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Met Arrests 14 Over £1m Phishing Scam
PCeU strikes again, taking in 14 people during an investigation into a major phishing operation
British Businesses Lag US In Cyber-Worrying
Lloyds of London finds that UK firms should be more concerned about the cyber-crime threat
Government Enlists Business Support For Cyber-Sec
The government has published plans to prevent cyber attacks and crime while protecting growth
Cyber-Crime Data Slips Through The Met
Cyber-crime data is lost because victims refuse to report breaches, Metropolitan Police told Commons
FBI Smashes $14 Million Click-Fraud Cyber-Gang
US and Estonian law enforcement officers have arrested six people for a sophisticated clickjacking scam
UK-based Gang Jailed For £3 Million Cyber-Fraud
Two Ukranian ringleaders are among 13 jailed for infecting computers with malware and stealing £2.9 million
IronKey Unveils Bank Cyber-Crime Security Kit
IronKey introduced an integrated banking platform of multiple security controls to combat cyber-criminals
Nominet Considers Criminal Domain Takedown Rules
Police could request a domain be blocked without a court order, if new proposals are adopted
Cybercrime Costs Rise Despite Awareness, HP Finds
A new report from HP has found the typical cost of cybercrime to some organisations is £3.6m per year
Anonymous Responds To Italian Arrests
Anonymous has played down the significance of the arrested suspects in Italy and Switzerland
ICSPA Aims To Align Global Cyber-Crime Fighters
The International Cyber Security Protection Alliance has joined with Europol to tackle online criminals
Scareware Gangs Busted By FBI Global Operation
The FBI seized over 40 computers and arrested two individuals to break up two separate scareware scams
FBI Controls One Quarter Of All US Hackers, Says Expert
An estimated 25 percent of US hackers are coerced into becoming FBI puppets, says the publisher of 2600 magazine
Cyber-Thieves Aim At Cloud And Virtualised Servers
Cyber-criminals are attacking virtualised data centre systems and targeting cloud environments
Zeus Malware Hidden In Fake LinkedIn Messages
The LinkedIn social networking site is being used to find victims to target with malicious phishing emails
US Call For Public-Private Alliance To Fight Cyber-Threat
US DHS Secretary calls for the public, government and private industry to work together against cyber-attacks
FBI Severs Botnet Servers And Begins Manhunt
The FBI has shut down the massive Coreflood botnet and is hunting 13 criminals who stole millions of dollars
Enterprises Warned To Take Cyber Spying Seriously
An Ovum analyst warns of enterprises' cavalier attitude towards shutting out cyber spies
Government Cyber Crime Report Debunked
An IT security professor claims the government's cyber crime report is merely sales bumf for BAE
Thieves’ Evolving Tactics Challenges Cyber-Detectives
Security experts survey security changes and how international collaboration is helping in the fight
Home Office Adopts ‘Flawed’ EU Cyber-Crime Directive
James Brokenshire has signed the UK up to the EC cyber-crime directive despite major grey areas
Exploring Cyber-Crime Money Mule Operations
Security experts offer insight into how money mules are recruited, paid and managed by cyber-gangs
Upping The Ante: Cyber-Criminals Turn On Each Other
As cyber-crime becomes increasingly sophisticated, cyber-gangs could start aiming malware at one another, warns Derek Manky