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Forensic labs to be set up in Kovai and Salem to fight cyber...

COIMBATORE: There is a trouble ahead for social misfits who use the internet and mobile phone to manipulate or cheat people, as the state police plans to set up advanced forensic laboratories in Coimbatore and Salem. Initial funds allocat [...]

Posted On : Mar, 28 2012 | Comments : 0

Cyber Crime Boosts Threat to Financial Services, PwC Says

Cyber crime is a “growing threat” globally and the second most commonly reported economic crime affecting financial-services firms, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. It accounted for 38 percent of criminal i [...]

Posted On : Mar, 27 2012 | Comments : 0

Cops to launch cyber crime squad

With more and more criminals finding fortune online, Calgary police are looking at creating an investigative team dedicated to electronic crimes. Part of the plan, which uses work undertaken by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a tem [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2012 | Comments : 0

Cyber crimes shift to hacktivism, report finds

Verizon's 2012 data breach investigation report found cyber crimes in 2011 fell primarily into two areas — financially-motivated and hacktivism. "In the case of hacktivism, the motivation of these crimes is to damage the re [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

Net cafes: Cyber Crime Department tightens rules

BANGALORE: In August 2004, the State Government had made it mandatory for cyber cafes to maintain records of internet users. Eight years down the line, the city has over 6,000 internet cafes and only a handful of them abide by the rule. H [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Make the Punishment Fit the Cyber-Crime

LAST week, a New Jersey jury convicted Dharun Ravi of invasion of privacy, and for good reason. Mr. Ravi activated the webcam in his room at Rutgers so he could watch his roommate, Tyler Clementi, meet up with a male date. Worse, he broad [...]

Posted On : Mar, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Estonia to extradite high flying cyber crime suspect to US

TALLINN — Estonia on Thursday said it would extradite Estonian citizen Anton Ivanov to the United States over alleged cyber crimes involving such popular websites as iTunes, Netflix and the US tax service. "The person whom the [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Cyber Crime, Cyber Criminals and Prevention

With more people using the internet, and the availability of the internet on every street corner, there has been a drastic increase in cyber crime. These can be committed against large companies, and individuals. It is easy for large comp [...]

Posted On : Mar, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

New Cybercrime Book in Demand as Threat Intensifies

Already in February 2012, we have seen the Interpol website brought down after members of Anonymous launched a series of denial-of-service attacks, following the arrests of 25 suspected members of the hacking activist group. This follo [...]

Posted On : Mar, 14 2012 | Comments : 0

Combat cybercrime before it's too late

A global survey by consultancy firm PwC shows 47 per cent of companies suffered "economic crime" in the past year, up from 40 per cent. While the amounts may be small - 43 per cent say they lost less than $100,000 - 16 per cent [...]

Posted On : Mar, 12 2012 | Comments : 0

Ukraine Thrives As Cybercrime Haven

When Ukraine in October 2010 arrested five alleged hacker kingpins behind a multimillion-dollar scam, authorities touted it as part of a broader crackdown on cybercrime. But they were swiftly released and remain free as the investigati [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

IT Security & Network Security News & Reviews: Malware, Hack...

In the past 12 months, the majority of cyber-attackers relied primarily on two attack methods—hacking and malware—to compromise networks and steal data in 2011, according to a report by the Verizon RISK team. Different types o [...]

Posted On : Mar, 08 2012 | Comments : 0

NTC, ISP tie up to fight cyber crime

MANILA — The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is currently working with internet service providers (ISP) to prevent proliferation of cybercrimes in the country. NTC Director Edgardo Cabarios in 'Talking Points' p [...]

Posted On : Mar, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Cop: Kids masterminds behind cyber crimes

Credit card fraud, identity theft, cyber-stalking, child pornography and money laundering are just some of the cyber crimes being committed in T&T. That was the collective voice which resonated through the auditorium of Praise City Intern [...]