cybercrime in news
eBay warns of Romanian phishing threat
News Online auction site eBay has hit out at the lack of interest in cybercrime enforcement in countries including Romania, warning that not enough is being done to stop fraudsters targeting auction sites. [10 Mar 2008]
Cyber criminals turn pro
News Cybercrime is becoming an increasingly professional business with malware toolkits sold on the internet and confidential details being traded in an underground economy. That's according to the latest Internet Security Threat Report from security... [17 Sep 2007]
eBay cracks down on Romanian con artists
News Next, eBay attempted to address resourcing issues to fight cybercrime in the small East European state. Online auction site eBay has made public the details of a three-year-long campaign to curb online fraud being perpetrated by criminals in... [28 Jun 2007]
FBI nabs phishers in US, Poland
News The FBI plans on Friday to announce the arrest of at least 16 individuals in connection with a global cybercrime investigation. There will be no safe haven for cybercrime. More than 20 FBI offices participated in the probe into a series of phishing... [03 Nov 2006]
Global cyber-crime treaty gets Senate nod
News The Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime "will enhance our ability to co-operate with foreign governments in fighting terrorism, computer hacking, money laundering and child pornography, among other crimes," senator Richard Lugar, the... [07 Aug 2006]
Yahoo!: 'We need new cybercrime laws'
News has called for "effective" legislation combined with industry self-regulation to deal with online fraud, child abuse and other cybercrime. Pembrooke advocated a combination of legislation and self-regulation of internet businesses in order to... [03 Apr 2006]
Interpol demands secure PCs
News Computers should always be sold with security systems pre-installed to cut down on cybercrime, police and security experts said this week. Activities such as phishing and pharming would be drastically reduced if PCs were sold with security software... [31 Mar 2006]
Election results in high-tech power vacuum
News The question now is whether APIG will continue to play a role in key technology issues such as cybercrime, online safety and the digital divide. The influential All Party Parliamentary Internet Group (APIG) has been left with a power gap following... [06 May 2005]
'The end is nigh'... for email viruses
News ICSA Labs' Bridwell believes there will always be those at the cruder end of the cybercrime spectrum who try to keep 'the art' alive. Attendees at the InfoSec conference in London have predicted the end of email-borne viruses, suggesting the... [28 Apr 2005]
ISPs urged to clean up the internet
News ISPs have come in for fresh criticism at the InfoSecurity Europe conference from vendors and security experts who believe they are ducking the chance to clean up the internet. The huge volumes of data travelling across ISPs' networks each day... [28 Apr 2005]
Cybercriminals nabbed by the police
News Police are stepping up the war on cybercrime with two arrests in the past week in opposite corners of Europe. An Eastern European man and a UK man both felt the long arm of law after allegedly committing separate, unrelated crimes. [08 Apr 2005]
eBay cybercrime chief tells UK to wise-up
News Howard Schmidt, the former cybersecurity adviser to the White House, has warned that there aren't enough trained police officers in the world to tackle cybercrime effectively. Schmidt, now the chief security strategist at auction site eBay, told... [07 Apr 2005]
Cybercriminals taking £2.5bn from UK businesses
News Speaking last week, Deats warned that organised gangs are taking a growing interest in cybercrime. Electronic crime cost UK companies an estimated £2.45bn last year, the National Hi-tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) announced on Tuesday. [05 Apr 2005]
Computer misuse update: Doomed to fail?
News The format of this delivery only emphasises my impression that there is either a real lack of understanding or an apathy pervading Westminster regarding the potential effects of cybercrime," said Lawson. [04 Apr 2005]
Police: Cybercrime laws not important
News But Superintendent Mick Deats, deputy head of the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU), believes that other laws are already more effective at tackling cybercrime. The UK's online police force has indicated that any changes made to the Computer... [01 Apr 2005]
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