HOUSE Legislators on Thursday filed a bill seeking to safeguard the privacy of individual and corporate computer users from the growing sophistication in the criminal skills of local and international computer hackers. The Department of Justice, the FBI and the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) remind the public there is a potential for disaster fraud in the aftermath of a natural disaster. Suspected fraudulent activity pertaining to relief efforts associated with the recent series of to...
Mar 09, 2012•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast The notorious hacker who helped the FBI bring down his worldwide empire is a martyr who took the rap for the crimes of his colleagues, a LulzSec member told FoxNews.com over beers at a Manhattan dive bar, just hours after learning the news about the shadowy figure known online as “Sabu.” Five computer hackers in the United States and abroad were charged today, and a sixth pled guilty, for computer hacking and other crimes. The six hackers identified themselves as aligned with the group Anonymous...
Mar 08, 2012•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast The FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office Tuesday announced that five principal members of the hacktivist groups Anonymous and its offshoot, LulzSec, have been arrested and charged. The men were located both in the United States and abroad. A lot can happen in 10 years, and that’s an understatement when it comes to malware: According to new data released by Microsoft this week, the number of malware variants went from 1,000 in 1991 to millions in 2011. Also check out the job of the day!!!
Mar 07, 2012•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Australian Institute of Criminology has found that while traditional crimes across the nation are falling in incidence, cybercrime is on the rise. FBI Director Robert Mueller recently spoke at a cybersecurity conference where he reiterated his belief that so-called cybercrime will soon surpass terrorism as the biggest threat in America. Also check out the job of the day!!!
Mar 06, 2012•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today at the annual RSA computer security conference in San Francisco, Director Mueller talked about cyber threats to U.S. national security, the FBI’s role in addressing these threats, and the increasing importance of public-private sector partnerships. Also check out the job of the day!!
Mar 02, 2012•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast The tiny $35 Raspberry Pi computer went on sale today, crashing its distributors' websites on the way to selling out within hours of launch. Identity theft and other scams cost Americans $1.52 billion last year, the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday. STEALING funds from companies is the No 1 white-collar crime suffered by Australian firms, with cybercrime a close second, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers survey. Also check out the job of the day!!!
Mar 01, 2012•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast While new computer technology has made power grids more effective, systems designed to secure those networks from cyberattacks continue to lag, Government Accountability Office officials told a House subcommittee on Tuesday. Crowd Strike, a start-up cyber-security firm has claimed that they have found a bug in Google’s Android that can enable hackers to gain complete control of devices. The details of these findings are to be revealed at a major computer security conference that takes place next...
Feb 29, 2012•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast The top government lawyers from three dozen states sent a letter to Google, expressing "strong concerns" with the privacy policy the Web giant intends to roll out soon. A BILL penalizing cybercrimes in the Philippines has been approved by the House committee on information and communications technology (ICT). Computer scientists at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va., released a formal solicitation (DARPA-BAA-12-21) to industry for the agency's High-Assur...
Feb 28, 2012•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) continues to receive complaints from victims of payday loan telephone collection scams. As previously reported in December 2010, the typical payday loan scam involves a caller who claims the victim is delinquent on a payday loan and must make payment to avoid legal consequences. Opponents of the government's online surveillance bill say Canada should look to its allies for cautionary tales before pushing ahead with measures that would erode Internet free...
Feb 22, 2012•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pittsylvania County North Carolina Sheriff Mike Taylor plans to form task forces in the coming months to tackle cyber crime against children and the county’s rising burglary rate. Both units will begin operation by June 30 and will be evaluated after a year to determine their effectiveness, Taylor said Friday. There is growing talk of cyberwar, as opposed to run-of-the-mill cybercrime. There are also terms that lie somewhere in the middle like cyber espionage, and cyber hacktivism--which is sort...
Feb 21, 2012•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Criminals continue to explore new avenues to lure victims, most recently by claiming to be a US military contractor, who was performing reconstruction work in Libya. Fraudsters sent unsolicited e-mails claiming that several metal boxes were found in cellars of high-rise buildings built and occupied by Muammar Gaddafi. Each box purportedly contained large sums of money, in addition to guns, armor, bullets, and drugs. The e-mails requested the recipient’s assistance with transferring the money out...
Feb 18, 2012•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Unlocking a phone is not illegal, but unlocking a phone which is under contract is a breach of contract and is subject to legal action. With cyber criminals exploring the smart phones market, the business of installing top paid apps for free on mobiles is flourishing in the market. Huge billboards around the City lure customers by offering top paid apps which they will install on their smart phones for free. Apps piracy also comes under software piracy and it is illegal as per Indian Cyber Laws....
Feb 17, 2012•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast FORREST B. SMITH, age 77, a resident of Slidell, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt to crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children, announced U.S. Attorney Jim Letten. Specifically, SMITH pleaded guilty to possessing images depicting the sexual exploitation and victimization of children. Warning of “cyber mayhem” sweeping the country, leaders of the Senate Homeland Security, Intelligence, and Commerce committees on Tuesday introduced long-expec...
Feb 16, 2012•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Florida Department of Law Enforcement created a cybercrime task force to keep up with crimes committed online. Louisiana city employees and potential outside sources will be examined in an FBI investigation into possible cyber crimes that have been committed with a computer(s) in the water distribution office. Also check out the job of the day!!!
