Cybercrime

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Nation's Power Grid Under Constant Cyberattack, but Congress Lax

Utilities' cyber defense efforts said to be rapped by legislators, Congressional report finds Full Story »
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Aurora Hackers Said to Have Accessed Law Enforcement Targets

Chinese cyber marauders sought more than just information on activists -- they wanted access to FBI, DOJ investigations on spies in the U.S.

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Peculiar Malware Trail Raises Questions About Security Firm in India

Security firm Norman, investigating cyber-espionage-related to a Norwegian telecom company, the Pakastani government and others, says a lot of its findings lead to the word "Appin," which happens to be the name of a security outfit in India whose website indicates it does work for the Indian military.

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Police Arrest Anonymous Suspects in Italy

The four suspected hackers are accused of taking control of the Italian branch of Anonymous

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Four Former Lulzsec Members Sentenced to Prison in the UK

British hackers Topiary, Kayla, T-Flow and Viral received prison sentences for their roles in LulzSec's 2011 cyberattacks

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Labor Department Hackers More Sophisticated Than Most

The hackers who hijacked a U.S. Labor Department website were as interested in gathering data for their next attack as they were in stealing information from their victims, security experts say.

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Spammers Revived Old Schemes in March Quarter

Spammers revived some old scams during the first three months of 2013, according to Kaspersky Lab, but spam volumes remained flat.

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Payment Card Processors Hacked in $45 Million Fraud

U.S. federal prosecutors indicted eight people accused of running a vast carding scheme

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Spamhaus DDoS Suspect Extradited to the Netherlands

A judge decided to keep the suspect in custody for 14 days pending the outcome of an investigation, the Public Prosecution Service said

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Accused Spyeye Creator Extradited to the U.S.

An Algerian man accused of helping to develop and distribute the SpyEye computer virus has been extradited from Thailand to the U.S. to face criminal charges, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

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Dutch Bill Seeks to Give Law Enforcement Hacking Powers

Dutch law enforcement should be allowed to break into computers outside the Netherlands when necessary, the draft bill said

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FAQ: Phishing Tactics and How Attackers Get Away With it

Phishing attacks on enterprises can be calamitous in terms of compromised networks or damaged brand names, and the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), which aggregates and analyzes phishing trends data worldwide, offers some of the best insight from industry into what's occurring globally in terms of this cybercrime. The following list of frequently asked questions about phishing is derived from the APWG's April report that covers the period July-December 2012 worldwide.

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Spanish police say DDoS suspect used a van as a mobile office

Spanish police also raided a sparse residence containing a variety of computer equipment

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Dutchman arrested in connection with large DDoS attack on Spamhaus

The man was arrested in Barcelona on a European arrest warrant issued by the Dutch Public Prosecution Service

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Judge Rejects FBI's Bid to Hack Computer of Suspect in Attempted Cyberheist

A federal court in Houston has rejected an FBI request for a warrant to hack into the computer of a suspect in an attempted cyberheist.