Articles & Analysis

Long-form pieces and the migrated archive of the Computer Crime Research Center.

January 24, 2024 · Computer Crime Research Center
UN: Cybercrime Convention still poses human rights concerns

ARTICLE 19 joined a coalition of civil society organisations and experts in a statement calling on the state delegations participating in the United Nations Ad…

August 12, 2023 · Bernardo Pillot, INTERPOL’s Assistant Director of Cybercrime Operations
Notorious phishing platform shut down, arrests in international police operation

SINGAPORE — A notorious ‘phishing-as-a-service’ (PaaS) platform known as ‘16shop' has been shut down in a global investigation coordinated by INTERPOL, with…

November 2, 2021 · Computer Crime Research Center
ANALYSING CYBERCRIME UNDERGROUND ECONOMY USING DATA ANALYTICS

**Abstract Given the rapid acceleration of digital hazards, little work has been carried out into the subject's institutions or procedures that could help to…

November 2, 2021 · Computer Crime Research Center
CyberEast Activities

**CyberEast Interview: On the work of a Cybercrime Investigator with the State Security Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan** The CyberEast project, funded…

August 26, 2020 · JOSH LAKESPECIALIST IN SECURITY, PRIVACY AND ENCRYPTION
What is steganography and how does it differ from cryptography?

**Steganography is an ancient practice that involves hiding messages and data. From its humble origins that involved physically hiding communications and using…

March 11, 2019 · Vocativ.com
Russian Activists Take On The Fight Against An Online Suicide Game

**A group of young activists backed by the Kremlin and known for their efforts in cracking down on homosexuality in Russia has taken on a new cause: curbing a…

December 29, 2015 · Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune
Why Cybercrime Is So Hard to Investigate

About a dozen military bases. More than 500 defense contractors. One of the largest concentrations of biotech in the world. All in one county. And all in the…

April 7, 2015 · Computer Crime Research Center
Digital Forensics with Free Data Recovery Software

[Digital forensics](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_forensics) (sometimes known as digital forensic science) is a branch of forensic science encompassing…

August 30, 2013 · Sergii Kavun, Ivan Sorbat, Irina Sorbat
Distance Learning Systems and their information security

**The article studies the problems of improving the degree of information security in the distance learning systems (DLS) at the expense of using innovative…

August 5, 2013 · Vladimir Golubev, Sergii Kavun, Olexandr Trydid
Cybercrime as a threat for critical infrastructure protection

The article discloses the problems of an Internet-crime (cybercrime) prevention that is a purpose of this article. As one of an approach for presenting of…

May 7, 2013 · Jamie Smyth in Dublin
Dublin's Symantec a key cybercrime fighter

The red warning lights flashing on the world map on monitors at Symantec’s Dublin office are visible signs of a cybercrime pandemic that is costing companies…

February 23, 2013 · James Lewis
Cyber criminals and cyber spies active in Asia

James Lewis is Director of the Technology and Public Policy Program at CSIS, Washington, DC. This is the second of a five-part series on Asia in the age of…

February 14, 2013 · Anjani Trivedi, for CNN
Activists: New Philippines law gags netizens

**A quick tweet or Facebook post could put you behind bars in the Philippines under a new cyber law, according to activists. The Cybercrime Prevention Act of…

October 22, 2008 · Cee Gee
The Dating Group Internet Scam

In August an internet scam hit very close to home when, I was almost conned. It started when I went looking for a job online. There, I came across a posting…

July 11, 2008 · Trend Micro Incorporated
Cybercriminals Reinvent Methods of Malicious Attacks

Trend Micro Incorporated (TSE: 4704), a global leader in Internet content security, reported on July 7 that cybercriminals are not only leveraging new…

May 28, 2008 · Jane Schmitt
Crimes in cyber space

Law enforcement and security officials know it, and so do insurance professionals. In fact, they expect cyber liability to be one of the fastest-growing…

May 27, 2008 · EDMUND H. MAHONY
Dozens Charged With Running Computer Crime Ring

Federal authorities in New Haven and Los Angeles have charged dozens of people with running an international computer crime ring that stole personal financial…

May 1, 2008 · Robert McMillan, IDG News Service
The Kind of Cybercrime Interpol Expects at the Summer Olympics

With cybercrime now a global phenomenon, perhaps it will take a global police organization to keep it in check. Although Interpol is not the first law…

March 29, 2008 · Gavin Knight
Cybercrime is in a state of flux

In the recently released internet thriller Untraceable, starring Diane Lane, a criminal uses advanced technology to ensure that his own macabre website remains…

February 13, 2008 · Belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Cybercrime: Uncovered

The criminal mastermind lives somewhere in Russia. Drawing on his links to the underworld, he uses the internet to pull the strings of a shadowy network of…

January 30, 2008 · Alice Thrasher
Technological private eye finds what computer lost

C.T. Williams, owner of Computer Forensics of Fayetteville, knows how to retrieve “lost” data — and a lot more. He has helped dig up data that led to divorce…

January 17, 2008 · Andrew Sawmiller
The David Gorcyca Interview

January 16, 2008 - Oakland County Prosecutor David Gorcyca is retiring this year, ending a nearly 20-year tenure in the Prosecutor's Office. Gorcyca was first…

January 3, 2008 · Leslie D'Monte
Virtual nightmares ride high

Cybercrime is estimated to be a $105 billion market and looks set to grow this year as the complexity of cybercrimes intensifies. The year 2008 is expected to…

January 3, 2008 · Vladimir Golubev
Cyber-crimes - Analytical data compiled

**1.Russian Federation** 1.1. On July 4, many users of Runet (Russian Internet) received an e-mail that their Yandex-money account was blocked allegedly sent…