cybercrime
Visit/security/cyber-security/356289/australia-announces-135b-investment-in-cybersecurity
Australia announces $1.35 billion investment in cyber security
Country will spend $1.35B to enhance cyber security capabilities over the next decade
30 Jun 2020
Visit/security/phishing/356287/area-1-security-raises-25-million-in-growth-funding
Area 1 Security raises $25 million in growth funding
Company provides AI-driven protection against phishing
30 Jun 2020
Visit/security/cyber-security/355791/cyberpeace-institute-urges-governments-to-work-together-to-stop
Governments urged to work together to stop health care cyber attacks
Red Cross among those calling on governments to address coronavirus-related cyberattacks
26 May 2020
Visit/security/phishing/355120/hackers-pose-as-three-to-exploit-high-data-demand
Hackers target Three customers with "sophisticated" phishing scam
Cyber criminals use elements from Three’s style and links out to its website
26 Mar 2020
Visit/government-it-strategy/29669/london-will-house-a-cybercrime-court-complex
London will house a cybercrime court complex
The court will also help the Court and Tribunal Service move to digitised channels
10 Oct 2017
Visit/security/26009/why-cybercrime-will-always-need-humans
Why cybercrime will always need humans
Kaspersky finds robots won't ever replace hackers completely
9 Feb 2016
Visit/security/25943/gov-is-not-taking-cybercrime-seriously
Gov 'is not taking cybercrime seriously'
Home Office 'will miss out on top IT talent' with volunteer cybercop plan
27 Jan 2016
Visit/security/25898/theresa-may-wants-civilians-to-tackle-cybercrime
Theresa May wants civilians to tackle cybercrime
IT workers could help the police solve cybercrimes, under new Home Office proposals
20 Jan 2016
Visit/hacking/25642/russian-cybercriminals-steal-790-million-over-three-years
Russian cybercriminals steal $790 million over three years
Hackers take on 1,000 new employees to keep up with demand
23 Nov 2015
Visit/security/24334/president-obama-announces-new-us-cyber-sanctions
President Obama announces new US cyber-sanctions
The legislation covers individuals or organisations carrying out malicious cyber activities
2 Apr 2015
Visit/security-breaches/23713/police-lack-skills-to-tackle-cybercrime
Police ‘lack skills to tackle cybercrime’
Survey warns more must be done to ensure cyber security
15 Dec 2014
Visit/security/23576/uk-clampdown-on-pc-hijackers-prompts-four-arrests
UK clampdown on PC hijackers prompts four arrests
NCA-led initiative to stop users of Remote Access Trojans results in multiple arrests
21 Nov 2014
Visit/security/23563/police-warn-of-isis-cyber-attacks-on-city-banks
Police warn of Isis cyber attacks on city banks
Police chief cautions firms in Square Mile to prepare for cyber attack from militants
19 Nov 2014
Visit/security/23432/cyber-security-risk-to-open-source-apps-set-to-soar-in-2015
Cyber security risk to open source apps set to soar in 2015
Trend Micro predicts uptick in attacks on open source apps next year, in the wake of Heartbleed and Shellshock
4 Nov 2014
Visit/security/23344/uk-government-research-shows-12-of-britons-are-cybercrime-victims
UK Government declares 1/2 of Britons cybercrime victims
Despite this, only a third actually report offences to the authorities, government research finds
22 Oct 2014
Visit/security/23306/cybercrime-costing-companies-127m-a-year
Cybercrime costing companies $12.7m a year
HP has revealed the number of cybercrime incidents have increased by 96 per cent over the last five years
16 Oct 2014
Visit/security/23287/100-people-responsible-for-world-cybercrime-says-europol
100 people responsible for world cybercrime, says Europol
Top Euro cop warns of Russian cyber mafia responsible for cybercrime around the world
13 Oct 2014
Visit/security/23232/jpmorgan-cyber-attack-prompts-data-security-fears-for-76m-customers
JPMorgan attack prompts security fears for 76m customers
JPMorgan Chase & Co confirms cyber attack has resulted in 76 million of its customers' details becoming compromised
3 Oct 2014
Visit/security/23230/met-police-launches-anti-fraud-and-cybercrime-unit
Met Police launches anti-fraud and cybercrime unit
The initiative hopes to protect Londoners from falling victim to a wide range of online crimes
3 Oct 2014
Visit/strategy/23031/nato-adds-cyber-threats-to-collective-response-list
NATO adds cyber threats to collective response list
The declaration means all member states will act collectively should an attack or threat of attack occur
4 Sep 2014
Visit/security/22991/us-banks-hit-by-cyber-attacks
US banks hit by cyber attacks
JPMorgan and other financial institutions may have been attacked, although the scope is not known
29 Aug 2014
Visit/malware/22606/microsoft-calls-halt-to-cybercrime-ring-takedown-following-website-outages
Microsoft calls halt to cybercrime ring takedown
Microsoft has obtained a US court order to help smash a malware-peddling cybercrime ring, but web users seem to be suffering
3 Jul 2014
Visit/security/22609/bt-lifts-lid-on-uk-wide-scale-of-ddos-attacks
BT lifts lid on UK-wide scale of DDoS attacks
Attackers are employing effective techniques to bring down companies for days at a time
1 Jul 2014