As we look back on 2010, I’d like to thank our 132,325 Visitors who read more than 214,000 stories on the blog which is a bit more than a 10% increase over our 2009 readership. I thought it might be interesting to go through the year month by month and review what stories were most interesting to our readers, based on the number of times each article was read.
January
USAA Bank Latest Avalanche Scam
Iranian Cyber Army returns – target: Baidu.com
China Iran Cyberwar???
February
Fake Photo version of Zeus
Conficker.B Microsoft Warning Spam
March
Most Dangerous Cities for Cyber Crime
PKK Hackers Arrested in Turkey
April
70 Romanian Phishers & Fraudsters Arrested
Fake AV In the News
May
I actually didn’t blog in May between grading finals and getting ready for several firsts at UAB, including our first Computer Foreniscs Camp for high schoolers, and our first National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Cybercrime Investigations.
(Note: We are already taking applications for the UAB Crime REU which has three tracks, Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Computer Forensics. If you know an undergrad with a passion for Cybercrime investigation who would like to earn $ 450 per week, plus room and board, have them follow that link for an application!)
So, instead of giving you a CyberCrime & Doing Time story, let’s look at MY favorite Security Blog, Krebs On Security.com.
My top story in May was probably the Fraud Bazaar Carders.cc Hacked.
June
Anna Chapman and Mikhail Semenko vs. the FBI
Pro-Gaza Hackers Target Israeli Websites
IRS Malware: “Notice of Underreported Income” spam
Four Russian Spay Couples (& Two Solo Acts)
Russian Spies – Tradecraft and Follow the Money
178 International Credit Card Fraudsters Arrested
July
PakBugs Hackers Arrested
Stealing $ 10 Million, 20 cents at a time
The Future of Cyber Attack Attribution
ICE Operation In Our Sites
August
New Facebook Attack gives a One-Two Punch
Major Fraud Ring Busted in Largest Chinese Cybercrime Operation
September
17 Zeus Money Mules wanted by New York FBI
“Here You Have” spam spreads email worm
“Here You Have” Hype & Electronic Jihad
October
FBI’s Operation ACHing Mule
November
Lin Mun Poo: Hacker of the Federal Reserve Bank and . . . ?
USAA Phish: Avalanche Uses many “Redirectors”
Another M00P Group Member Arrested
December
Oleg Nikolaenko, Mega-D Botmaster, to Stand Trial
Operation: Payback Origins
Internet Anarchy: Anonymous Crowds Flex Their Muscles
Full story: CyberCrime & Doing Time
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