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MOHALI: Jilted lovers, jealous boyfriends and girlfriends and even married men and women, from good financial and educational backgrounds, are increasingly…
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…
(Reuters) - EU countries agreed on Friday on tougher sanctions against people conducting cyber attacks such as those registered in recent weeks against the…
(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…
The British public needs to snap out of its complacency about cybercrime or risk becoming victim to increasingly sophisticated criminal networks that are…
**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…
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…
LONDON -- When, last Wednesday, Sony shut down its PlayStation Network without warning or explanation, there was much grumbling from players across the world…
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…
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’…
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…
**Exponential growth in mobile devices and downloadable applications has led to a new 'tipping point' in vulnerability.** The worldwide adoption of mobile…
**From industrial espionage to online theft, corporations are struggling to deal with the growing menace of cyber attacks** France's finance ministry revealed…
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,…
Common web applications include webmail, online retail sales, online auctions, social networks, wikis as well as many other functions. I recently sat down with…
**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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Law enforcement agencies throughout Southern California now have a new tool for fighting crime: a new regional computer forensics crime lab in Orange. Inside,…
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.…
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…
Security firm McAfee expects malicious activity in 2011 to target smartphones, URL shorteners, geolocation services like Foursquare, and Apple products across…
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…
Crowd-sourcing cybercrime reports could help the fight against online crime, according to a senior European Union official. Rob Wainwright, director of…
The international 'Cybercrime Security Forum' will launch in London in May 2011, in response to growing threats to British Business and recent government…
The two-day international conference of Interpol concluded on Monday in Dubai, with participants calling for an establishment of departments to receive public…
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…
Globalisation offers many benefits to consumers and businesses. Unfortunately, it also offers plenty of opportunities for organised crime. Rather than going it…