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October 25, 2010 · Blog.oregonlive.com
Combating Cybercrime, Cyberterrorism, and the Internet Underground

When it comes to the Internet, criminals are two steps ahead of the game and are winning the battle and the war. That’s the view of Dr. Rocky Termanini, a…

October 22, 2010 · Independentmail.com
Former Clemson official indicted on larceny, computer crime charges

GREENVILLE — A former Clemson official, fired three years ago amid disputes about the university's financial management, has been indicted in Greenville County…

October 21, 2010 · Which.co.uk
Cameron sets aside £650m to fight cybercrime

**The Prime Minister has pledged to spend £650 million, over the next four years, on managing the risks associated with cyberspace.** In his speech to the…

October 20, 2010 · Myfoxorlando.com
Ocoee man arrested for child porn

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - An Ocoee man has been taken into custody and will be charged with possession of child pornography. Eric Perez, 27, was…

October 19, 2010 · Cio.com.au
Cloud floats through cybercrime legislation: Crime Commission

The chief executive of the Australian Crime Commission has warned current law enforcement isn’t properly equipped to respond to attacks on cloud computing…

October 18, 2010 · Seacoastonline.com
Cybercrime 2010 Symposium coming to Portsmouth

PORTSMOUTH — Sage Data Security is bringing leading data security experts to the city to help New England's banking community fight cybercrime. The Cybercrime…

October 18, 2010 · Itp.net
Stamping out cybercrime

SYMANTEC is leading the fight against cybercrime this week by unveiling its newly-launched Norton Internet Security 2011 and Norton AntiVirus 2011 suite at…

October 15, 2010 · Blog.seattlepi.com
The Latest on Botnet Cybercrime

Global and U.S. malware infection rates fell from the second half of 2009 to the first half of 2010, but the world needs a more unified way to fight…

October 14, 2010 · Topnews.us
Cybercrime intrusions double up

Australian Defence Signals Directorate (DSD) reports that attempted intrusions against country’s military networks have risen enormously and steps should be…

October 11, 2010 · Wireupdate.com
18 arrested in Greece on child pornography charges after 4-month investigation

ATHENS, GREECE (BNO NEWS) -- The Greek police on Friday announced the arrest of 18 people allegedly involved in a child pornography ring comprising 117 Greek…

October 8, 2010 · Reuters.com
FBI says Ukraine arrests 5 in cybercrime case

Ukraine authorities have arrested five individuals who allegedly directed a global cybercrime scheme that used a version of the Zeus Trojan computer virus to…

October 7, 2010 · Bloomberg.com
Russian Cybercrime Thrives as Soviet-Era Schools Spawn Hackers

The U.S. Department of Justice said it may have been the most sophisticated computer fraud ever. For Viktor Pleshchuk, it was the chance to buy a brand new BMW…

October 6, 2010 · Bcs.org
Top cop's cybercrime warning

The highest ranking police officer in the country has roused fears that domestic organised crime could soon be turning to cyber warfare, as a means of making…

October 5, 2010 · V3.co.uk
Europe growing as cybercrime threat

Europe is becoming increasingly popular as a source for cyber crime operations, according to security experts. Trend Micro said that over the first half of…

October 4, 2010 · Thenewnewinternet.com
Cyber Crime on the Rise in Spain

Authorities in Malaga, Spain, have reported that child pornography and fraud account for more than half of cyber crime, Euro Weekly reports. Since its creation…

October 2, 2010 · Topnews.co.uk
Ukraine detains five people for their involvement in international cyber crime ring

Law enforcement agencies in Ukraine took five people under arrest for involving in an international computer-crime ring that drained off an estimated amount of…

September 22, 2010 · The New New Internet
Cyber Crime in North Africa a "New and Very Recent Trend"

Cyber experts with United Nations have cautioned about a recent trend in online attacks originating from African countries. “It is important to note that the…

September 20, 2010 · Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Cyber criminals hit Esc key for 10 yrs

MUMBAI: The plethora of online Nigerian frauds, instances of hacking and obscene text messages might be spiralling endlessly, but the city is yet to see a…

August 13, 2010 · Computeractive
Support site for victims of cybercrime set to close

An independent organisation set up three years ago to help the victims of online crime will close next month due to lack of funds. Over the years E-Victims has…

August 6, 2010 · Guardian.co.uk
Apple devices are vulnerable to attack, say German security officials

Several Apple devices including the iPhone and iPad have two critical security weaknesses for which no patch exists, the German government warned last night.…

August 3, 2010 · SFGate.com
Cybercrime costs firms $3.8 million yearly

Cybercrime costs American companies a median loss of $3.8 million a year, according to a study released Monday by security firm ArcSight and the Ponemon…

August 2, 2010 · Computeractive
Bulgarian police shut down websites

The entertainment industry is continuing its mission to clamp down on suspected illegal filesharing websites around the world. Four sites have been closed in…

July 28, 2010 · Infosecurity (USA)
Cyber crimes cost organizations $3.8 million per year

The study, sponsored by IT security vendor ArcSight, surveyed 45 US companies for a window of four weeks, over the course of nine months. While the first ever…

July 26, 2010 · Telegraph.co.uk
Cybercrime: one in 10 computers vulnerable to attack

Cybercriminals are increasingly focussing on money, a new report suggests, and improved organisation means that “toolkits” have been developed to methodically…

July 14, 2010 · ZDNet Asia
Anti-fraud coalition lauded as 'useful' in cybercrime fight

According to Tan Wei Ming, senior manager of government relations for Symantec Asia-Pacific and Japan, the underground economy for stolen data "remain…

July 12, 2010 · 234next.com
America to help Nigeria tackle cyber crime

Cyber crime and scam mails have done a lot of damage to Nigeria’s image. Therefore, the Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC, is partnering with the…

July 8, 2010 · Mid Day
Space crunch puts GRP cyber crime cell on hold

The Government Railway Police (GRP) want to build a cyber crime cell of their own, but are unable to commence the functioning of the cell in the GRP…

June 25, 2010 · MyBroadband.co.za News
Cybercrime getting more sophisticated

That’s according to Microsoft’s latest Security Intelligence Report (SIR) which gleans data collected from approximately 500 million computers worldwide to…

June 23, 2010 · WLOX
Law enforcement equipped to battle cyber crime

BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - Cyber criminals beware. A growing number of law enforcement agencies in South Mississippi are actively pursing crimes committed through the…

June 22, 2010 · Upi.com
Microsoft launches cybercrime center

Microsoft Corp. has announced a business coalition, the Internet Fraud Alert group, aimed at combating computer crime. In addition to the software giant,…