Dark Reading
3 years, 7 months ago
7 Ways Gaming Companies Can Battle Cybercrime on Their Platforms
Balancing gameplay and security can drive down risks and improve gamers' trust and loyalty.
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Cybercrime includes illegal digital activity such as hacking, fraud, and extortion, posing risks to data, systems, finances, and public safety.
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Cybercrime involves illegal activities conducted using computers or networks, such as hacking, identity theft, financial fraud, and distribution of malware. These crimes exploit vulnerabilities in software, hardware, or human behavior to gain unauthorized access, steal data, or disrupt services. Understanding the methods and motives behind cybercrime is essential for identifying relevant threats and attack vectors.
For security practitioners, cybercrime highlights the importance of protecting critical systems against exploitation through strong access controls, timely patching of vulnerabilities, and user awareness training to prevent social engineering attacks. Monitoring for indicators of compromise and analyzing threat intelligence related to cybercriminal tactics can improve detection and mitigation efforts. Effective defense requires a focus on both technical safeguards and operational readiness to respond to evolving criminal techniques.
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Bleeping Computer
3 years, 7 months ago
Automated dark web markets sell corporate email accounts for $2
Cybercrime marketplaces are increasingly selling stolen corporate email addresses for as low as $2 to fill a growing demand by hackers who use them for business email compromise and phishing attacks or initial access to networks. [...]
The Hacker News
3 years, 7 months ago
Vice Society Ransomware Attackers Targeted Dozens of Schools in 2022
The Vice Society cybercrime group has disproportionately targeted educational institutions, accounting for 33 victims in 2022 and surpassing other ransomware families like LockBit, BlackCat, BianLian, and Hive
Dark Reading
3 years, 7 months ago
Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies and Kivu Release Benchmark of Cost-Effective Responses to Cybercrime
Info Security Magazine
3 years, 7 months ago
Gen Z Internet Users "Normalize" Cybercrime - Report
EU-funded study finds concerning levels of risky behavior
Krebs on Security
3 years, 7 months ago
Judge Orders U.S. Lawyer in Russian Botnet Case to Pay Google
In December 2021, Google filed a civil lawsuit against two Russian men thought to be responsible for operating Glupteba, one of the Internet's largest and oldest botnets. The defendants, who initially pursued a strategy of counter suing Google for tortious interference in their sprawling cybercrime business, later brazenly offered to dismantle the botnet in exchange for payment from Google. The judge in the case was not amused, found for the plaintiff, and ordered the defendants and their U.S. attorney to pay Google's legal fees.
Info Security Magazine
3 years, 7 months ago
Manufacturers Struggle to Manage Cyber-Threats from New Tech Deployments
42% of UK manufacturers have been a victim of cybercrime in the past 12 months, according to new research