Feb 15, 2012•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Prosecutors say Internet crime is on the rise. These cases are difficult to investigate and very time consuming for law enforcement, but there are steps you can take to avoid becoming a victim. The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) said that the new 'e-crime' centres had been established in Yorkshire and the Humber, the Northwest and in the East Midlands. The new units will assist the Police Central E-crime Unit (PceU) which is operated by the Metropolitan Police in London. And check o...
Feb 14, 2012•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast The U.S. is trying to dabble in policing the Internet again, but in a vastly different way. Meet S.1469 or the International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act. Over a period of several weeks, the Computer Crimes and Forensics Investigations Unit of the Alamance County Sheriff's Office has been conducting a number of cyber crime investigations. Following an extensive investigation a number of individuals have been charged in three separate series of events. The charges are related to three...
Feb 11, 2012•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast The former owner of a pair of Illinois-based technology companies has been sentenced to 2.5 years in federal prison for her role in a scheme to bribe school officials to land federal contracts for providing Internet service in several states. An associate of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom was released from custody on bail in New Zealand on Thursday, as the NZ $4.3 million (U.S. $3.6 million) home of his former boss was seized. The FBI is seeking to extradite the two men, along with Dotcom, 38, an...
Feb 10, 2012•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Last month hackers took control of passenger rail lines in the Northwest, disrupting signals twice and creating delays. Businesses list the threats they are most concerned about in 2012; leading the list: unplanned IT and telecom outages, data breaches, and adverse weather. Also check out the job of the day!!
Jan 27, 2012•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Senate was able to approve on Tuesday morning the long-delayed Cybercrime bill whose latest amended version proposes the creation of new government offices. According to the FBI and the Department of Justice, cyber-crime is on the rise among American businesses, and it is costing them dearly. Cyber-crime includes a myriad of devious criminal practices designed to breach a company's computer security. Also check out the job of the day!!!
Jan 26, 2012•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Syrian Cabinet approved on Tuesday a bill on organizing internet communication and combating cybercrime. Three North Carolina teens are accused of not only hacking another teen's Facebook page but also posting derogatory messages and an obscene image on it. Also check out the job of the day!!!
Jan 25, 2012•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast The two-pronged email smear campaign that targeted former U.S. Speaker Newt Gingrich on the eve of South Carolina’s pivotal “First in the South” presidential primary was a “big, highly-sophisticated” undertaking, according to one of the law enforcement professionals currently investigating the cyber crime. From compromised machines to mass email lists for spamming, electronically-transferring funds out of bank accounts to phishing attacks—India’s 100 million internet users have become prime targ...
Jan 24, 2012•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast A Computer Programmer has been arrested over the theft of $10m worth of proprietary software code from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. While the rest of the world was making resolutions and sleeping off a night of partying, a South African cybercrime gang rang in the New Year by stealing more than $5 million from a government bank. Also check out the job of the day!!!
Jan 20, 2012•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast To combat the growing problem of cyber crime, Google has decided to take matters into its own hands. Yesterday in the US, it started Good to Know, a consumer education campaign the internet giant is hoping will make the web a safer place. A suspected Russian cyber-crook has arrived in the US to face charges of security fraud, computer hacking and ID theft following his deportation from Switzerland. Also check out the job of the day!!
Jan 19, 2012•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast SignatureLink, Inc. announced today that the company has entered into an agreement with ThreatMetrix, Inc. SignatureLink will integrate ThreatMetrix's Cybercrime Defender Platform with SignatureLink's online "friendly fraud" technology giving merchants and the entire online payment community the ability to address 100% of online payment fraud. Also check out the job of the day!!
Jan 18, 2012•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast One of the world’s leading software protection companies is calling on multinational organizations to be more vigilant – and proactive – about the increasing risk of becoming victims of cyber crime. Also check out the job of the day!!
Jan 16, 2012•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Recent research by information management company Iron Mountain reveals that 20 per cent of businesses across Europe view the risk of employee theft as the most serious threat to information security. They see the risk as greater to the business than IT failure, cybercrime or natural disaster. Also check out the job of the day!!
Jan 14, 2012•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Texas-based global security consultancy Stratfor said Wednesday that it was re-launching its online operations, after hackers stole credit card numbers and personal information off its site in December. What's good for Facebook and its employees could be very good for California's treasury. If the Palo Alto company goes public this year, as many have speculated, the state stands to reap hundreds of millions of dollars in capital gains taxes from Facebook investors and employees profiting from st...
Jan 12, 2012•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Stephen Elop gave an impassioned speech on Monday about waging a war to re-enter the United States by establishing a beachhead here. Elop, a Canadian with a military general's vocabulary and haircut, is the chief executive for Nokia. The Finnish company is the highest-volume cell phone manufacturer worldwide, but has struggled in the U.S. and in staying ahead of the technological curve. Plus Google is getting way more personal. They will add new features to make the search engine easier to use a...
Jan 11, 2012•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Several Saudi citizens have warned against the potential threat posed by foreign workers who dominate the Kingdom’s mobile phone and computer shops. Some of these workers are involved in cyber crimes and blackmail women customers. Also check out the job of the day!!
Jan 10, 2012•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast A scientist has come up with a revolutionary new technology that protects confidentiality and authenticity, seamlessly and simultaneously. It could fight of cyber criminals. Banks are also looking at new ways to protect themselves from cyber crime. Also check out the job of the day.
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