NCCU Director Jamie Saunders says international cooperation and standard procedures are essential in the war against cybercrime
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Coffee-Lovers Beware – Cybercriminals Could Have Hacked Your Starbucks Account
Starbucks customer accounts hacked through smartphone apps, report claims
Is Homegrown Cybercrime The Next Big UK Security Threat?
ThreatMetrix report finds that nearly three-quarters of cyber-attacks come from inside the UK
Hackers Will Cost Businesses ‘More Than £1.3 Trillion’ By 2019
Juniper Research report warns that wearables and IoT devices could soon come under risk
Unpatched SAP Applications Expose Enterprises To Cyber-Attacks
More than 95 percent of companies running SAP applications are failing to apply software patches on a timely schedule leaving them vulnerable to cyber-attacks
Hackers Plunder £3.3m From Ryanair Accounts
Airline’s corporate bank account ransacked by hackers using electronic transfer
RSA Hammers Home Fact That Hackers Are Winning
BLOG: Many themes emerged at RSA and many vendors seem resolved to the fact that you can't stop attacks, but you can detect them.
Europol And Security Firms Take Down ‘Polymorphic’ Beebone Botnet
Joint operation between authorities and security firms helps to take down 'wormlike' Beebone
NCA Arrests 57 Suspects In Cybercrime Clampdown
National Crime Agency arrests dozens in cybercrime clampdown on suspected hackers and other online criminals
TalkTalk Admits Customer Account Data Breach
TalkTalk says small but significant number of customers are affected but stresses no payment details have been stolen
Lizard Squad Hacks Lenovo Website And Intercepts Emails
Lenovo's main corporate website compromised in apparent revenge for Superfish adware
Cyber Security: 4 Key Steps To Resilience
John Green, business and technology development director at IT security firm Accumuli, advises on how to get tough on cyber attacks
Darkleaks Offers Whistleblowers Black Market Trades For Bitcoins
Shady website offers an anonymous marketplace for potential whistleblowers ...and blackmailers
Jamie Oliver Website Serves Up Malicious Malware
That's not so pukka then, as Jamie Oliver's website falls victim to cyber hackers
Hackers Steal £1.1m From Chinese Bitcoin Exchange Bter
Bter said the funds were taken from its offline reserves over the weekend
10 Hacker Horror Stories
To mark Friday the 13th, we've put together ten of the most horrifying hacker stories from history.
Death Threats From Hacker Lead To Prison Sentence
A hacker who made a number of death threats in Japan has been jailed in a case that captured the nation
Governments Have No Idea How To Stop Cyberterrorists – Time To Call In John McClane, Says Eugene Kaspersky
Seen Die Hard 4.0? That’s what’s coming soon if you don’t shape up, Kaspersky warns world leaders
Mercenary Hackers Offer Espionage-as-a-Service
The hackers' high level of skills means there attacks will rarely discovered, according to IT security firm Taia Global
British Teenager Arrested After Xbox And PlayStation hacks
A teenager from Liverpool has been arrested in a joint British and FBI operation.
What Should Chief Security Officers Ask Santa For This Christmas?
It’s the one time of the year when chief security officers can ask Santa for a little bit of help. But what exactly should they be asking for? Here are a few suggestions
Jeans To Block Wireless Signals To Prevent ID Theft
Clothing prevents hackers from pickpocketing important information from you
Android OS And iOS Targeted by Man-in-the-Middle Attacks
Spate of attacks install remote access Trojans to phish for login credentials, with jailbroken devices at particular risk
Police Must ‘Learn How To Support Cybercrime Victims’
'Sluggish' police are trying to catch today's criminals with yesterday's tactics, according to critics
How Much Will Cybercrime Cost Us In 2015?
Orlando Scott-Cowley, director of technology marketing at Mimecast, looks back on the Target and Home Depot cyber attacks, and asks what the future cost of cybercrime will be
Attention, Santa! – This Year’s Most ‘Risky Christmas Gift List’ Revealed
Shoppers need to watch out for iPhones, Playstation 4s and Ugg Boots if they want to stay safe this Christmas, according to Get Safe Online
Only A Third Of UK Businesses Feel Able To Take On Cyber Attacks
British businesses were hit by more cyber attacks that ever before this year, McAfee study finds
Government Defends Life Sentences For ‘Serious’ Hacks
Home Office tells TechweekEurope that tougher prison sentences for computer crime are necessary
Half Of Brits Fall Victim To Cybercrime, But Just 32 Percent Report It
Cybercrime is costing the UK economy £670 million a year, says government, but true figure is likely to be higher
‘Only 100 People’ Are Responsible For The World’s Cybercrime, Says Europol
Troels Oerting calls for greater international co-operation to help the fight against cybercriminals