News on Computer Crime

RSA Conference: Cyberwarfare panel says it's time to unite

2010-03-06T04:15:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Cyberwarfare is set to grow with devastating consequence, capitalizing on the historical separation between government and industry and the lack of shared visibility within and across these two sectors.</div><div><p>Cyberwarfare is set to grow with devastating consequence, capitalizing on the historical separation between government and industry and the lack of shared visibility within and across these two sectors. That was the position of a session at...

FBI director warns of growing cyber threat

2010-03-04T20:00:47Z

<div><p>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Militant groups, foreign states and criminal organizations pose a growing threat to U.S. security as they target government and private computer networks, FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Thursday.</p>&l...

Intel the victim of "sophisticated" cyberattack

2010-02-24T04:15:20Z

<div id="subtitle">Intel told the federal government that it was the victim of a "sophisticated" cyberattack that occurred in January, around the time cybercriminals compromised systems at Google, Adobe and more than 30 other large companies.</div><div><p>Intel this week said it was the victim of a sophisticated cyberattack that occurred in January aro...

Study finds cyberthreats to be largest security concern

2010-02-23T04:15:19Z

<div id="subtitle">More than traditional crime, natural disasters and terrorism, the security threat that enterprise IT departments are most concerned with is cybercrime, according to a study by Symantec.</div><div><p>More than traditional crime, natural disasters and terrorism, the security threat that enterprise IT departments are most concerned with is cybercrime, according to the results of a stud...

Google to restart China talks: report

2010-02-22T23:16:15Z

<div><p>Google and Chinese officials will resume talks about whether the US firm can deliver unfiltered Internet search results in the world's most populous country, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.</p><p>It was unclear whether any progress was being made in the talks, or whet...

Global critical infrastructure under attack, study finds

2010-02-22T13:22:34Z

<div id="subtitle">The risk of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure systems is rising and respondents to a new McAfee survey suspect a major incident is coming -- one that may cost millions and result in loss of life.</div><div><p>Global critical infrastructure networks are being pummeled with repeated cyberattacks from foreign nation-states and other adversaries, including terrorist organizations and organized crime groups, a report rel...

Cybercrime - And Why it Works

2010-02-22T14:58:14Z

For the last several days I?ve been investigating reports on where a lot of our virus and ?phishing? problems are coming from. Would you believe, Brazil? Most of Brazil is poor, with an average wage of less than $500 per month. Even so, many Brazilian cities provide free, wireless high-speed connections for those who have access to a computer.<br><br>This is a double edge sword. It?s great for entrepreneurs interested in ...

Cyberattackers need 'consequences': Hillary Clinton

2010-02-22T16:55:38Z

<div><p>In the wake of cyberattacks on Google, allegedly by China, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will say in a major speech on the Internet Thursday that those perpetrating such attacks "should face consequences."</p><p>"Countries or individuals that engage in cyberattacks shou...

Google case throws spotlight on cyber-attackers

2010-02-22T20:20:48Z

<div><p>While the average hacker might once have been a mischievous teenager or cybercrook, today's Internet attackers are increasingly likely to be state-sponsored or fighting for political goals, experts said.</p><p>Attacks against Internet giant Google and other firms -- blamed on China-based cyber spies -- have raised fresh questions about th...

Debate

2010-02-22T23:08:44Z

<div id="subtitle">Legitimate companies should consider hiring former black-hat hackers.</div><div><p>Legitimate companies should consider hiring former black-hat hackers. FOR Winn Schwartau, president, The Security Awareness Co. Are all black hackers the same degree of black?

From the Schoolyard to the Internet: The Phenomenon of Online Bullying

2010-02-22T23:43:03Z

Author: sean sandvik

The tragic death of thirteen year old Megan Meier has caught the attention of millions of parents, educators, medical professionals, and child advocates worldwide. She had committed suicide the day after Josh, a boy she met and became friends with on the popular social networking website MySpace, abruptly ended the relationship and began sendi...

Facebook, Twitter to face more sophisticated attacks: McAfee

2010-02-23T07:59:39Z

<div><p>Social networks will face increasingly sophisticated hacker attacks in 2010 but law enforcement is expected to make strides in fighting cybercrime, according to Web security firm McAfee Labs.</p><p>"The explosion of applications on Facebook and other services will be an ideal vector for cybercriminals, who will take advantage of friends trusting friends to click links they mi...

How to Prevent Identity Theft and Fraud

2010-02-23T15:08:06Z

Identity theft is a type of fraud where an individual or group wrongfully takes and uses another individual personal data for use in a fraudulent or deceptive way. Unlike a person's DNA or fingerprints, personal data is easily obtained and copied through fraud and deception and they can lead to criminals seeking them from economic gain.<br><br>The theft of personal information itself in identity theft use a multitude of techniques designed to confuse the victim. A ...

Spymaster sees Israel as world cyberwar leader

2010-02-23T15:44:05Z

<div><p>TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel is using its civilian technological advances to enhance cyberwarfare capabilities, the senior Israeli spymaster said on Tuesday in a rare public disclosure about the secret program.</p><p>Using computer networks for espionage -- by hacking into datab...

Feds go global to fight cybercriminals overseas

2010-02-23T18:24:08Z

<div id="subtitle">The Internet's global reach moves US to create overseas operations to catch cybercriminals</div><div><p>The tip came from another country's law enforcement officials: Eight major banks in the U.S. were being targeted by cybercriminals operating there.</p><p>Cisco's annual security report has found.</div><div><p>Cybercriminals still are making large sums of money by pushing spyware and pharmaceutical spam, but internet fraudsters will leverage banking trojans and other web exploits, partic...

Search Engine Scams

2009-12-08T12:16:51Z

Security researcher Jim Stickley displays logs on his laptop from Internet scams he created for a study for a California financial institution at his home in La Mesa, Calif., Monday Dec. 7, 2009. Stickley's study showed some of the most trusted Internet search engines gave high ratings to fraudulent web sites. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

Attackers try to swindle FTP credentials

2010-02-23T19:12:04Z

<div id="subtitle">Phishers are after FTP credentials in a widespread campaign targeting webmasters that use online hosting providers.</div><div><p>A new phishing campaign is designed to steal FTP credentials from website owners so the fraudsters can set up fake bank websites, a security firm warned Monday.The messages appear to come from web hosting providers, such as Yahoo, according t...

Experts expect exploits abound on Cyber Monday

2010-02-24T00:18:49Z

<div id="subtitle">Cybercriminals have already begun to ramp up their exploits in preparation for Cyber Monday, one of the busiest online shopping days of the year.</div><div><p>While Americans gear up for a long holiday weekend, cybercriminals are readying their exploits for Cyber Monday, IT security experts said this week.“Cyber Monday,” the digital equivalent of the brick-and-mortar world's “Black Friday,” is one of the busiest online sh...

Report: Cyberattacks against the U.S. "rising sharply"

2010-02-24T02:25:51Z

<div id="subtitle">During just the first half 2009, there were 43, 785 cyberattack incidents against the DoD, a new report states. If this volume is maintained for the rest of the year, it will represent a 60 percent increase over 2008.</div><div><p>A new report prepared for Congress found that the number of cyberattacks against the U.S. government is “rising sharply” in 2009, and many of the attacks are coming from Chinese state and state-...