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**Almost half of German PC users believe they will eventually fall victim** JUNE 11, 2008 | Cybercrime is the new "big worry" in Europe. The European Network…
Businesses are being urged to do more to fight computer crime as police forces announce a series of measures to tackle online fraud. It is estimated cyber…
Crime syndicate raking in millions Corrupt civil servants, in cahoots with a cyber crime syndicate, have robbed four provincial governments of more than…
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CYBERCRIME CATCH: Gang operates from UK or Nigeria, says Crime Branch “Congratulations! You have won the UK National Lottery worth one million pounds.” Anybody…
A government report on serious criminal threats to the UK has warned of the growing danger from international gangs of online and credit card fraudsters. The…
Computer technology has changed nearly everything and everyone around the world in some way. Computer technology has been also increasingly been both the…
One of the Cybercrime Units top priorities is to safeguard Kentucky children from on-line predators. Kentucky Attorney General, Jack Conway says, "When I go in…
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Attorney General Jack Conway today announced the creation of a new division in his office to investigate cyber crimes such as identity theft…
Police forces worldwide are mobilising to tackle the estimated $104bn global cyber crime menace but money, manpower and expertise varies wildly from country to…
MUMBAI: City's first dedicated cyber crime police station is expected to be operational by this month end, a senior police official said. The police station,…
I've had the pleasure of speaking and attending this year's AusCERT 2008 security conference held in Gold Coast, Australia. If you've never been to Australia,…
The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) will preview its Counter-eCrime Operations Summit (CeCOS II) to be held in Tokyo, Japan, May, 26-27, during a high-level…
LAHORE: Counterfeit credit cards, allegedly smuggled from China, are the main source of cyber crime across the country, as it is the easiest way to swindle…
Kansas City -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Kenny Hulshof introduced a package of proposals on Thursday that he said would address 21st century crimes…
As many as 30 countries will be represented in Malaysia starting today at a global conference aimed at improving the world's capacity to prevent and respond to…
A joint project with the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber-Terrorism is hoped to increase the cyberdefense capacity of developing countries.…
Have you ever wanted to test whether an e-commerce website is keeping your data secure? The federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act -- and state statutes modeled…
he University of Cape Town's information systems department is conducting what could be SA's first empirical survey on computer crime and security. The study…
MONTREAL — Online banking and other Internet transactions may not be as secure as many Canadians believe, say law-enforcement officials who accuse financial…
Drawings and computer-generated images of child sex abuse would be made illegal under proposals announced by Justice Minister Maria Eagle. Owners of such…
NICEVILLE — America Online reported a man for sharing child porn on the Internet, Okaloosa County sheriff’s deputies say in his arrest report. Michael Gaynes,…
A Brighton Grammar teacher has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges after downloading thousands of images from the internet including of naked young…
A German-based investigation into internet child pornography caught a Christchurch man accessing banned material. James Alexander Sharpe, 20, was arrested…
Geoff Sweeney, CTO with Tier-3, the behavioural analysis IT security specialist, has echoed remarks made by the head of the Swiss cybercrime operation. In a…
Shalini Kesar, a computer scientist at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, has devised an antifraud strategy for business. Writing in the International…
Police in the US and Romania have charged 38 members of a suspected phishing gang. The group reportedly organised the theft of online banking credentials using…
Cybercrime is fast becoming the top crime in the country, a nationwide survey commissioned by the Canadian Association of Police Boards has found. The average…
ATLANTA — The FBI and Georgia Bureau of Investigation have set up a new training center for police officers investigating computer-related crimes, ranging from…
The FBI is leading a new Indiana-based effort to crack down on computer hackers, identity thieves and other criminals who use the Internet to find victims. The…