Search Results for 'Cybercrime'

Alleged Muscovite cybercrime daddy hauled in to face US cour...

A suspected Russian cyber-crook has arrived in the US to face charges of security fraud, computer hacking and ID theft following his deportation from Switzerland. Vladimir Zdorovenin, 54, of Moscow, Russia, is alleged to have masterminded [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

Euro cops mull crowd-sourced cybercrime data

Crowd-sourcing cybercrime reports could help the fight against online crime, according to a senior European Union official. Rob Wainwright, director of Europol, told a House of Lords sub-committee that plans for a European centre to figh [...]

Posted On : Dec, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

The Business of Cybercrime

Australia is one of the top 10 target countries for cybercrime. We recently came across an incident where Australian credit card holders' personal information was compromised when it was published on a website originating from Vietna [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Cybercrime: Still growing up bad, and I blame the parents

Cybercrime is maturing, but that could means less flashy but more dangerous scams are on the way, says silicon.com editor Steve Ranger. It's been a long and difficult childhood, but cybercrime is beginning to grow up. The bad news is [...]

Posted On : Dec, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

MP calls cybercrime Moriarty v PC Plod

The City of London’s fraud team faces a dressing down from MPs after senior officers conceded that the force recovered only £168m from the suspected £3.7bn proceeds of fraud cases. The MPs on the Commons treasury commit [...]

Posted On : Nov, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

Sex, Drugs, and the Biggest Cybercrime of All Time

The following is an article from the June 10, 2010 issue of Rolling Stone. This issue is available online in Rolling Stone’s digital archive. Click here to subscribe. They'd been high all weekend long — on Ecstasy, c [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Cybercrime-Fighting in the eForensics Team

As almost every one uses computers nowadays, whether it is at work or at home, the rate of cybercrime in increasing, and people don't seem to understand the legal and ethical problems related to computer use. “Because of t [...]

Posted On : Nov, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Combating Cybercrime, Cyberterrorism, and the Internet Under...

When it comes to the Internet, criminals are two steps ahead of the game and are winning the battle and the war. That’s the view of Dr. Rocky Termanini, a certified information technology security professional and member of the Ame [...]

Posted On : Oct, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Cybercrime and the Middle East

No matter how smart your anti-virus software is, scammers and cyber criminals are always a few steps ahead. The immense power of such scammers recently lured an educated, U.A.E.-based man to log on to a website, following up with telepho [...]

Posted On : Oct, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

Microsoft: Botnets are the 'launch pad of cybercrime'

As Scott Charney, Microsoft's corporate vice president for Trustworthy Computing, said last week, governments and organizations could apply models from public health to ensure the health of the Internet. And this could start with lim [...]

Posted On : Oct, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Cybercrime hits Hudson woman

Even if you think you are computer savvy, think again. How many of you have received an e-mail message from a relative, friend or grandchild proclaiming they are in need of money due to a tragic accident? Many delete the often poorly wri [...]

Posted On : Oct, 14 2010 | Comments : 0

Take the fight to Cybercrime

Norton delivers the industry’s number-one online threat-detection rating, fastest performance and new, free Norton Power Eraser With 65 percent of consumers worldwide falling victim to cybercrime , the need to choose the stron [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Commission proposes new EU cybercrime law

The European Commission adopted a 'framework decision' in 2005 that attempted to coordinate laws across Europe on hacking, viruses and denial of service attacks. It has now said that an increase in the sophistication of these att [...]

Posted On : Oct, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Russian Cybercrime Thrives as Soviet-Era Schools Spawn Hacke...

The U.S. Department of Justice said it may have been the most sophisticated computer fraud ever. For Viktor Pleshchuk, it was the chance to buy a brand new BMW and an apartment in his hometown of St. Petersburg. The 29-year-old last [...]