Utah state officials have revised the number of victims three times since the breach was discovered last week Monday.

A putative class action lawsuit has been filed in federal court in Louisville, Ky., in connection with a hacking incident over the weekend that led to the access of personal information on 24 million customers of Zappos.com, a unit of Amazon.com Inc.

A survey of healthcare organizations found the average cost of data breaches to these organizations rose from $183,526 in 2010 to $2,243,700 in 2011.

According to a recent Norton Cybercrime Report, 431 million adults in 24 countries experienced some type of cybercrime over the past year.

Working more closely together, cybersecurity partners from law enforcement and the private sector are increasing their efforts to combat cyber crime, as part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month.

The attack effectively froze the operations for a number of days, leaving company employees unable to ship product, to cut checks, or even to communicate via email, the U.S. Department of Justice said in court filings. Total cost: $800,000.

Cyber criminals have taken over social media websites and e-mails to target consumers donating for Japan's disaster relief.

Scammers are shifting their focus away from Windows-based PCs to other operating systems and platforms, including smart phones, tablet computers, and mobile platforms in general, according to a report from Cisco Systems Inc.

A regional forensics lab where investigators can analyze digital evidence in their pursuit of cyber criminals opened in Orange County, Calif.