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Philippines police arrest cybercrime suspects in ‘sextortion’ swoop 02.05.14
Philippines police, backed by Interpol, have arrested dozens of suspected members of an online extortion syndicate who duped hundreds of victims into exposing themselves in front of webcams, including a Scottish teenager who killed himself after being blackmailed, officials have said. At least 58 Filipino suspects in the capital, Manila, and other cities were arrested […]
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Cyber Crime Displacing Conventional Crime, Says Former CBI Director 30.04.14
Cybercrime is slowly displacing conventional crime and the Indian police in course of time will become equipped to handle such crimes, according to former director of the Central Bureau of Investigation R K Raghavan. Speaking during a workshop on Cyber Crimes and e-security, organised by the Cyber Society of India here on Tuesday, Raghavan said […]
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Getting smart about fighting cyber crime 29.04.14
The nation’s largest cyber crime conference for law enforcement — now underway in Norwood — is focused on how to keep up with criminals’ use of changing technology, with 600 prosecutors, police and forensic examiners discussing how the constant evolution of digital evidence is changing the way crimes are investigated and solved. “The digital evidence […]
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Two held on cyber crime charge 27.04.14
Two persons were arrested by the Cyber Crime Department for posting obscene and derogatory messages and pictures in fake Facebook accounts, here on Sunday. In one case, Bathuala Suresh (29) son of Venkateswara Rao and a resident of Kotha Road in One Town area, created two fake Facebook accounts in the name of his estranged […]
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U.S. Secret Service Has 171 Cybercrimes Under Investigation 24.04.14
The U.S. Secret Service has prevented about $12 billion in losses from cybercrime and arrested more than 4,900 people since it initiated its computer crime investigations 30 years ago, the agency’s deputy director said Tuesday. Speaking at the Dow Jones Global Compliance Symposium, A.T. Smith said the Secret Service presently is investigating 171 cases of […]
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New cyber-threats that go bump in the night 22.04.14
App attacks, crimeware, skimmers, and other cybersecurity concerns for enterprise executives, per Verizon’s latest data breach report. FORTUNE — It’s that time of year again: Spring is in the air, Monarch butterflies are traveling north, and Verizon’s (VZ) data breach report is making the rounds, freaking out already freaked-out chief information security officers around the […]