In his article “The Treasure Hunter” from 2nd October 2015 in the Berliner Zeitung, the Swiss businessman Herbert Notz listed some unofficial prices for information on the data market. At the top end of the scale is €25,000 for a copy of a VISA card bill. Better value is hacked emails for €5,000 whilst the daily rate for mobile phone tracking is only €350.
LONDON, UK: Incidents of the breach that have been revealed in the last 24 hours by Talk Talk, where millions of customer’s details have been stolen and were left unencrypted, according to the company, is negligent and unforgivable. Encrypting customer’s data is one of the most basic processes you can do to protect customers’ privacy. As Dido Harding CEO of TalkTalk said this morning in an interview with LBC’s Nick Ferrari “going forward I, like every other Chief Executive, will be spending more money and more time on cyber-security because it is the number one risk.”
London, UK: Corero Network Security (LSE: CNS), a leading provider of First Line of Defense® security solutions against DDoS attacks, today confirmed it is backing the UK’s Security Serious initiative. Over 50 of the world’s most renowned experts in cyber-crime and security have committed to offering their time and expertise for free to others who want to become more security savvy and cyber-aware.
New ESET research shows that users of Ammyy Admin, a popular free remote desktop software, have been unwittingly downloading malware along with the Ammyy product. The malware is used by the buhtrap gang to spy on and control their victims’ computers.
While Ammyy Admin is legitimate software, it has a long history of being used by fraudsters. However, it is still widely used and clients include TOP500 Fortune companies as well as Russian banks.
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