Hackers for hire: The dangers of small time cyber-crime
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Black market websites have offered a wide array of services aimed at the aspiring cyber-criminal for some time. However, recent attention has been given to a new breed of websites that offer hacking services to a much broader market. Hacking, it would seem, is moving from […]
Cybercrime and conveyancing
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Money laundering… mortgage fraud… now conveyancer hacking. Walker Morris’ Banking Litigation specialist, Alasdair Urwin, explains the latest fraud risk of which lenders, borrowers, conveyancers and the general public should be aware. Conveyancing solicitors: safe as houses? Many of us are familiar with ‘phishing’. This is the means by which […]
U.S. And India To Join Forces Against Cybercrime
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Last week, representatives from both the United States and India met to discuss how the two nations could work together to fight back against the growing community of cyber criminals. The meeting, called the U.S.-India Cyber Security Dialogue, gave both sides a chance to present their […]
FBI BREAKS CYBERCRIME BARRIERS WITH PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans When you think of the city making the most strides in the fight against cybercriminals, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, may not be the first place that comes to mind. But the city has fostered a unique collaboration between private companies and federal agencies, known as the National Cyber-Forensics […]
Cyber-crime rapidly increasing with thousands of Turks being targeted
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Consumer Issues Association (TÜSODER) President Aydın Ağaoğlu states that on a daily basis 10,000 mobile phone and internet users fall into the traps set up by fraudsters. Stating that the number of scams is growing rapidly, Ağaoğlu adds that he gets close to 200 calls per […]
Beating Cybercrime: The weakest link
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans In an increasingly interconnected world, all banks have a stake in making it as hard as possible for cybercriminals to achieve their objectives, writes FX-MM’s Paul Golden. The revelation earlier this year that up to one billion dollars had been stolen from more than 100 banks across 30 […]
The Security of Things: IoT and cybercrime
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Internet of Things (IoT) is heralded as the next disruptive technology to transform the economy, business and consumer lifestyles alike. However, as cybercrime becomes a national issue, IoT presents the biggest opportunities yet for sophisticated hackers to capitilise on vulnerabilities and breach the network. Cisco […]
Facebook tries to hide cyber-crime, takes down obscene screenshot
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Facebook has yet again triggered a debate by taking down the screenshot that was posted by a Bangalore based fitness trainer Kavitha Ravindaran on her FB page. The screenshot was of lewd messages from a guy who was harassing her by sending here inappropriate messages in […]
Cyber-crime hits Napa County wineries
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans As many as 250,000 customers who used their credit cards at dozens of Napa Valley wineries this April had their financial information and personal data stolen by a cyber-thief. However, according to one attorney, no evidence of significant fraudulent use of the data has been found […]
Lizard Squad Teen Hacker Convicted On Over 50K Charges Of Cyber-Crime
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A teenage member of the notorious hacking group Lizard Squad has received a two-year suspended sentence for numerous cyber crimes. All tallied, he was convicted of 50,700 charges related to computer crimes, and in addition to his two-year suspended sentence, he must also undergo monitoring of […]