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A Man Was Sentenced for Participating in a DDoS Attack by Hacker Group Anonymous
Dec 4, 2013A man from Wisconsin was sentenced for participating in a DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack by hacker group Anonymous on a Kansas company. Eric J. Rosol, 38, is admitted that on Feb. 28, 2011, he took part in a denial of service ...
Tags: Ddos Attack, Fined
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E-Skills and The Cyber Security Challenge Have Joined Forces to Launch Separate Programmes
Sep 16, 2013Skills body e-skills UK and the Cyber Security Challenge have joined forces to launch separate programmes that complement each other, in a bid to make the cyber security profession more appealing to secondary school students. The Cyber ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Law Enforcement Agencies in The U.S.,Vietnam and The U.K. Have Disbanded a Ring
Jun 11, 2013Law enforcement agencies in the U.S., Vietnam and the U.K. have disbanded a ring that allegedly sold online credit card details since 2007. The ring, which sold the credit card information through two websites, is said to have caused over ...
Tags: Computer Products, Hackers, Credit Card
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We're Not Winning The War on Cyber Crime
May 13, 2013The chief executive of the UAE-based National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah has denied a claim by US prosecutors yesterday that an ATM-based "cyber-heist" resulted in $45m (£29m) of customer money being stolen. "The bank can confirm that ...
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The Dutch Government on Thursday Presented a Draft Bill
May 6, 2013Ivo Opstelten, Dutch minister of Safety and Justice The Dutch government on Thursday presented a draft bill that aims to give law enforcement the power to hack into computer systems — including those located in foreign countries ...
Tags: Dutch Bill, Computer Products
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The Home Office Has Announced a Plan to Bring Together The Skills of The Police
Mar 18, 2013The Home Office has announced a plan to bring together the skills of the police, industry experts and academics in a Cyber Crime Reduction Partnership (CCRP) to help to stamp out cyber-crime. Security minister James Brokenshire announced ...
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EC3 Is to Officially Open on Friday
Jan 14, 2013The new European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) is to officially open on Friday, 11 January, at the European Police Office (Europol) in the Hague in the Netherlands. "The Cybercrime Centre will give a strong boost to the EU's capacity to fight ...
Tags: Cybercrime, internet, online crime, online communication
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Edinburgh Napier University Is Launching a Part-Time MSc in Advanced Security&Cybercrime
Dec 21, 2012With cybercrime revealed to cost Scottish businesses an estimated 5bn academics are urging firms to ensure IT staff have the right skills to overcome new and emerging threats. To enable them to do that, Edinburgh Napier University is ...
Tags: cybercrime, IT staf, IT industry, cyber security
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Every Minute Another Person in New Zealand Becomes a Victim of Cybercrime
Dec 20, 2012Every minute another person in New Zealand becomes a victim of cybercrime according to a new report which claims there are 556 million victims worldwide every year after the two NRI jailed for a major cyber fraud case revealed in this news ...
Tags: cybercrime, victims, cyber fraud, Internet
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Security Threats to Your Mobile Device Are All Becoming Favourites of Digital Crooks
Dec 19, 2012Security threats to your mobile device such as malware, fraudulent lures such as SMS spoofing, and toll fraud, are all becoming favourites of digital crooks as people move away from using PCs and toward smartphones and tablets, according to ...
Tags: cybercrime, mobile devices, mobile security, PC, tablet
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6% of UK Citizens Think Govt. Makes a Clear Argument for Draft Data Communications Bill
Oct 31, 2012Only 6%of UK citizens think the government has made a clear and compelling argument for the Draft Data Communications Bill,a survey has revealed. In contrast,71%of more than 1,800 adults polled said they do not trust that the data will be ...
Tags: draft Data Communications Bill, survey, online services, legislation
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ACPO and Charity Crimestoppers to Use Online Self-Reporting Platform Facewatch
Oct 26, 2012The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and charity Crimestoppers are to use online self-reporting platform Facewatch, designed to reduce low-level crime. Hugh Orde, president of ACPO said the move would provide the organisations ...
Tags: online self-reporting platform, Online Crime Reporting platform, ACPO