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RSS criminals in newsOnline banking fraud rockets as fraudsters get smarter
News Online banking fraud jumped by 55 per cent during the first six months of this year as criminals become even more sophisticated in their use of technology. William Beer, a director at PricewaterhouseCoopers One Security... [07 Oct 2009]
Online fraudsters enlist Trojans to run off with your money
News During the span of 22 days in mid-August, the criminals behind the Trojan stole €300,000 according to the security company. Researchers at security firm Finjan have discovered details of a new type of banking Trojan... [30 Sep 2009]
Microsoft files lawsuits in malicious-ad crackdown
News Microsoft told silicon.com sister site CNET News: "Scareware is often distributed among criminals, which therefore results in many of the animations a user may see utilising a common design and interface. [18 Sep 2009]
Scammers pose as banks in live chat hack
News Meanwhile, the "chat-in-the-middle" phishing attack, as RSA has dubbed it, is being hosted on a fast flux network that criminals pay to use that hosts malicious websites and other tools for online scams. [18 Sep 2009]
Why malware writers are turning to open source
News The move to an open source business model is allowing criminals to add extra features to their malware. Limbo's popularity continues to slump, despite numerous features in the basic version that allow... [18 Sep 2009]
UK inks fingerprint sharing deal with Australia, Canada
News The agreement will see the UK share the fingerprint data of foreign criminals and asylum seekers with Australia and Canada. The government has announced a fingerprint sharing deal, which it claims will help fight... [24 Aug 2009]
Was Twitter, Facebook denial-of-service the result of attack on a single account?
News Criminals also can lease existing botnets for specific campaigns for as little as five to 10 cents per bot. The people who are co-ordinating this attack, the criminals, are definitely determined and... [07 Aug 2009]
Taxman's scam warning: Fraudsters want your passwords
News While the HMRC refused to speculate on how the criminals got hold of users' passwords, phishing and keylogging viruses are potential avenues for the scammers. HM Revenue and Customs is warning taxpayers who file their... [06 Aug 2009]
HSBC companies slapped with £3m fines over data breaches
News All three firms failed their customers by being careless with personal details which could have ended up in the hands of criminals. Three HSBC companies have been hit with fines after the financial services watchdog... [22 Jul 2009]
'Nasa hacker' case raised in parliament
News The 2003 act has simplified extradition procedures while being instrumental in bringing criminals to justice. The Conservative Party has championed the case of Gary McKinnon, the self-confessed Nasa hacker, in an... [16 Jul 2009]
Soca's cybercrime cops score 21 convictions
News The aim is not just to pursue the criminals involved, many of whom operate beyond the reach of our courts, but also provide long-term solutions for harm reduction on the internet," he said. As well as fighting homegrown... [15 Jul 2009]
Labour politician joins calls to scrap ID cards
News What about the organised criminals? The government has defended itself against fresh calls to drop its troubled ID cards scheme, this time from within the Labour party. In an extensive parliamentary debate yesterday,... [07 Jul 2009]
ATM hack talk pulled from security conference
News Last month, a computer forensics expert revealed he had discovered malware on ATMs that allowed criminals to steal account data and PINs. It's almost security conference season in Las Vegas and with one month to go, a... [02 Jul 2009]
Britain to get official cyber attack dogs
News The Cabinet Office official said the government would try to respond to attacks on UK systems by recourse to the law: "Whenever we can, we will pursue criminals through legal frameworks, but that only works in some... [25 Jun 2009]
Security taking a hit as companies bitten by crunch
News Times are tough, even for criminals," said Schneier. IT security has been neglected due to the economic downturn, according to security experts. Bruce Schneier, BT's chief security technology officer, told a European... [22 Jun 2009]
