The European Civil Liberties Committee is looking to bring down the hammer on hackers and those who would target security vulnerabilities for malicious purposes. They set forth a new proposal that would make hacking a criminal offense throughout the European Union, with offenders facing up to two years in prison….
EU Cybercrime Centre to fight online criminals
Today, the European Commission proposed to establish a European Cybercrime Centre to help protect European citizens and businesses against these mounting cyber-threats. It is estimated that, worldwide, more than one million people become victims of cybercrime every day and Malta is no exception. View full post on cyber crime hacking…
An EU Cybercrime Centre to fight online criminals and protect e-consumers
Today, the European Commission proposed to establish a European Cybercrime Centre to help protect European citizens and businesses against these mounting cyber-threats. It is estimated that, worldwide, more than one million people become victims of cybercrime every day and Malta is no exception. View full post on cyber crime hacking…
Felonbook.com gives criminals a social network of their own
By PoliceOne Staff NEW YORK — With the launch of felonbook.com, Americans with criminal records now have their own online community. Mr. X (con), as the anonymous creator calls himself, had the idea for felonbook while serving a federal prison term for nonviolent marijuana charges, according to a press release….
US Senate Working To Fight Cyber Criminals
A new proposal would give the federal government more regulation over certain industries' computer systems. View full post on homeland cyber – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Kiwi criminals slipping through the cracks
KIWI criminals convicted of manslaughter, rape, kidnapping and robbery in their home country have slipped into Australia and carried out a shocking crime spree. Border checks are so loose that New Zealand offenders who served lengthy jail sentences are merely ticking a box claiming they have no criminal history, the…
Chinese Cyber Criminals Said to Attack US DoD Smart Cards With Sykipot Malware
A new strain of the Sykipot malware is being used by Chinese cyber criminals to compromise US Department of Defense (DoD) smart cards, a new report has revealed. The malware has been designed to take advantage of smart card readers running ActivClient – the client application of ActivIdentity – according…
Cyber criminals launch broad phishing attack
Cyber criminals launched a “particularly insidious” phishing attack this week targeting about 100 banks, according to USAA’s top security official. View full post on phishing – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Android comes under attack from cyber criminals
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Don’t plug in USB drives that you find lying around. Criminals can use them to steal your data
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