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An independent organisation set up three years ago to help the victims of online crime will close next month due to lack of funds. Over the years...
http://www.crime-research.org/news/13.08.2010/3809/August 06, 2010 Apple devices are vulnerable to attack, say German security officials
Several Apple devices including the iPhone and iPad have two critical security weaknesses for which no patch exists, the German government warned last night....
http://www.crime-research.org/news/06.08.2010/3808/August 03, 2010 Cybercrime costs firms $3.8 million yearly
Cybercrime costs American companies a median loss of $3.8 million a year, according to a study released Monday by security firm ArcSight and the Ponemon...
http://www.crime-research.org/news/03.08.2010/3807/August 02, 2010 Bulgarian police shut down websites
The entertainment industry is continuing its mission to clamp down on suspected illegal filesharing websites around the world. Four sites have been closed...
http://www.crime-research.org/news/02.08.2010/3806/July 28, 2010 Cyber crimes cost organizations $3.8 million per year
The study, sponsored by IT security vendor ArcSight, surveyed 45 US companies for a window of four weeks, over the course of nine months. While the first...
http://www.crime-research.org/news/28.07.2010/3805/July 26, 2010 Cybercrime: one in 10 computers vulnerable to attack
Cybercriminals are increasingly focussing on money, a new report suggests, and improved organisation means that “toolkits” have been developed to...
http://www.crime-research.org/news/26.07.2010/3804/July 14, 2010 Anti-fraud coalition lauded as 'useful' in cybercrime fight
According to Tan Wei Ming, senior manager of government relations for Symantec Asia-Pacific and Japan, the underground economy for stolen data "remain...
http://www.crime-research.org/news/14.07.2010/3803/July 12, 2010 America to help Nigeria tackle cyber crime
Cyber crime and scam mails have done a lot of damage to Nigeria’s image. Therefore, the Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC, is partnering with the...
http://www.crime-research.org/news/12.07.2010/3802/July 08, 2010 Space crunch puts GRP cyber crime cell on hold
The Government Railway Police (GRP) want to build a cyber crime cell of their own, but are unable to commence the functioning of the cell in the GRP...
http://www.crime-research.org/news/08.07.2010/3801/June 25, 2010 Cybercrime getting more sophisticated
That’s according to Microsoft’s latest Security Intelligence Report (SIR) which gleans data collected from approximately 500 million computers...
http://www.crime-research.org/news/25.06.2010/3800/June 23, 2010 Law enforcement equipped to battle cyber crime
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - Cyber criminals beware. A growing number of law enforcement agencies in South Mississippi are actively pursing crimes committed through...
http://www.crime-research.org/news/23.06.2010/3799/June 22, 2010 Microsoft launches cybercrime center
Microsoft Corp. has announced a business coalition, the Internet Fraud Alert group, aimed at combating computer crime. In addition to the software giant,...
http://www.crime-research.org/news/22.06.2010/microsoft-launches-cybercrime-center/June 03, 2010 Lewis: U.S. not in a cyber war
The United States is not in a cyber war and cyber war likely will never occur independently of a physical armed conflict, said James Andrew Lewis, director...
http://www.crime-research.org/news/03.06.2010/3797/June 02, 2010 Get ready for cyber crime on the phone
With the coming of 3G, the next wave of cyber attacks will be on the mobile phone, said cyber security expert Vijay Mukhi, at a seminar on the penultimate...
http://www.crime-research.org/news/02.06.2010/3796/May 20, 2010 Expert: Skype Worm No Cause for Panic
Security research firm Bkis earlier this month warned of a vicious virus targeting both Skype and Yahoo! Messenger. BKIS said in a blog post the attack...
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