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RSS blackmailPeter Cochrane's Blog: Imprudent exposure
Comment It is a big opportunity for blackmail and later embarrassment About 15 years ago the incidence of indecent images online had scaled to the point of being a political, legal and social concern. As a result I was asked to... [13 Jan 2009]
Botnets: The New Threat Landscape
White Paper The rise of consumer broadband has greatly increased the power of botnets to launch crippling Denial of Service (DoS) attacks on servers, infect millions of computers with spyware and other malicious code, steal identity data, send out... [13 Jun 2008]
Students revolt against being ID card guinea pigs
News This is straightforward blackmail and a desperate attempt to bolster a failing policy. Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards Click on the links below to find out everything you ever needed to know about the government's ID... [24 Jan 2008]
Cyber-extortion on the rise - but targets the 'fringe'
News The CIA also said it had evidence of blackmail demands following demonstrations of successful "intrusions through the internet". Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus [24 Jan 2008]
CIA: Cyberattacks cut power to "multiple cities"
News He said his organisation had evidence of blackmail demands following demonstrations of successful intrusions. The CIA has said a cyberattack caused a power blackout in multiple cities in a country outside the US. [21 Jan 2008]
Preserving Location Privacy in Wireless LANs
White Paper Location is private information and can be used by malicious individuals for blackmail, stalking, and other privacy violations. The broadcast and tetherless nature of wireless networks and the widespread deployment of... [09 Jun 2007]
Peter Pedersen
CIO Profile More recently, as CTO of online gaming firm Blue Square Pedersen was instrumental in facilitating information sharing between rival companies during the denial of service blackmail attacks targeting the UK industry in 2004. [06 Jun 2007]
Watch your staff: 'Insider threat must be addressed'
News Stephen Bonner, head of information risk at Barclays, said there are four reasons staff may act maliciously: ego, financial motivation, ideology and compromise, such as being a victim of blackmail. The insider threat... [26 Apr 2007]
Toxbot hackers sentenced by Dutch court
News They used the hijacked systems in a network, popularly called a botnet, to steal credit card numbers and other personal data, and to blackmail online businesses by threatening to take down their websites. [01 Feb 2007]
Russian hacker trio jailed for cyber attacks
News However, Soca declined to say whether the convictions would help reduce cyber crime in the UK or encourage more companies to come forward about blackmail demands. Three Russian citizens have been jailed for eight years... [05 Oct 2006]
Will RIPA lead to an infestation of Vamp-ires?
News Without the key - which the virus deleted or changed - innocent users could find they have to defend themselves against this sort of blackmail. The introduction of legislation to crack down on criminals using encryption... [15 Aug 2006]
Analysis: A globetrotter's guide to cyber crime
Comment Nonetheless, the reputation of Russia and the Baltic States has certainly been tarnished in recent years by a growing trend towards blackmail with threats of denial of service attacks. Yet certain parts of the world... [09 May 2006]
Blackmailers take down Million Dollar Homepage
News Criminals have attempted to blackmail a student who built a website that earned him a small fortune. Alex Tew, creator of the website milliondollarhomepage.com, has received quite a bit of attention for selling... [18 Jan 2006]
Leader: Is justice really being meted out to spammers?
Leader He was jailed last week for a total of six years for offences ranging from fraud, related to the scams within his emails, to blackmail and threatening to kill. This past week has seen three high-profile cases hit the... [21 Nov 2005]
UK's 'worst' spammer banged up
News Peter Francis-Macrae of Cambridgeshire was found guilty of fraudulent trading, concealing criminal property, threatening to destroy or damage property, making threats to kill and blackmail, after a six week trial. [17 Nov 2005]
