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RSS fraud 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]
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... [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. Also on the cybercrime panel was... [13 Jul 2009]
Why 1970s hackers had 'whiz kid' status
Comment One of the first computer hackers ever prosecuted, Kevin Mitnick was labelled a "computer terrorist" after leading the FBI on a three-year manhunt for breaking into computer networks and stealing software at Sun, Novell... [23 Jun 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]
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. McMurdie said such a tool could run on suspects'... [11 Dec 2008]
Cyber crime ring stung by police raid
News In the last two weeks, almost 60 people have been arrested for trading banking and credit-card details on a criminal website, in an FBI-led sting. Sharon Lemon, deputy director of e-crime for Soca, which aided the... [17 Oct 2008]
FBI cyber crime chief on botnets, web terror and the social network threat
Comment Scott O'Neal oversees the FBI's response to computer hacking and botnet attacks by criminals, terrorists and foreign powers. The cyber division is one of the faster growing operational departments within the... [15 Apr 2008]
UK a hotbed for cyber crime
News IC3 is a joint operation between the FBI and the US' National White Collar Crime Center that takes international complaints about cyber crime, mainly originating from the US. FBI Cyber Division assistant... [08 Apr 2008]
Why no united front on cyber crime?
Comment This year even shadow home secretary David Davis will be joining the directors of the FBI, US Secret Service, Nato and the likes of PayPal, Lloyds TSB and Unilever to reflect on a shared problem that threatens the... [27 Feb 2008]
Hackers deface KevinMitnick.com
News He was caught by the FBI in 1995 after a well-publicised pursuit and spent five years behind bars for wire and computer fraud. Instead of the usual description of Kevin Mitnick, his consulting services... [22 Aug 2006]
Global cyber-crime treaty gets Senate nod
News It says internet providers must co-operate with electronic searches and seizures without reimbursement; the FBI must conduct electronic surveillance "in real time" on behalf of another government; that US businesses can... [07 Aug 2006]
Stock fraud case strikes at heart of Silicon Valley
News An affidavit filed by the FBI in the northern district of California on Thursday does not accuse Reyes of personally profiting from stock option backdating. Instead, the FBI claims, Reyes and other... [21 Jul 2006]
Kumar admits guilt in CA fraud scandal
News FBI assistant director-in-charge Mark Mershon said in a statement: "The pleas entered today are admissions of guilt in one of the largest corporate accounting fraud schemes on record. Sanjay Kumar, the... [25 Apr 2006]
Will SOCA kick online fraud into touch?
Comment Tony Blair has launched the UK's very own FBI to fight back against organised crime. One of the objectives of SOCA is to launch a crackdown on financial crime, such as money laundering and online fraud. [04 Apr 2006]
