Cybercrime Is Exploding Worldwide: Here’s How It Targets You
Cybercrime has become a shadow super‑economy, with global damages estimated in the tens of trillions of dollars a year and still rising faster than most...
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Interpol Arrests 260 in Pan-African Crackdown on Online Romance Scams
In a watershed moment in Africa’s growing capacity to address digital crime, Interpol announced the apprehension of 260 individuals in 14 different nations on the...
Interpol’s Cybercrime Operation “Serengeti 2.0” Arrests 1,209 Individuals & Seizes $97 Million
Interpol’s coordinated enforcement operation, known as “Serengeti 2.0,” resulted in the arrest of 1,209 alleged cybercriminals and assets worth $97.4 million. This significant scale operation...
British-Nigerian man pleads guilty in New York to bank hacking crimes
A British-Nigerian national has pleaded guilty in New York to involvement in a more than seven-year scheme to hack into banks’ and brokerages’ computer servers,...
U.S. attorney subpoenaed Mt Gox, other bitcoin businesses: source
(Reuters) – Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has sent subpoenas to Mt. Gox, other bitcoin exchanges, and businesses that deal in bitcoin to seek information...
Hackers used previously unknown Internet Explorer flaw in new attacks
(Reuters) – A previously unknown flaw in a recent version ofMicrosoft Corp’s Internet Explorer web browser is being used to attack Internet users, including some...
Man suspected of being notorious hacker Guccifer arrested in Romania
A man believed to be Guccifer, the hacker who reportedly broke into the cellphones of George Bush and Colin Powell, was arrested Wednesday in Romania,...
Exclusive: Cybercrime firm says uncovers six active attacks on U.S. merchants
(Reuters) – A cybercrime firm says it has uncovered at least six ongoing attacks at U.S. merchants whose credit card processing systems are infected with...
FBI on the hunt for eBay car ‘fraudster’
The FBI has issued wanted posters for a man they say is behind an eBay car scam that has netted $3m (£1.8m). Authorities in the...