According to Kaspersky Lab statistics, every fourth phishing (i.e., fake) Web page imitates the website of a legitimate bank, online store or payment service. These fake pages are used to trick people into handing over their banking details.
Bitcoin is a digital crypto-currency or a virtual currency in the form of a cryptographic string of characters instead of a printed bill or a minted coin. Bitcoin transactions are fast, taking around only 10 minutes to verify a transaction. It?s also cheap as it liberates users from the need to maintain or pay for processing fees to a credit card company.
Kaspersky Lab, which famously uncovered the US-made cyber-weapon Stuxnet that was used against Iran, has announced the discovery of ?The Mask? (aka Careto), an advanced Spanish-language speaking threat actor that has been involved in global cyber-espionage operations since at least 2007.
It is common for IT security experts to recommend that users regularly update their antivirus solutions, and that is something that cybercriminals tried to take advantage of in 2013.
The yearend report of Trend Micro says that one major data breach will occur every month of 2014, and that advanced mobile banking and targeted attacks will accelerate.
The SSC will serve as an integral part of the company's worldwide support organization that will provide services 24/7, complementing existing support centers in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, and the United States.
Trend Micro said fake Facebook pages are proliferating asking for donations via PayPal, which end up in the hands of would-be scammers rather than the hands of legitimate charities.
According to Department of Justice secretary Leila M. De Lima, the suspect was identified as Rodel Plasabas with the aliases "Reaper", "anonymousbutuan" and "Anon Reaper" who was arrested Wednesday by NBI operatives in Butuan City.
