malware groups
SophosLabs researcher Gabor Szappanos compares APT actors and cybercrooks. A comparative review of malware writers! A fascinating study, well worth a read…
Cops arrest another man after Christmas PlayStation/Xbox DDoS
Police have arrested a second man in connection with the Lizard Squad’s Grinch-like Christmas attack on gamers.
MIT sites defaced in lead-up to anniversary of Aaron Swartz’s death
The anniversary of the death of Aaron Swartz has been commemorated with an attack on the institution from which he allegedly siphoned documents. 
Have the cops busted one of the Lizard Squad?
The “Lizard Squad” took out Microsoft’s and Sony’s games networks on Christmas Day. Everyone involved knew in advance that law enforcement would be *very* interested in whodunnit…
Yes, I got an iTunes gift card for Christmas – but HOW DID THE CROOKS KNOW THAT?
You *are* being doubly cautious for phishing campaigns over the holiday season, aren’t you? Spammers and scammers don’t have to know anything about you to hit the bullseye in what might feel like a targeted attack.