Cybercrime

MPs from the Intelligence and Security Committee urge the government to be more offensive in its dealing with cyber attacks.

Alistair Charlton Jul 17, 2012

With the whole world moving online, AlienVault's Dominique Karg looks at teh threats posed by digital pirates on the internet's high seas.

Dominique Karg Jul 17, 2012

Turkey's hacktivist group RedHack releases data on police informants in retaliation against ultra-nationalists targeting journalists.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jul 16, 2012

As we store more information digitally, cyber criminals are evolving to leverage that data for financial gain.

David Gilbert Jul 10, 2012

From hacking and cybersquatting to phishing attacks and unsecured Wi-Fi networks, the 2012 Olympics is a big target for cybercriminals according to one security expert.

David Gilbert Jun 28, 2012

Encrypted passwords from 6.5 million LinkedIn user accounts have reportedly been posted online with up to 300,000 having been cracked.

David Gilbert Jun 06, 2012

The Russian cyber criminal who infected 30 million PCs, Georgy Avanesov, has been jailed in Armenia for four years.

David Gilbert May 24, 2012

RedHack cyberactivists retaliate after hundreds of pupils poisoned by contaminated state milk.

Gianluca Mezzofiore May 03, 2012

We speak to Eugene Kaspersky and his cyber security team about how a change of thinking is needed to combat cyber crime.

David Gilbert Apr 30, 2012

The nature of Android means it is open to attack from cyber criminals but one security expert is spreading the word and hoping someone will take notice.

David Gilbert Apr 25, 2012

House of Representative Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers warns of growing online threat to infrastructure and business.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Apr 24, 2012

Hacktivists line up with online Marxist group in fight against Ankara crackdown on cybercrime.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Apr 24, 2012

Activists angry at budget measures to fund online privacy crackdown and call for protesters on the streets.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Apr 23, 2012

White House administraton 'concerned' over lack of privacy safeguards in cybersecurity bill.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Apr 19, 2012

Over 80 percent of cybercrime is perpetrated by organised crime, but how is the Mob doing it? We investigate.

David Gilbert Mar 29, 2012

A security expert says the move away from BlackBerrys is not a good one for mobile phone security.

David Gilbert Mar 26, 2012

Microsoft, accompanied by US Marshals, have disrupted an online security scam known as the Zeus botnet.

David Gilbert Mar 26, 2012

A new survey has found that 58 percent of data breeches in 2011 were conducted by hactivists with money not the main motive.

Alistair Charlton Mar 22, 2012

Russian websites monitoring reports of election violation have allegedly been hacked by pro-Putin cyber criminals. It is believed that the majority of the world's most sophisticated and effective cyber attacks originate in Russia.

Emanuelle Degli Esposti Dec 05, 2011

The government is hoping to "cement a real and meaningful partnership" with the private sectors in order to combat cybercrime.

Ewan Palmer Nov 25, 2011

November 14 saw an event held at the prestigious Chatham Hose which aimed to discuss the trends, threats of cybercrimes and the ways to combat them.

Ewan Palmer Nov 17, 2011

Ministers, tech executives and internet activists from around the world have gathered in London for a Conference on Cyberspace, to discuss how to tackle security threats and crime on the Internet without stifling economic opportunities or freedom of speech.

Ewan Palmer Nov 01, 2011

With the U.K. this week, joining the growing cacophony of countries calling for a unified global anti-cybercrime agency, analysts have already begun to question whether such a response could actually deal with hacking collectives like Anonymous.

Jul 07, 2011

Just days after the U.K. and U.S. governments indicated a new zero-tolerance policy to cyber attacks, the search-giant Google has confirmed that it recently suffered yet another attempted cyber raid on its email service.

Jun 02, 2011