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The FBI used the DarkMarket.ws cybercriminal forum to create profiles of identity thieves looking to share tips and purchase stolen data. Cybercrime organisations are today being run by bosses parading as business entrepreneurs, complete with criminal staff. Cyber-crooks are using new technologies and reinventing forms of social engineering to ensnare consumers and businesses, security experts warn. A new spam email purporting to be a news report about China’s recent earthquake can install a malicious Trojan if its attachment is opened, warned Sophos. The principal owners of E-Gold, an online money transfer system, have pleaded guilty in federal court to operating a business that caters to cybercriminals.
The cybercriminal's stable diet of trojans and botnets is taking a back seat in the multi-million dollar cybercrime industry as blackmail, extortion, terrorism and even murder become prominent in the organised crime syndicates of the digital age. Scammers have turned to social networking site LinkedIn in a bid to bypass corporate spam filters, a security firm warned today.. PDF malware "smashed" into October's virus charts, a security firm reported today. Botnets are getting smaller as criminals seek to fly in under the radar of corporate network defences, security experts warned today. Size counts in online crime. Security experts have warned of an outbreak of malicious spam emails that use log-in account confirmation details as a hook to get users to visit an infected website.
While it is unlikely we will ever abolish cybercrime, I do believe that we can make the internet a safer place. Users urged to exercise caution after Children in Need weekend. Members of the so-called Rock Phish gang of Russian cybercriminals have launched a new style of attack in which they seek sensitive data not only through phishing but also by installing malware. The bad guys are in a creative crisis, and unable to conjure up new attacks to target networks, according to Kaspersky Lab's most recent quarterly Malware Evolution report. Cybercriminals are randomizing content served from malicious web pages so that they can prevent security researchers from doing proper analysis. As online shoppers gear up for a season of intensive spending in the run up to Christmas, online fraudsters are also preparing for their busiest time of the year. Security researchers should stop publishing vulnerabilities in the traditional way because cyber-criminals are using the code to generate zero-day exploits at record speeds, says a recent report. Today, AusCERT released the results of its new home computer security survey, which it identifies is a growing target area for cybercriminals. Cybercriminals are stealing bank login details from Australian online bankers and selling the data on European black markets for as much as €550 ($913).