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Are businesses at risk of WikiLeaks attacks?

Denial of service attacks against WikiLeaks, as well as companies that refuse to do business with it, have raised the stakes for cyber-crime.

By Stephen Pritchard, 10 Dec 2010 at 15:43

Security/News

Monthly Roundup: November

Hold on to your smartphones... Christmas is coming.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 30 Nov 2008 at 08:42

Mobile/News

GhostNet: Did the Chinese government hack the world?

The Chinese state has been accused of spying on networks around the world, but it could also be cybercriminals – which could turn out to be a...

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 30 Mar 2009 at 13:25

Security/Analysis & Insight

Week in Review: Viruses targeting our hospitals

Virtual worlds and London hospitals were targeted by unscrupulous malware writers this week.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 21 Nov 2008 at 11:36

Security/News

Mikko Hypponen, F-Secure

Q&A: Mikko Hyppönen, chief research officer, F-Secure

We ask one of the leading experts on cyber crime for an assessment of the recent spate of cyber attacks and the growing threats to companies...

By Stephen Pritchard, 15 Dec 2010 at 16:35

Security/Analysis & Insight

Malware found on 70 of top 100 sites, says report

Websense also said that one in five malicious applications linked back to the UK in the last six months.<br>

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 22 Jan 2009 at 11:43

Security/News

Google AdWords 'targeted by phishers'

As a new phishing scam is revealed, it seems that the more Google's market share grows, the more profitable it is for criminals to target the...

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 6 May 2008 at 13:28

Security/News

Cyber criminal

Six arrested in £1m student phishing investigation

Four men and two women have been arrested as part of an investigation into a phishing scam designed to steal student bank account details.<br>

By Tom Brewster, 9 Dec 2011 at 12:20

Security/News

Facebook

Facebook teams with CEOP for panic button

The new Facebook ClickCEOP panic button, aimed at youngsters, will lead users to online security advice.

By Tom Brewster, 12 Jul 2010 at 11:10

Security/News

cybercrime

Government throws millions at tackling online fraud

The Office of Fair Trading will receive £4.3 million to try to root out fraudulent e-traders.

By Richard Thurston, 15 Feb 2010 at 16:18

Security/News

Cyber criminals

Facebook and Twitter threaten cyber security in 2010

A new report from McAfee has predicted that social networking sites will be increasingly targeted by cyber criminals this year.

By Jennifer Scott, 5 Jan 2010 at 12:36

Public Sector/News

Handcuffs

The UK needs to take the ‘e’ out of e-crime

Are politicians, police and industry really taking the threat of cyber criminals seriously, or does confusion reign?

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 30 Apr 2009 at 12:23

Security/News

Will Malware 2.0 replace Web 2.0 in 2009?

The new breed of web infection is making regular browsing a particularly hazardous experience.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 11 Dec 2008 at 11:30

Security/News

Report: US guilty of harbouring most malware

US overtakes China as the source of the vast majority of malware, according to new report from Sophos.

By Benny Har-Even, 9 Dec 2008 at 12:23

Security/News

Teen hackers see cybercrime as ‘easy money’

Parents are warned to watch out online, as it’s now possible for teenagers to get hold of powerful free crimeware kits.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 3 Apr 2009 at 14:49

Security/News

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RSA: 10 lessons learned about security

IT professionals from around the globe flocked to London to the RSA conference to hear what's happening in computer security.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 22 Oct 2009 at 15:42

Security/Analysis & Insight

Banks should share cyber crime information

Financial institutions in Holland have shared information about cyber crime for years, offering an example to the UK and Europe about how it could...

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 15 Sep 2009 at 09:43

Security/News

Criminal gangs on the hunt for weak business security

Organised criminals are trawling businesses looking for weak defences ripe for an attempt at a data breach.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 15 Apr 2009 at 12:29

Security/News

More trouble for Gmail as phishers attack

When it rains, it pours. Convincing phishing attacks target Gmail after its outage earlier this week.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 26 Feb 2009 at 11:16

Security/News

Phishing doesn't pay, claims Microsoft

The huge majority of criminals won’t make a lot of money from phishing, but it's still a major problem.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 8 Jan 2009 at 11:14

Security/News

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