Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans U.S. credit card firms ought to adopt biometrics in order to surpass the security standards of their European counterparts rather than simply catching up, according to a report by Fedscoop. Peters’ remarks come at a time when the chip-embedded credit cards…
U.S. Card Thief Jailed for a Long Haul
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Today we got to know that a U.S card thief have to face lengthy jail terms because of credit card fraud. Cameron Harrison of Georgia was a part of credit card fraud on a website Carder.su. About $50m has been charged to…
Photo: Yves Logghe/AP Europe, Still Angry at U.S. Spying, Prepares to Increase Its Own
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Just as the United States is taking a first step toward placating European privacy concerns about U.S. surveillance, several European countries are passing laws dramatically expanding their own spy programs. The House last month passed the Judicial Redress Act, intended to…
U.S. grapples with controlling ‘cyber-munitions’ while recruiting 6,000 new cyber-warriors
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Clicks and keystrokes can now crash economies and burn governments faster than fighter jets and firearms. So-called ‘cyber-munitions’ are technological products and protocols with both offensive and defensive capabilities, little-known to the public, and hotly debated by digital security experts. The…
U.S. court will not halt NSA phone spy program before ban
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A U.S. appeals court on Thursday refused to immediately halt the government’s bulk collection of millions of Americans’ phone records during a “transition” period to a new federal scheme that bans the controversial anti-terrorism surveillance. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of…
U.S., EU data-sharing pact: Deal reached in principle
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The U.S. and the EU have reportedly come to an agreement in principle on a new data-sharing framework, after a decision earlier this month by Europe’s highest court to invalidate a 15-year-old trans-Atlantic pact. Safe Harbor was used by thousands of U.S. companies for legal…
China still trying to hack U.S. firms despite Xi’s vow to refrain, analysts say
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Chinese government hackers have attempted in the past few weeks to penetrate the networks of U.S. companies to steal their secrets despite a pledge by China’s president that they would not do so, according to private researchers. Chinese hackers have targeted…
Hacker who allegedly passed U.S. military data to ISIS arrested in Malaysia
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Authorities have arrested a Malaysia-based hacker who they accuse of stealing personal information of U.S. military members and giving it to ISIS. Ardit Ferizi, a Kosovo citizen, was detained in Malaysia on a provisional U.S. arrest warrant alleging he provided material…
Malaysia arrests hacker for stealing U.S. security data
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A Kosovar man living in Malaysia who accessed the personal data of more than 1,300 government and military employees, and passed that data onto the Islamic State, has been arrested in Malaysia on U.S. charges, the Department of Justice announced Thursday….
Attorney: Dothan ID theft suspect is U.S. citizen, manager of restaurant
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Attorney Jim Parkman said his client, a suspect in multiple identity theft cases, is a U.S. citizen who works as a restaurant manager in Orlando, Florida. Parkman asked the court to set bail for his 43-year-old client, Ivan Ricardo Acosta, who…
