Cybercrime

A 28-year-old man from New York was robbed by two men at gunpoint for the bitcoin on his smartphone.

Anthony Cuthbertson Jun 08, 2015

Russia's cyber-capabilites are the focus of much attention but it is playing the long game says one expert

Jarno Limnell Mar 24, 2015

Voice calling feature on WhatsApp is yet to launch officially. So if you get a text invite as of now, ignore it.

Rahul R Mar 08, 2015

Mossad's cybercrime unit discovered the use of steganography says author Gordon Thomas in his book.

Mary-Ann Russon Mar 02, 2015

Lenovo's range of consumer laptops come pre-installed with a piece of adware that also allows it to monitor secure communications like banking and email

David Gilbert Feb 19, 2015

The security arm of Alcatel-Lucent says Android devices are now favoured targets of cybercrime.

Mary-Ann Russon Feb 17, 2015

Banks in 30 countries including Russia, US, Germany, China and Canada hit by cyber attack.

Jerin Mathew Feb 16, 2015

Kaspersky Lab claims that hackers using malware accessed banking computer systems drained accounts of millions.

Tom Porter Feb 15, 2015

Anthony Noto, chief financial executive of Twitter, had his Twitter account hacked by a spammer promoting a sports website.

Alistair Charlton Feb 11, 2015

Security firm Taia Global has evidence Russian hackers breached Sony Pictures and still have unauthorised access to systems.

David Gilbert Feb 04, 2015

Google removed three apps infected with adware from its Play Store, but only after they were downloaded millions of times.

David Gilbert Feb 04, 2015

IBTimes UK technology editor David Gilbert looks at how easy it is for cyber-criminals to clone our credit cards and steal our money online.

Alfred Joyner Jan 27, 2015

Thunderstrike resides within the ROM which makes it undetectable.

Rahul R Jan 11, 2015

It is alleged that they were plotting to 'raid the country's communication systems'.

Sean Martin Dec 05, 2014

Advanced Adaptive Applications (A3) software detects unknown malware and viruses, auto-repairs damage, and adapts new protection techniques

Rahul R Nov 18, 2014

The bank said there is no risk to funds.

Sean Martin Nov 12, 2014

Report from Sungard outlines cost of meeting BCBS's guidelines

Sean Martin Nov 10, 2014

Smartphone apps for flashlights reportedly used by criminal gangs to steal consumer's bank details.

Anthony Cuthbertson Oct 27, 2014

Biometrics offer efficient way to secure transactions but experts warn they may have deeper failings

Anthony Cuthbertson Oct 22, 2014

Phishing attacks are amongst the most common type of fraud threat

Gary Newe Oct 20, 2014

The BBA has launched a campaign to fight fraud.

Sean Martin Oct 13, 2014

Approximately 880,000 Viator customers had their payment card information compromised.

Dan Raywood Sep 23, 2014

US Senate claims hackers associated with Chinese government attacked commercial targets

Anthony Cuthbertson Sep 18, 2014

In the wake of recent email account detail leaks, here's where you can check if yours was compromised.

James Etherington-Smith Sep 11, 2014

The VeinID scans the user's vein structures.

Sean Martin Sep 05, 2014

JPMorgan's investigators find stolen data was sent to Russia using global network of computers for hire.

Jerin Mathew Sep 04, 2014

IBTimes UK speaks to tech company, Nuance, about moving towards voice recognition software

Lianna Brinded Aug 19, 2014

Facebook 'Color Scam' affects users on both mobile and PC, and gains access to personal user details.

Rahul R Aug 09, 2014

Fake ID has been detected by engineers at Bluebox Labs, and the security hole could open backdoors to multiple security scams resulting in user privacy breach.

Rahul R Aug 03, 2014

Axelos' head of cyber resilience encourages firms stop thinking the buck stops at IT or security

Nick Wilding Jul 31, 2014