Phishing is still the most commonly used attack on organizations, survey says

The survey found that the majority of cyberattacks – 75% – came from outsiders, while 25% were due to insiders.

Secret Service agent pleads guilty to stealing Silk Road bitcoins

If you can’t trust law enforcement, who can you trust? Shaun Bridges, formerly part of the Baltimore Silk Road task force, has become the second agent to plead guilty to serious charges associated with his time investigating the shady online drug market.

Home Depot breach totals: 56 million credit cards exposed, $62 million in losses

Lots of people who speculated about the credit card data breach at the Home Depot turned out to be wrong. But those who suggested that Home Depot’s breach might end up bigger than Target’s turned out to be spot on.

Secret Service says “Backoff” malware hit 1000 businesses – 6 tips to keep your data safe

In a security advisory from the US Secret Service, the government said the malware known as Backoff has struck more than 1000 US companies since October 2013…

Arrests made after keyloggers found on public PCs at US hotels

Proof of the lack of hygiene in publicly accessible PCs came up yet again when the US Secret Service last week warned that cybercrooks are installing keyloggers on the PCs in hotel business centers to steal personal and business information from travelers.