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RSS criminalsCriminals make 20,000 false tax credit claims
News The huge rise in fraud attempts forced HMRC to close the online tax credits portal at the beginning of December last year after it discovered personal details of 13,000 civil servants working at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)... [16 Jan 2006]
'Criminals, not terrorists, pose greatest net threat'
News Schneier said officials claiming that terrorists pose a serious danger to computer networks are guilty of distracting attention away from the threat we face from criminals. He added: "I hear people talk about the risks... [24 Nov 2005]
Cyber criminals turn pro
News That's according to the latest Internet Security Threat Report from security vendor Symantec, which suggests cyber criminals are getting increasingly organised. The security company said further evidence of more... [17 Sep 2007]
Taking care of business: Global plc versus the e-criminals
Comment It would look towards effective policing within countries coupled with the support of the state to implement deterrents stringent enough to make would-be cyber criminals think twice. Cyber crime is a growing problem for... [15 May 2000]
Cyber criminals building more but smaller botnets
News Cyber criminals are downsizing their botnets to try and trick software security companies. But researchers at antivirus company F-Secure have reported seeing these large networks being broken down into smaller groups of... [28 Sep 2007]
MySpace targeted by cyber criminals
News Social networking portal MySpace is becoming a major target for cyber criminals, with credit card fraud, phishing attacks and spyware all growing concerns for users of the site. One reason for the problems arising is the... [27 Jul 2006]
2,700 people wrongly tagged as criminals
News The government has admitted that 2,700 people have been wrongly labelled criminals following errors at the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB). He said in a statement: "While dangerous criminals are allowed to... [22 May 2006]
Japanese criminals versus the i-Mode vigilantes
News The proposals include a website that can be contacted by i-Mode enabled mobile phones which will carry information on wanted criminals and also allow members of the public to use their mobile phones to report sightings. [08 Nov 2000]
'Stop treating iPod users like criminals'
News Copyright laws need to be updated or millions of people in the UK will continue to be unfairly classed as criminals, according to a leading think tank. A report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)... [30 Oct 2006]
Soca socking it to the cyber criminals
News Soca also made significant progress in sharing data on criminals, embedding IT systems and staff in police-led regional intelligence units. The Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) has revealed some of its crime... [14 May 2009]
'Snooping Bill' will not deter criminals, say experts
News However, Dr Graham Wheeler, director of R&D at Cequrux, believes criminals - the intended subjects of the new powers - will easily find ways round the Bill. Criminals that are wise enough to use... [03 May 2000]
Sobig update: Organised criminals marry spam and viruses
News Simpson warned that Sobig.f is the latest in a series of forays into the digital world by organised criminals looking to make a move online. Simpson suggested this latter factor is one of the main motivators for... [22 Aug 2003]
Criminals hack chip and PIN terminals
News The criminals are then able to steal card details and PIN numbers. Criminal gangs are hacking chip and PIN terminals to steal customer card transaction and PIN details. The discovery was made by specialist card fraud... [14 Aug 2008]
Who knows more about your network - you or the cyber-criminals?
News A leading security expert has urged UK businesses to remain one step ahead of the hackers and virus writers by ensuring they know more about the holes in their networks than the cyber-criminals. These days, you can be... [30 Apr 2003]
Shine the light of justice on Internet criminals with forensic techniques
White Paper This sample chapter, taken from Internet Forensics, discusses how you reveal the true identity of cyber criminals. Criminal activity on the Internet is big business - not only for the criminals, but also... [17 May 2006]
