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June 29, 2011 · Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Suspicious spouses log into cyber crime

MOHALI: Jilted lovers, jealous boyfriends and girlfriends and even married men and women, from good financial and educational backgrounds, are increasingly…

June 21, 2011 · Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Clarion call for state cyber crime centre

RANCHI: A cyber defence research centre (CDRC), once proposed by the state, seems to be the need of the hour with the government's official website being…

June 13, 2011 · Reuters.com
EU states agree on tougher sanctions on cybercrime

(Reuters) - EU countries agreed on Friday on tougher sanctions against people conducting cyber attacks such as those registered in recent weeks against the…

June 7, 2011 · Business.blogs.cnn.com
The hidden cost of cybercrime

(CNN) –A few years ago a disgruntled employee for a large multinational automotive firm left the company - but when he walked out the door, he also walked out…

June 1, 2011 · Guardian.co.uk
Cybercrime complacency no laughing matter, police chief warns

The British public needs to snap out of its complacency about cybercrime or risk becoming victim to increasingly sophisticated criminal networks that are…

May 19, 2011 · Heraldsun.com.au
Cybercrime 'embarassing for victims'

**THE internet has opened up a lot of doors for criminals but the victims of cybercrime often feel too embarrassed to come forward, federal Justice Minister…

May 10, 2011 · Csmonitor.com
FBI set to kill secret-stealing Russian 'botnet'

The FBI has seized control of a Russian cybercrime enterprise, but to kill it completely, officials may ask to rip some malware out of your computer. US…

May 5, 2011 · Theprovince.com
Weekend Read: Cyber crime goes global

LONDON -- When, last Wednesday, Sony shut down its PlayStation Network without warning or explanation, there was much grumbling from players across the world…

May 4, 2011 · Chicagotribune.com
Bin Laden's death leads to surge in cybercrimes, Internet scams

Security experts are warning Web-surfing consumers about a rise in cybercrime and scams related to Osama bin Laden's death. Major news events are often…

April 22, 2011 · Business-standard.com
Cybercrime gets more personalised

Rajesh, a Bangalore-based software engineer received an e-mail from the Income Tax department saying that the department had reviewed his ‘tax fiscal payments’…

March 21, 2011 · Cjnewsind.blogspot.com
International Cyber Crime Treaty And India

Cyber laws of the world are by and large territorial in nature and applicability. As a result, different countries have different cyber law and this at times…

March 16, 2011 · Bangkokpost.com
Cybercrime goes mobile

**Exponential growth in mobile devices and downloadable applications has led to a new 'tipping point' in vulnerability.** The worldwide adoption of mobile…

March 12, 2011 · Independent.co.uk
Business counts the cost of cyber crime

**From industrial espionage to online theft, corporations are struggling to deal with the growing menace of cyber attacks** France's finance ministry revealed…

March 1, 2011 · Uswitch.com
Cybercrime cost to increase, it has been warned

The cost of cybercrime to the UK will increase in the coming years, it has been warned. According to Detica, which provides information intelligence solutions,…

February 23, 2011 · Examiner.com
Web applications are the new vulnerability to cybercrime

Common web applications include webmail, online retail sales, online auctions, social networks, wikis as well as many other functions. I recently sat down with…

February 21, 2011 · Zdnetasia.com
Cybercrime cost estimate is 'sales exercise', say experts

**Cybercrime experts have questioned a £27 billion (US$43.8 billion) annual cybercrime cost figure released by the Cabinet Office in a report last week, saying…

February 10, 2011 · Securitynewsdaily.com
Making Money From Cybercrime Easier Than Ever

In just four years, cybercrime has evolved from a craft practiced by a few hard-core hackers to something resembling an easy-entry career. Sophisticated pieces…

February 5, 2011 · Mb.com.ph
DoJ mulls creation of cybercrime office

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DoJ) is contemplating to put up an Office for Cybercrime to address the increasing number of cyber crimes in…

January 25, 2011 · Blogs.wsj.com
Carbon Credit Cybercrime for Dummies

Just what exactly is going on with all this talk about cybertheft and carbon dioxide allowances, you may be asking yourself. In short, the answer is: a savvy…

January 20, 2011 · Infosecurity-magazine.com
Cybercrime as a business is taking off

A major new report from Panda Security, authored by technical director Luis Corrons and his team, claims that cybercrime as a business is taking off in the…

January 10, 2011 · Scpr.org
Regional forensics computer crime lab opens in Orange County

Law enforcement agencies throughout Southern California now have a new tool for fighting crime: a new regional computer forensics crime lab in Orange. Inside,…

January 5, 2011 · UPI.com
Computer crime rising in U.S.

PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Increasingly, Americans are being victimized by computer crimes, Gallup's 2010 crime survey finds. Eleven percent of U.S.…

January 5, 2011 · Computer Crime Research Center
Fake White House holiday e-mail is cyber attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — It looked like an innocent e-mail Christmas card from the White House. But the holiday greeting that surfaced just before Christmas was a…

December 29, 2010 · Zdnet.co.uk
Apple and smartphones top 2011 cybercrime targets

Security firm McAfee expects malicious activity in 2011 to target smartphones, URL shorteners, geolocation services like Foursquare, and Apple products across…

December 24, 2010 · Lasvegassun.com
Stopping cybercrime

Nearly 100 law enforcement officers last week got a firsthand look at how easily an identity thief can pick an electronic pocket. As they sat in a UNLV…

December 20, 2010 · Theregister.co.uk
Euro cops mull crowd-sourced cybercrime data

Crowd-sourcing cybercrime reports could help the fight against online crime, according to a senior European Union official. Rob Wainwright, director of…

December 17, 2010 · Computer Crime Research Center
UK First in the Battle Against Cyber Crime

The international 'Cybercrime Security Forum' will launch in London in May 2011, in response to growing threats to British Business and recent government…

December 15, 2010 · Computer Crime Research Center
Call to set up cyber crime complaint departments

The two-day international conference of Interpol concluded on Monday in Dubai, with participants calling for an establishment of departments to receive public…

December 14, 2010 · BreakingNews.ie
Warning over cybercrime scam

Consumers were today warned of a scam where cyber criminals call consumers, claiming to be from Microsoft or other legitimate technology companies to tell them…

December 9, 2010 · ABC.net.au
The Business of Cybercrime

Globalisation offers many benefits to consumers and businesses. Unfortunately, it also offers plenty of opportunities for organised crime. Rather than going it…