The United States, in an unprecedented move, is preparing a comprehensive list of economic sanctions to be imposed against China for benefitting from its cyber theft of United States trade secrets. The sanctions are aimed […]
Tag: Cybercrime
Cybercrime Kingpin Also Shown To Be Russian Spy
At the Black Hat Security Conference held in Las Vegas this month, a security firm has released new details on the illegal hacking activities of cybercrime kingpin Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev, better known as Slavik. Dutch […]
Europe Arrests 43 In Sweeping Crackdown On Cyber Gangs
It’s not just street-level gangs that are being swept up by police forces around the world – white collar cyber criminals are increasingly becoming a target. This week saw a joint international operation lead to […]
China Fingered In Massive Cyber Attack On U.S. Websites
The United States will press China to comprehensively investigate reports that Chinese attackers, probably state sponsored, were behind a massive cyber attack against prominent U.S. websites. State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke said the U.S. is […]
Intuit Facing Massive Class Action Suit Over TurboTax Security
Intuit, creator of popular tax-filing software TurboTax, is facing a devastating class action lawsuit over rampant fraud and identity theft against people who used its TurboTax software to file their tax returns. The fraud also […]