fbi
RSS fbiPhishers set their sights on corporate accounts
News Fraudsters have attempted to steal an estimated $100m from corporate bank accounts using malware and money mules, the FBI said yesterday. The FBI is seeing several new victim complaints and cases every... [04 Nov 2009]
Preparing for Tomorrow's Threat Today: What We Can Learn from the History of Malware and Defenses
White Paper Current FBI estimates indicate that malicious software and attacks targeting identity theft cost American businesses and consumers more than $50 billion a year. There is one given in the IT security realm and that is... [01 Oct 2009]
How to secure your on-the-go data
Comment According to the FBI, two million laptops were stolen in the US alone in 2007 - equivalent to one loss every 15 seconds. Worried about sensitive data on portable devices? Quocirca's Fran Howarth explains how to make sure... [30 Jul 2009]
Soca's cybercrime cops score 21 convictions
News As well as fighting homegrown criminals, Soca also focuses on tackling cybercrime internationally in alliance with overseas law enforcement and recently worked with the FBI in a card fraud sting that saw more than 60... [15 Jul 2009]
Data moving to the cloud? Cybercrime will follow
News FBI agent Donna Peterson said her office had seen a "tremendous uptick in large-scale, fairly devastating data breaches", with the biggest heist being close to $10m stolen in 24 hours. As data moves to the cloud,... [13 Jul 2009]
ATM hack talk pulled from security conference
News Things were more dramatic in 2001, when the FBI took Russian crypto expert Dmitry Sklyarov into custody at his Las Vegas hotel the day after he gave his Defcon talk about insecurities in e-book security software. [02 Jul 2009]
Why 1970s hackers had 'whiz kid' status
Comment The USC administrators noticed that a lot of their disk space was being used and that their systems were breached and they called the FBI. One of the first computer hackers ever prosecuted, Kevin Mitnick was labelled a... [23 Jun 2009]
Homeland Security hires ex-hacker
News Security consultant Kevin Mitnick, who spent five years in prison on computer-related charges and was once the FBI's most-wanted cybercriminal, praised Moss' diplomacy, but said: "I'm surprised to see Jeff on the list. [08 Jun 2009]
A More Secure Approach to Dynamic Web Threats
White Paper However, criminal hackers have cost United States (US) businesses an estimated $67.2 billion a year, according to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Organizations of all sizes are dependent on the Internet for... [29 May 2009]
End Point Security Strategy
White Paper In the 2006 CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey, 72% of the respondents have experienced computer security incidents. Networks once only existed in large enterprise and government organizations. [17 May 2009]
Soca socking it to the cyber criminals
News The agency worked with the FBI to secure nearly 60 arrests in connection with the DarkMarket forum - where stolen credit card and banking details were traded - helping to save more than $70m in potential losses. [14 May 2009]
Cross-border policing to take down digital crims
News The FBI agent whose undercover sting operation led to the dismantling of an international cybercrime ring believes that increasing transnational police co-operation is turning the tide against digital criminals. [23 Apr 2009]
'We'll block police home PC hacks': Security vendors
News The security vendor has said in the past that it would not scan for the FBI's Magic Lantern keystroke-logging software. Two security vendors have said they would block police attempts to hack into systems without a warrant. [09 Jan 2009]
UK police: 'We need crime breathalysers for PCs'
News McMurdie said UK police have also been talking to the FBI and US Computer Emergency Readiness Team units about their use of remote searches of hard drives over the net. UK police are hoping to one day develop a... [11 Dec 2008]
Nortel Networks Case Study: Virginia State Police
White Paper In addition to financial challenges, VSP would also have to add an unprecedented level of security to its network to address emerging security mandates from the FBI. Facing budget pressures and partners' growing demands... [04 Nov 2008]
