Search Results for 'Cyber'

Cybercrime Unit called in after teacher bullied

One particular case of cyberbullying of a teacher in 2010 called for the involvement of the Police Cybercrime Unit to fish out the students involved, Education Minister Dolores Cristina told Parliament yesterday. Answering a question by O [...]

Posted On : May, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Cybercrime in Canada said to be skyrocketing

The number of Canadian servers being targeted by hackers has increased sharply, according to an IT security company that compares cybercrime rates around the world. San Diego-based Websense Inc. argues that hackers are taking advantage of [...]

Posted On : May, 14 2012 | Comments : 0

India steps up battle against rising cyber crime wave

His projector throws images of codes and symbols onto a white wall, and then suddenly, the crowd bursts into spontaneous applause. Another website has been successfully hacked and unlocked. But rather than doing something illegal, Mr F [...]

Posted On : May, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Microsoft: Raid Damaged Cybercrime Operation

Microsoft and the banking industry on Monday provided a detailed, behind-the-scenes account of an operation they said disrupted a major cybercrime operation that used malicious software to allegedly steal $100 million from consumers [...]

Posted On : May, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

State legislature passes cyber crime bills

HONOLULU - State lawmakers passed three bills to curb the growing cyber crime trend in Hawaii, according to announcement released Tuesday by the House Republican Caucus. Under these bills, law enforcement and prosecutors will have increas [...]

Posted On : May, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Microsoft says raid damaged cybercrime operation

BALTIMORE: Microsoft and the banking industry on Monday provided a detailed, behind-the-scenes account of an operation they said disrupted a major cybercrime operation that used malicious software to allegedly steal $100 million from cons [...]

Posted On : May, 01 2012 | Comments : 0

Russia cybercrime market doubles in 2011, says report

Russian-speaking criminals grabbed more than a third of the entire global cybercrime market in 2011 as a growth in online fraud activity turned the country into a major digital crime superpower, a new report has suggested. The State an [...]

Posted On : Apr, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

Cyber crime on the rise in Seattle

SEATTLE -- Franky Toro, a 10-year-old who wants to be a star, seeks out celebrities on the computer. "I am trying to connect with them to see what it is like to be on TV," said Toro who used our laptop to show us his Faceb [...]

Posted On : Apr, 27 2012 | Comments : 0

Cyber crimes on the rise

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) said yesterday that they had seen a marked rise in cyber crimes, as they had received a total of 202 complaints on the matter. Most of them were related to hacking of Facebook accounts. [...]

Posted On : Apr, 26 2012 | Comments : 0

Rwanda: Cyber Crime Takes Root As ICT Usage Grows

Speaking at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, President Paul Kagame said that science can help developing countries create peace, become prosperous and healthier. Four years later, Rwan [...]

Posted On : Apr, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

Shoot cyber crime complaints online now

Dhaka, Apr 22 (bdnews24.com)—People have been allowed to lodge complaints or make suggestions online three months after the telecom regulator formed a special team to fight cyber crime. "The team is receiving complaints or s [...]

Posted On : Apr, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Cybercrime Game Theory: Why Apple's Malware Grace Period End...

It was always just a matter of time until malware writers started targeting Macs. Until suddenly, time was up–much sooner than expected. The Flashback Trojan that infected 700,000 Macs at its peak earlier this month represents a [...]

Posted On : Apr, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Cyber criminals making targeted, sustained attacks

Cyber criminals have increased targeted attacks in the first quarter of 2012. Advanced persistent threats (APTs), a long-term, on-going campaign versus the typical smash-and-grab incidents, too are on the rise. Attackers have piggyba [...]

Posted On : Apr, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Cybercrime growth worries state official

An explosion of cybercrime in the past decade should have U.S. citizens worried, Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda L. Kelly told an audience in Unity on Tuesday. "Criminals no longer take a gun into a bank to rob it, but sit at [...]