The Cost of Cybercrime

Really interesting paper calculating the worldwide cost of cybercrime: Abstract: In 2012 we presented the first systematic study of the costs of cybercrime. In this paper,we report what has changed in the seven years since. The period has seen major pl… Continue reading The Cost of Cybercrime

Do Student Privacy Laws Fix Privacy Flaws?

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Court Allows Cybersecurity Fraud Case Under Federal False Claims Act

Claim alleges aerospace company committed fraud under the False Claims Act because it failed to meet information security requirements A California federal court in May permitted a lawsuit to go forward alleging a government contractor’s failure to ad… Continue reading Court Allows Cybersecurity Fraud Case Under Federal False Claims Act

Education Cybersecurity Regulations – Any Suggestions?

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$100M ‘GozNym’ Bank Trojan Gang: 6 Arrested, 5 at Large

These five handsome specimens are wanted for alleged conspiracy to steal $100 million from bank accounts. Six others are in custody after a coordinated operation by European and U.S. law enforcement.
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Europol Shuts Down Goznym Malware Network | Avast

 

Europol takes down cybercrime supermarket
In a joint effort by six countries, Europol led a complicated international operation to take down the GozNym malware cybercriminal network. The network preyed on over 40,000 victims from whom it a… Continue reading Europol Shuts Down Goznym Malware Network | Avast

Huawei Fallout: UK Defence Minister Sacked Over Leak

The surprising U.K. government position which we referenced in our prior piece on Huawei being a national security proxy for China wasn’t supposed to have been public knowledge. The information concerning the April 23 government meeting was, according… Continue reading Huawei Fallout: UK Defence Minister Sacked Over Leak

Russia’s ‘Fake News’ Swirls in U.S. and Europe

Here come yet more stories of Russia interfering in elections, Moscow-sponsored attempts to sow discord, and Putin-led conspiracy-theory spreading. But it has to be said: They’re suspiciously thinly-sourced.
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Are You Part of a Supply Chain Attack? | Avast

In December 2018, Chinese nationals Zhu Hua and Zhang Shilong were indicted by the US Department of Justice for involvement with the APT10 hacking group. The APT epithet stands for Advanced Persistent Threat. It is used to specify an elite hacking grou… Continue reading Are You Part of a Supply Chain Attack? | Avast