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January 20, 2012 · ITP.net
Cyber-crime in 2012

**There will be five categories of key players at the top of the cyber-crime game in 2012, according to Costin Raiu, director, Global Research & Analysis,…

January 2, 2012 · bangkokpost.com
Cyber crime taking on sinister forms

Police expect 2012 will be plagued with internet-based crimes, especially scams, lese majeste offences and cyber-robberies. Though police expect "ordinary"…

November 18, 2011 · Cybersecurityreport.nextgov.com
Cybercrime Watch: Fabricated Dating Profiles

House lawmakers on Tuesday are slated to mull updating a 1986 anti-hacking law that even ideological opponents agree criminalizes innocent Web surfing.…

October 14, 2011 · Economist.com
Is cybercrime as big as its foes fear?

BIG numbers and online crime go together. One well-worn assertion is that cybercrime revenues exceed those from the global trade in illegal drugs. Another nice…

September 26, 2011 · Bellinghamherald.com
Cybercrime: A billion-dollar industry

Are you protecting yourself from getting hacked? Think you're not at risk? According to a recent Norton cybercrime report, 431 million adults in 24 countries…

September 20, 2011 · Computerworlduk.com
Chinese hackers pledge to reject cybercrime

**Gong Wei and Wan Tao ask their peers to commit to a code on hacking standards** Two prominent Chinese hackers have released a convention calling for the…

August 25, 2011 · Guardian.co.uk
FBI fights back against cybercrime

An attractive brunette in a business suit is making her online pitch. "Are you tired of searching for legit CVV shops?" her animated form asks from the corner…

August 9, 2011 · Computerworld.com.au
Cybercrime fight costing companies more this year

Cybercrime cost corporations 56 percent more this year than last, according to an annual study from the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by ArcSight, an HP…

August 3, 2011 · Nationaljournal.com
Hatch, Gillibrand Introduce International Cybercrime Bill

Sens. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., introduced legislation on Tuesday to punish countries that don't do enough to combat cybercrime.…

July 22, 2011 · Independent.co.uk
London teenager arrested in international cybercrime raids

**The raids, carried out in the UK, the USA and the Netherlands, were linked to the attack on PayPal, allegedly targeted after it stopped processing donations…

July 2, 2011 · Networkworld.com
Cybercrime fight hurt by apathy, law enforcement hurdles

"The understandable hesitation of law enforcement to 'work a case' in these areas has led to an unfortunate form of apathy by the consumer as well as the…

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…