Malware attacks against retailers are becoming more common. Many breaches linked to these attacks could be prevented, experts say, if merchants took more steps to lock down networks and point-of-sale devices.
Why are ATM cash-out schemes expected to increase - especially in the U.S.? John Buzzard of FICO's Card Alert Service offers insights, based on federal investigators' most recent global fraud bust.
CERT Technical Manager Dawn Cappelli tells a tale of how three individuals, who unexpectedly quit their jobs at a law firm, used a free cloud service to sabotage files containing proprietary client information from their former employer.
A key difference between state-sponsored espionage and organized criminals or hacktivists is the level of persistence and determination to break through defenses. Here's advice from security experts on defending against nation-state attacks.
Nations that have ratified international cyber-agreements and have a higher concentration of technology tend to reduce cyber-risks more than others, explains Microsoft's Paul Nicholas.
The biggest lesson banking institutions can learn from this week's reported $45 million global cyberheist: Old attacks always return. Learn why thwarting these coordinated fraud schemes is challenging.
Cash-out scams are old news. But the size and sophistication of the latest $45 million global fraud scheme that struck banks add up to a troubling trend, says former federal prosecutor Kim Peretti.
Payment data and personal information are both attractive targets for criminals, says breach investigator Erin Nealy Cox of forensics firm Stroz Friedberg. Learn why she says card data isn't the only lucrative target.
Federal prosecutors have charged eight individuals in a massive cybercrime operation that involved hacking into payment card processors' networks, manipulating prepaid debit cards and withdrawing $45 million from ATMs worldwide.
Read the full text of a U.S. Department of Justice statement describing an indictment unsealed May 9 charging eight defendants with participating in two worldwide cyber-attacks.
Cloud computing providers must step up and develop approaches to prevent their employees from stealing or harming customer data they host, say two experts from Carnegie Mellon University's CERT Insider Threat Center.
How could global fraudsters steal $45 million from banking institutions without being detected or stopped? It's a process breakdown, not a technology failure, says fraud expert Avivah Litan of Gartner.
A recent spear-phishing attack involving a Trojan designed to target Android devices offers an important reminder of the emerging threat of mobile malware, says Kaspersky Lab researcher Kurt Baumgartner.
A Defense Department report to Congress says China could use the targeted information to benefit its defense and high-technology industries as well as give Chinese policymakers a clear picture of U.S. leadership thinking on key China issues.
Hacktivists' OpUSA distributed-denial-of-service attack against U.S. government and banking websites proved to be unsuccessful, experts say. But why was this attack a failure?
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