criminals
RSS criminals'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]
Criminals 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]
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]
Lax US encryption export laws will benefit criminals warns Reno
News US Attorney General, Janet Reno, is warning that the relaxation of encryption export laws will benefit criminals as well as businesses. But at a White House news conference, Reno warned: "We must recognise that the... [17 Sep 1999]
Web criminals leaving US for Russia
News The IWF believes that the increase of illegal web activity in some countries can be traced to the ability of criminals to host their sites for free. While the UK remains relatively free of illegal online content, those... [18 Feb 2005]
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]
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]
'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... [04 May 2000]
Cyber criminals threatened with 10 years in prison
News Cyber criminals in the UK face the prospect of tougher sentences and modernised laws to ensure a greater number of convictions for computer-related crimes. A Police and Justice Bill has been introduced today by the Home... [25 Jan 2006]
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]
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]
'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]
Courts chase criminals with SMS
News Magistrates could soon be sending 'pay up or go to jail' texts to criminals who don't pay their fines, following a successful trial of the technology in the Midlands. Courts are considering sending automated reminders by... [03 Jan 2006]
Liverpool police hunt cyber-criminals
News Merseyside Police are receiving training from a Californian cyber-investigative firm which will help them use computers to catch criminals. The force will use Guidance Software's technology to set up a school for budding... [20 Feb 2002]
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]
