cybercrime

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U.S. Postal Service Targeted In Cyber Attack; Customer, Employee Data Breached

U.S. Postal Service Targeted In Cyber Attack; Customer, Employee Data Breached

There have been cyber attacks on banks, retail outlets, U.S. government sites and sites operated by U.S. government contractors. And now the FBI is investigating an attack on the U.S. Postal Service. In some ways, the attack might be viewed by Americans as the most personally violative to date. Virtually the whole of America — […]

‘Growing Sophistication And Frequency Of Cyberattacks Is A Cause For Concern,’ U.S. Comptroller Of Currency Says

'Growing Sophistication And Frequency Of Cyberattacks Is A Cause For Concern,' U.S. Comptroller Of Currency Says

“The denial of service attacks that began in 2012 and continue today drew the attention of our largest financial institutions. While they have been only minimally disruptive so far, we know that these types of attacks are just one of the many cyber threats that our financial system faces. The growing sophistication and frequency of […]

ATTORNEY GENERAL: ‘Staggering Volume Of Money Being Stolen Online . . . Has The Potential To Threaten . . . Security Of Our Nation . . . [And . . .] Integrity Of Our Government’

ATTORNEY GENERAL: 'Staggering Volume Of Money Being Stolen Online . . . Has The Potential To Threaten . . . Security Of Our Nation . . . [And . . .] Integrity Of Our Government'

NOTE TO READERS: The headline of this news brief is excerpted from remarks made in Indiana today by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Read Holder’s full remarks here. The attorney general was speaking at a summit on cybersecurity. His remarks may be the clearest sign yet that the United States is dialing up its efforts […]

URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Prosecutors, FBI, U.S. Marshals Move Against ‘Coreflood’ Botnet; Seize 29 Domains, Execute Search And Seizure Warrants Amid Allegations Of Theft, Wire Fraud; Defense Contractor Allegedly Targeted By International Criminal Network

URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Prosecutors, FBI, U.S. Marshals Move Against 'Coreflood' Botnet; Seize 29 Domains, Execute Search And Seizure Warrants Amid Allegations Of Theft, Wire Fraud; Defense Contractor Allegedly Targeted By International Criminal Network

BULLETIN: A federal judge in Connecticut has authorized the seizure of 29 domain names tied to the alleged “Coreflood” botnet and malware network and ordered registrars and DNS providers to neutralize what prosecutors have described as a threat to U.S. national and economic security. The judge ordered the network architecture to be nulled after reviewing […]