Cybercriminals know that mobile devices are less secure, so it’s no surprise that last year Verizon found that 4 in 10 companies were breached through a mobile device.

Last summer’s data leak at the hotel chain appears to be far more expansive than previously thought -- or the credentials could come from a hack of DataViper.

The average website includes content from 32 different third-party JavaScript programs, new study finds.

Responsible Cyber co-founder will focus on education, communication, and more at this year’s RSA Conference

Exploitation of the bug can allow an attacker to lift sensitive information, delete files, execute code, carry out sabotage and more.

Data Viper, a security startup that provides access to some 15 billion usernames, passwords and other information exposed in more than 8,000 website breaches, has itself been hacked and its user database posted online. The hackers also claim they are selling on the dark web roughly 2 billion records Data Viper collated from numerous breaches and data leaks, including data from several companies that likely either do not know they have been hacked or have not yet publicly disclosed an intrusion.

The apparent breach at St. Louis, Mo. based Data Viper offers a cautionary and twisted tale of what can happen when security researchers seeking to gather intelligence about illegal activity online get too close to their prey or lose sight of their purported mission. The incident also highlights the often murky area between what's legal and ethical in combating cybercrime.

The Russian national was convicted of hacking into accounts at LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring.

By Zara Khan

The perpetrator was blatantly involved in victimizing thousands...

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The most attractive targets for data theft are businesses perceived as most likely to pay to prevent exposure of their information.

A data-stealing module in a recent sandboxed sample triggers browser-based fraud alerts for Trickbot victims -- and shows something of the inner working of the malware's operators.