IBM’s Alice Fakir on the power of infrastructure to meet the demand and scale of government services IBM joins CyberScoop at CyberTalks 2022. Oct 31, 2022 By CyberScoop Staff
Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency, was in on the bust. (Europol) European police bust Polish gang suspected of hacking and stealing cars It's the latest evidence of how digitally connected cars open up new pathways for theft. Jul 22, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington in August 2011 at the Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka base in Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob D. Moore) Iran-linked hackers steal sensitive data from US Navy member, researchers say The server appears to belong to a hacking outfit that IBM calls ITG18, and which overlaps with groups known as Charming Kitten and Phosphorous. Jul 16, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
A bus driver in Pernambuco, Brazil, wears a face mask with Brazil’s flag. Crooks in Brazil are impersonating government apps used to sign up for financial relief and sending people a flurry of text and email messages asking them to hand over their data. (Getty Images) In Brazil, scammers see the coronavirus as a serious money-making opportunity IBM has uncovered nearly 700 malicious websites related to COVID-19 in Brazil in recent months. Jul 8, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty) Ransomware gangs are doing their homework before encrypting corporate data "They’re snooping around” for balance sheets and other financial data, a DHS official says. Jul 1, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) Hackers target senior executives at German company procuring PPE The hackers knew which executives they wanted to compromise soon after the German PPE task force was announced. Jun 8, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Brazilian currency. A new banking trojan is targeting Brazilian banks (Flickr/Mark Hillary). A malicious Android app is trying to scam Brazilian bank customers Some of the Brazilian banks targeted operate in Spain, Portugal and across Latin America, according to IBM. Apr 21, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
IBM X-Force Red interns — including Hannah Robbins and Scott Brink — at work in a lab in Austin. (IBM) IBM interns find 19 vulnerabilities in corporate check-in systems Two university students who work for IBM’s red-teaming unit have found 19 previously undisclosed flaws in the automated systems that companies use to check visitors into their… Mar 4, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
FBI tells businesses to not pay ransomware hackers, 70 percent of US businesses do anyway Of all the get rich quick schemes the internet has seen, ransomware has to be one of the most lucrative of all time. A billion dollar business,… Dec 14, 2016 By Patrick Howell O'Neill