A new malware is ramping in Switzerland. It targets the word or excel documents and encrypts them before cybercriminals request for a ransom to make them usable again. Hackers use this new ransomware to abuse internet users. They send a program to deal with files from your computer, then they blackmail the victim, requesting for
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Cybercrime is booming, with data hacking, identity theft and other malicious practices that continue to be practiced worldwide. Our digital lifestyle generates an impressive amount of information 2.5 trillion bytes of data each day. This figure reflects the growing number of computers, sensors and screens that surround us. The era of “surround computing” improves our
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According to HP, the cost of cybercrime has increased by 78% in four years and in the same, the time required to respond to attacks has more than doubled. Moreover, attacks are getting much more frequent. Developed by the Ponemon Institute for HP, the 2013 edition of the Cost of Cybercrime study shows that cybercrime
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Indonesia has become the country hosting the largest number of cyber-attacks in the world, as revealed in a study of Akamai, a company specializing in computer servers. Indonesia now ranks first, ahead of China for the second quarter of 2013. These two countries concentrate nearly 71 % of the world cybercriminals. If Akamai acknowledge the
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The famous NSA – i.e. U.S. intelligence agency – has collected hundreds of millions of digital lists of American contacts, through their emails or instant messaging services, as revealed by The Washington Post , referring to some documents leaked by Edward Snowden, the former NSA consultant. For example, during a single day in 2012, the
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The whole team of Le VPN is pleased to present you the new Le VPN website. It is now more interactive, with lots of content and videos offering complete information on how to secure your Internet connection, wherever you are in the world. In the information section, you’ll find everything you ever wanted to know
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A spelling error, an ambiguous word, a youthful indiscretion or a crazy night … On Facebook, it’s easy to post messages that are not always consistent and may eventually turn against you . And the only remedy so far, was to remove everything when finally realizing about the mistake. A solution to this problem finally
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According to Pokerfuse, one of Russia’s main Internet Service Providers (ISPs) blocked the international version of PokerStars.com, following a law of the Russian Supreme Court dated back from 2012. Russian poker players are one of the largest fan communities in poker. According to PokerTableRatings site, Russia is the 4th country in the world in terms
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According to a new U.S. survey, more and more web users would like to be anonymous online, but still think it is not possible to avoid observation by specific people or organisations. In a survey of 792 American internet users, 86 % said they have taken specific actions to delete or mask their digital footprints:
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The NSA just confirmed to have signed a contract with VuPEN to receive data on IT system vulnerabilities. One might think that the NSA, as VuPEN does as well as many companies specialized in computer security, operated forums, newsletters and private spaces dedicated to cracks to be informed about the latest developments in vulnerabilities. The
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