French Police shutter botnet affecting 850,000 computers in 100 countries LeapRate

French Police shutter botnet affecting 850,000 computers in 100 countries

Cyber crooks are now building networks for other criminals to use for their illicit activities, but law enforcement officials finally got the upper hand on a global construct that had infected roughly 850,000 computers in over 100 countries with malware that acted as a “utility” for general use. French Police, with help from the U.S.…

October 24, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

US Forex brokers face tighter cybersecurity requirements

Soon after US Forex broker FXCM Inc (NYSE:FXCM) announced it was a victim of a criminal cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to customer information, the US financial industry regulators are stepping up their efforts to improve information systems security. The National Futures Association (NFA) announced on Friday that it will tighten the requirements regarding cybersecurity for…

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French Police shutter botnet affecting 850,000 computers in 100 countries

US Forex brokers face tighter cybersecurity requirements

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