Worldwide 978 million internet users lost £130bn to cyber crooks, amidst an explosion in connected home gadgets and a poor grasp of basic security practices
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Interpol & Cisco To Combat Cyber Crime At Singapore Nerve Centre
Cisco is to contribute its world-spanning cyber-threat analysis to help battle increasingly sophisticated internet threats
Fake AdBlock Plus Chrome Extension Installed By More Than 30,000 Users
Google has removed malware that appeared identical to the AdBlock Plus advert blocker and was listed on the official Chrome Web Store
Home Office Overlooks Scale Of Online Fraud Warns NAO
Must do better! National Audit Office says online fraud is costing billions of pounds, but is still not a priority for police or government
Microsoft Tech Support Scammers Arrested In UK
Annoying tech support scammers ... four arrested in the UK after City police team up with Microsoft
Dating Scams Rife In Norfolk, While Cyber Fraud Rises In The UK
Consumer watchdog Which? has created a map highlighting cyber scam hotspots
Barclays Fights Fraud With Smartphone Debit Card Controls And Scam Awareness Drive
The UK bank wants to educate people about the risks of cyber crime and fraud
Google And Facebook Hooked By $100m Phishing Scheme
The IT giants were tricked into paying millions to a scammer who impersonated a major Taiwanese electronics supplier, prosecutors say
Latest Tax Scams Pressure Businesses With Emails, Phone Calls
ANALYSIS: While most tax scams target individual taxpayers, there are some new ones aimed at businesses that will try to approach your employees
Card Scammers Hack Top Restaurants In POS Attack
A list of well-known restaurants across the US are amongst those affected by the latest mass point-of-sale breach
Nokia’s Former Luxury Smartphone Maker Vertu Sold Again For £50m
The future of the luxury smartphone maker is uncertain
TalkTalk Bans TeamViewer Remote Access Tool To Combat Scammers
The move is aimed at tightening security, but users slated the ISP for giving them no warning
Top Researcher At Kaspersky Lab Arrested By Russian Cops
A top security expert with Kaspersky Lab arrested in connection with treason investigation
London & Scotland Are More Affected By Financial Cyber-Crime
One in three Londoners said they had been hit by financial computer crime
Dutch Developer Backdoor Scam ‘Affects 20,000 Users’
A developer installed back-doors in online shops and used the details he collected for sophisticated financial fraud, Dutch police say
WhatsApp Scam Claims To Offer Free 3G And Wi-Fi
The fraudsters are able to tailor the content they serve depending on the characteristics shown by the victim
Cops Arrest Dozens Across Europe In E-Commerce Raids
Authorities have carried out the first Europe-wide action targeting e-commerce crooks
Sage Employee Arrested At Heathrow Airport
Just days after damaging data breach at Sage, police confirm arrest of staffer at Heathrow airport
FCC Urges Telco Action On Nuisance Calls
US telephone companies are still allowing unwanted mass calls and texts in spite of regulatory changes, the FCC says
Sharp Rise In Identity Theft Among Young UK Adults
Media savvy Millennials still falling for same tricks as fraud rockets 52 percent among those under 30
Online Scams Leave One In Ten Out Of Pocket
Nearly half of consumers targeted by online scams in 2015, with one in ten losing money, Kaspersky report finds
Government Misses Gov.uk Verify Go-Live Deadline
The scheme has taken longer than expected to get up to speed as 'no-one's built anything like Gov.uk Verify before'
Fake CEO Email Scam Nets Fraudsters £1.6 Billion
Email from the boss? Better check it is really from the CEO and not a lowly fraudster, warns the FBI
RSA: Committing Online Fraud Is Just Too Easy
Daniel Cohen, head of FraudAction at RSA - a security division of EMC - explains how cybercriminals have upped their game
Data Breaches And Inside Jobs Head UK Firms’ Fraud Risk Fears
EY says British firms are looking to protect against fraud at all levels
O2 Travel Alerts Service Hopes To Stamp Out Holiday Card Fraud
O2 "World first" technology will mean you no longer have to inform your bank when you want to use your card abroad
How Scammers Are Trying To Use Your Computer To Steal Your Cash
Cyber criminals want to hijack your computer for financial gain. But how does the scam work and how can you stop them?
Amazon, eBay ‘Liable’ If Ignore VAT Fraud
Campaigners say the government must take action against online VAT fraud worth billions of pounds a year
Reclassification Of Cybercrime ‘Critical To Improving Cyber Defences’
Office for National Statistics’ move to incorporate cyber crime into official crime statistics long overdue, says certification body APMG
Cybercrime Is Now Britain’s Most Common Criminal Offence
Inclusion of more than seven million cyber offences pushes British crime rate up 70 percent, ONS figures reveal