Tag: hacking tools
Cybercrime forums span national boundaries
The bust of the illegal Cracked and Nulled crime forums evidences the global nature of cybercrime and the impossibility of seeing it as a threat that has no regard for national boundaries. Although at least 17 million US citizens were victims of the crime forums. law enforcement agencies in the United States, Romania, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Greece were all involved in the bust, according to the US Department of Justice.
Exclusive: Banks face a growing physical security threat
Banks, traditionally the main target for cybercriminal groups, are now being attacked not only by new online hacking techniques but also by a growing range of physical hacking tools and techniques. While financial institutions have high levels of cybersecurity and strong physical security, they currently face a growing threat from combined physical and digital assaults. “Physical security and cybersecurity convergence in the business environment. A favorite weapon in the hacker arsenal is the Flipper Zero, an inexpensive pocketable device that enables you to hack into nearby smartphones and IT systems,” says Tim Grieveson, Senior Vice President of Global Cyber Risk, BitSight.