cybercrime

Study of Justice Department prosecutions places average cybercrime loss at $3 million

Study of Justice Department prosecutions places average cybercrime loss at $3 million

Corporations attacked by cybercriminals lost an average of $3 million per case, according to a study of prosecutions by the U.S. Department of Justice over the past seven years.
Frank Washkuch Aug 28 2006 9:51PM Security
Senate ratification of cybercrime treaty praised

Senate ratification of cybercrime treaty praised

Information security industry groups today praised the U.S. Senate over its ratification late Thursday of the Council of Europe's Convention on Cybercrime treaty, hours before Congress broke for a month-long recess.
Dan Kaplan Aug 4 2006 5:14PM Security
FBI: Cybercrime losses down last year

FBI: Cybercrime losses down last year

The financial losses related to cybercrime are going down, and the number of businesses willing to report these crimes is going up, according to a new survey co-sponsored by the FBI.
Ericka Chickowski Jul 15 2006 12:30AM Security
Secret Service goes public on cybercrime crackdown

Secret Service goes public on cybercrime crackdown

The U.S. Secret Service has publicized an ongoing undercover operation targeting people who steal personal information and create malicious software to sell it in online forums.
Dan Kaplan Mar 31 2006 10:53PM Security
Justice Department cybercrime study underway

Justice Department cybercrime study underway

The U.S. Department of Justice said it has begun receiving responses to surveys aimed at measuring the extent of cybercrime on businesses.
Dan Kaplan Mar 21 2006 9:37PM Security
Taskforce warns of advance fee fraud scams

Taskforce warns of advance fee fraud scams

The Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce is warning consumers about advance fee fraud scams.
Staff Writers Feb 21 2006 3:20PM Security
Threatening email senders arrested

Threatening email senders arrested

NSW Police have charged two Sydney men following their alleged sending of threatening emails late last year.
Staff Writers Feb 8 2006 10:09AM Security
New Jersey installs cybercrime unit

New Jersey installs cybercrime unit

New Jersey has formed a Computer Crime Task Force to create a centralized approach to fighting cybercrime.
Dan Kaplan Jan 26 2006 9:22PM Security
British MP calls for cybercrime tzar

British MP calls for cybercrime tzar

A member of Parliament has called on the British government to take a lead from the U.S. and form a new national cybersecurity agency - with its own czar - to combat the threat of online crime.
René Millman Nov 29 2005 1:54PM Security
Cybercrime up but losses down - go figure

Cybercrime up but losses down - go figure

Average cybercrime loses have halved since last year, according to the 10th annual Computer Crime and Security Survey.
David Quainton Jul 15 2005 12:32PM Security
Lobby groups urges ratification of cybercrime convention

Lobby groups urges ratification of cybercrime convention

A coalition of industry groups has urged the Senate to ratify the Convention on Cybercrime and help prevent internet abuse.
David Quainton Jul 1 2005 12:39PM Security
Firms fall short in cybercrime strategy

Firms fall short in cybercrime strategy

Companies do not know how to handle cybercrime properly and criminals are let off the hook as a result, an expert has claimed.
David Quainton Apr 27 2005 10:32PM Security
Cybercrime police heavily understaffed

Cybercrime police heavily understaffed

Cybercrime fighting units are woefully understaffed and under-funded and the situation is not likely to change soon, according to former special adviser for cyber security at the White House.
David Quainton Apr 6 2005 3:49PM Security
£2.45bn lost to cybercrime in UK

£2.45bn lost to cybercrime in UK

UK companies lost a total of £2.45bn to e-crime according to new figures from the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU).
René Millman Apr 5 2005 4:59PM Security
Private-public sector rallies against organized cybercrime

Private-public sector rallies against organized cybercrime

Organized crime on the internet is a growing threat but the sky is not falling.
Marcia Savage Feb 17 2005 9:46PM Security
New cybercrime laws for Philippines

New cybercrime laws for Philippines

The latest draft on the new Philippines cybercrime bill is to cover mobile devices as well as computers and computer networks.
David Quainton Jan 5 2005 3:19PM Security
CSIA lobbies for US ratification of EU Cybercrime Convention

CSIA lobbies for US ratification of EU Cybercrime Convention

The Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA) has formed of a coalition of technology companies and industry organisations in a bid to promote the ratification of the Council of Europe's Convention on Cybercrime.
Robert Jaques Sep 17 2004 10:54AM Security
Microsoft donates to national effort fighting cybercrime

Microsoft donates to national effort fighting cybercrime

Microsoft said Wednesday that it has assigned a full-time analyst and supplied more than $46,000 in software to the National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA).
Marcia Savage Jul 22 2004 12:10AM Security
Survey: Cybercrime losses decline

Survey: Cybercrime losses decline

Security professionals have reported smaller losses from breaches.
Marcia Savage Jun 11 2004 5:58PM Security
Our archaic law leaves an open door for cybercrime

Our archaic law leaves an open door for cybercrime

Think what the world of IT was like in 1990. A few lucky researchers, military personnel, government workers and assorted hangers-on would have been able to enjoy the novelty of fledgling email and internet services. If you were a forward-thinking large corporate, you might well have a mainframe or a minicomputer network storing and processing crucial data and, although dial-up modems could connect systems to each other and enable remote terminal access, viruses and hack-attacks were minor worries. The occasional infected floppy disc might contain some malware that could potentially compromise the contents of your expensive 40mb hard drive, but a relatively up-to-date antivirus programme would probably protect you. Hackers and virus writers were mostly a minority sub-culture of cyber-kids operating from their bedrooms bragging and swapping war stories on underground bulletin boards.
Staff Writers May 19 2004 3:49PM Security

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