Search results for ‘cyber crime’
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World’s biggest cyber crime gang thwarted by police
Exclusive: behind the scenes as police across the world hit a notorious group of cyber criminals responsible for hacking into computers, stealing up to half a billion pounds and blackmailing victims.
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UK ‘losing the war against cyber crime’ – MPs
The UK is losing its fight against e-crime and is becoming “complacent” towards the problem as victims are “hidden in cyberspace”, according to an influential group of MPs.
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Cyber crime – a bigger threat than nuclear attack?
MPs warn the government not to underestimate the impact of e-crime and cyber attacks by hostile states. But have the risks been exaggerated?
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Russia accused of ‘brazen’ cyber-crimes
Spies and hackers from Russian military intelligence have been accused of cyber crimes worldwide. Moscow angrily dismissed the allegations, saying they were part of the West’s “spy mania”.
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Cybercrime ‘hackers’ arrested in UK and US
A teenage boy from Britain is one of 15 people arrested on suspicion of being connected to hacking group Anonymous, which targeted PayPal’s website in retaliation for suspending WikiLeaks’ accounts.
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‘Police are going to have a very difficult time with AI,’ says cyber security advisor
We spoke to Jake Moore, who investigated cyber crime for the police and now works for ESET – a cyber security company.
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British man who stopped WannaCry cyber-attack arrested
The young British computer expert who helped to stop the global cyber-attack on the NHS earlier this year could face up to 40 years in an American jail – after he was arrested for allegedly creating his own malicious software. 23-year-old Marcus Hutchins was detained by the FBI accused of six hacking related crimes.
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Cyber attack: did a panda maul the US government?
The hacking of the details of 4 million US government employees suggests cyber criminals are hell-bent on hovering up as much information about Americans as they can.
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Geoff White
Interpol plays cyber crooks at their own game
In the fight against cyber crime, no matter how smart the technology gets, it’s often human relationships that dictate success.
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Geoff White
Crime is changing, and technology is playing a major role
News last week that crime rates had fallen to a record low gives an indication as to how that shift is taking place.
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Geoff White
Five ways to protect your computer from cyber attack
If you saw the story earlier this week about the foiling of some of the world’s biggest cyber criminals, you might be on the hunt for tips to protect yourself online. Here are mine.
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How cyber criminals can steal your money
Cyber crime expert Don Smith shows Channel 4 News how criminals remotely get into your computer (“they almost certainly have better access to your computer than you do”) in order to steal “hard cash”.
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We are experiencing a ‘cyber plague’
The former head of the UK national e-crime unit, Charlie McMurdie, says that we are experiencing a cyber crime plague as gangs target individuals and businesses globally.
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Russian cyber attacks on Ukraine: the Georgia template
Cyber attacks against Ukraine carry worrying echoes of Russia’s 2008 invasion of Georgia. Is this the new way to wage war?
