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Are banks going soft on e-crime?
News She said: "It is not in the banks interest to not have these frauds investigated, these are organised gangs behind these crimes and it is in our interest to stop them doing it. Banks are failing to pass on information about online fraud to police... [08 Jul 2008]
Phishing, malware and online fraud is booming
News A government report on serious criminal threats to the UK has warned of the growing danger from international gangs of online and credit card fraudsters. The UK Threat Assessment of Serious Organised Crime pinpoints a surge in attempts to hijack... [06 Jun 2008]
Are we losing the security war?
Comment Security experts are having to admit that traditional antivirus scanning approaches are no longer able to keep pace with the growth in malware products, increasingly purpose-designed by sophisticated criminal gangs, with product packers to defeat... [29 Apr 2008]
Europe dishing out more spam than US
News Fredrik Sjostedt, one of Symantec's European product marketing managers, told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk that Symantec suspects gangs are taking advantage of the increasing European broadband market. [07 Feb 2008]
UK fraud hits 12-year high as methods go high-tech
News The UK suffered more than £1bn of fraud in 2007, 90 per cent of which was perpetrated by organised gangs carrying out ID theft and VAT scams, according to the KPMG Forensic Fraud Barometer. Security from A to Z [04 Feb 2008]
Macs no longer safe from cyberattacks
News If Mac users fall for scams that PC users have faced for years, it won't be long before criminal gangs exploit them, say security experts. Until recently, the relatively small number of Mac users had been safe because they were not considered... [23 Jan 2008]
Filtering's ding-dong fight with malicious spam
Comment The Spamhaus Project has been collecting information on known professional spam operations for years and its weekly top 10 most-wanted list of most prolific spammers is dominated by spam gangs from Russia and eastern Europe. [10 Dec 2007]
Malware: From bedroom to boardroom
Comment Instead of deleting files, it contained an email engine and turned over access of the infected machine to gangs who could use it to send spam. By using commercial-grade software products called botnet herders, gangs are able to use the botnet to... [19 Nov 2007]
Russian malware gang goes to ground
News The site] was rented to multiple malware gangs. An alleged Russian malware hosting gang has abruptly disappeared, according to internet security company Trend Micro. The Russian Business Network (RBN), which was allegedly heavily involved in... [12 Nov 2007]
Businesses call for police cyber crime unit
News UK businesses are calling for a dedicated national police unit to deal with the growing computer crime threat posed by hackers and international gangs of criminals. Organisations must currently report any attacks on their network or data to local... [08 Oct 2007]
Cyber criminals building more but smaller botnets
News The zombie army can be controlled remotely with the botnet creators usually trying to build the largest possible botnet of compromised computers to rent out to gangs for as little as $100 for a couple of hours. [28 Sep 2007]
Leader: Time to rethink cyber crime priorities
Leader Money needs to be spent tackling serious organised gangs of cyber criminals which are still out there costing UK plc serious money. We're often warned of the menace of cyber crime to UK business - and hear plenty of ideas for what needs to be done... [24 Aug 2007]
ID fraud reports rocket
News The internet is helping criminal gangs to coordinate their activities and steal personal details to perpetrate identity fraud. Experian said this dramatic increase is partly due to the growth of sophisticated criminal gangs that are recruited and... [12 Apr 2007]
Crime pays - and pays very well in cyberspace
Comment The goal of the event is to search for new ideas, partnerships and solutions in the fight against the international crime gangs that are threatening the future success of the UK's growing online economy. [07 Mar 2007]
Data thieves facing two years in prison
News He stressed the international nature of the problem, citing the recent Channel 4 Dispatches programme which revealed criminal gangs selling UK credit card and passport details from Indian call centres. [07 Feb 2007]
