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  • Facebook to expose hackers behind Koobface worm

    Facebook plans to name the five hackers behind the Koobface worm, which wreaked havoc on the social network a few years ago. All of the men have yet to be charged for their crimes.

    Blog posts | January 17, 2012 6:33am PST

  • Criminologically speaking: If technology is not to blame for the London riots, what or who is?

    Taking the criminological perspective, I attempt to dissect the Generation Y gang culture in Britain, and see how it connects to the ongoing rioting.

    Blog posts | August 10, 2011 2:59pm PDT

  • Russian police take a bite out of online crime

    On June 23, a network of web sites that were distributing fake antivirus software for Windows PCs and Macs suddenly went offline. Now we know why. The head of the company that processed payments...

    Blog posts | August 5, 2011 5:47am PDT

  • Eric Schmidt's gang of four: Who will stumble first?

    Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt outlined his "gang of four"---Google, Amazon, Apple and Facebook---with massive platforms, scale and global reach. The big question is whether these...

    Blog posts | May 31, 2011 6:53pm PDT

  • Data-stealing 'Mumba' botnet hits 55,000 systems

    A criminal gang has stolen over 60GB of data using a botnet that has infected around 55,000 computers around the world, according to a report.

    News items | August 3, 2010 1:04pm PDT

  • 10 things you didn't know about the Koobface gang

    The intensive multitasking on behalf of the Koobface gang, next to the fact that the Koobface botnet is the tip of the iceberg for their malicious operations, prompts the publishing of this top 12...

    Blog posts | February 23, 2010 9:30am PST

  • Koobface botnet enters the Xmas season

    The Koobface botnet enters the Xmas season with a new holiday-themed YouTube page. In between, the botnet masters are clearly experimenting with new features. Let's review some of them.

    Blog posts | December 1, 2009 10:04am PST

  • Social engineering tactics of the Koobface botnet

    The gang behind the Koobface botnet is periodically updating the template it relies on for infecting new years. Here are some of the most popular ones introduced by the gang throughout the year.

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