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RSS hacking in newsUK struck by cyber crime wave
News Online identity theft dropped by eight per cent to affect just over 80,000 victims, while computer misuse offences - such as hacking and the spreading of viruses - affected 132,800 people compared to 144,500 in 2006, and... [30 Oct 2008]
Stark warning over cyber attacks on UK businesses
News Internet warfare expert Ira Winkler, president of the Internet Security Advisory Group, said Chinese hackers were "vacuuming up the internet for security and economic secrets" - citing examples such as the Titan Rain... [29 Oct 2008]
Home Office turns down Nasa hacker's appeal
News The US has accused McKinnon of hacking into 97 US army, navy, air force and Nasa computers, and causing damage costing hundreds of thousands of dollars by deleting files. McKinnon has never denied... [14 Oct 2008]
'Broken: E-crime policing in the UK'
News Currently, low-level internet fraud, hacking and spamming attacks must be reported to local police forces. E-crime policing in the UK is broken, according to one MP spearheading a new cyber crime fighting taskforce. [15 Sep 2008]
Nasa hacker's last legal challenge fails
News Gary McKinnon has lost his legal challenge against extradition to the US to face charges of hacking Nasa and military installations. McKinnon has admitted hacking into the US systems but has always... [28 Aug 2008]
Criminals hack chip and PIN terminals
News Criminal gangs are hacking chip and PIN terminals to steal customer card transaction and PIN details. The discovery was made by specialist card fraud police unit, the Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit (DCPU), when... [14 Aug 2008]
Will Nasa hacker be granted European court appeal?
News Gary McKinnon, the man accused of hacking US military systems, has been granted a short stay of extradition. Last month McKinnon lost his battle in the House of Lords against extradition to the US to face charges of... [12 Aug 2008]
UK at risk from repeat of US hack attack?
News It comes in the wake of US authorities charging 11 people in connection with the country's largest-ever identity theft case, alleged to have been carried out by hacking into wireless networks - so-called 'wardriving'. [06 Aug 2008]
Tech-savvy recruited for organised crime
News According to Simmonds, computer criminals are in a far more lucrative trade than security professionals, and are in a position to fund people's computer science courses at university in return for hacking expertise after... [23 Jun 2008]
Nasa hacker fights extradition
News Gary McKinnon, the Briton who has admitted hacking into Nasa systems, is due to fight his extradition to the US in the House of Lords on Monday. McKinnon stands accused of hacking into a series of sites... [13 Jun 2008]
iPhone: Beware the wi-fi security threat
News Speaking at the IDC SecurityVision conference in Sydney on Thursday, Chris Gatford, senior security consultant for Pure Hacking, told delegates that the arrival of the iPhone in Australia and gradual adoption by business... [12 Jun 2008]
Phishing, malware and online fraud is booming
News It says the criminal market for stolen data has boomed with the growth of the internet, with information stolen through phishing, hacking or malware traded in large quantities online. A government report on serious... [06 Jun 2008]
Cyber crime: The global battle
News The majority of work carried out by the computer intrusion team are criminal intrusions on computers such as hacking and distributed denial of service attacks but it also deals with intrusions relating to counter... [05 Jun 2008]
Hacking 'goodies' get industry body
News An industry association has been created for ethical hackers, in a bid to reassure buyers of systems and applications that such products have been sufficiently tested. The Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers (Crest) made its... [25 Apr 2008]
Security threats revealed: Beware the metasploit
News Hacking expert at the Sans Institute, Ed Skoudis, said most security threats stem from the fact so many applications are now linked to the internet. 'Pass the hash' and metasploit are two of a new breed of emerging... [09 Apr 2008]
