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European Cybercrime Centre – one year on 10.02.14
What are the main future cybercrime threats on the horizon? And how has the European Cybercrime Center (EC3) contributed to protect European citizens and businesses since its launch in January 2013? These questions are at the core of an EC3 report presented today, and discussed at a conference organised by the Commission, with participants from […]
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Cybercrime Laws Difficult to Enforce 07.02.14
Once the Internet became the next big thing, legislators did not anticipate the rapid growth, or the types of online behaviors that would require new laws to protect innocent users. More than two decades later, state and federal governments have passed several laws to address the problem of criminal activities that take place over the […]
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Skilled, Cheap Russian Hackers Power American Cybercrime 06.02.14
Moscow — When it comes to finding original ways of virtually stealing real money, Russian criminals are in a class of their own. With an estimated annual turnover of more than $2 billion a year, the Russian cybercrime industry is the source of at least a third of all viruses, Trojans and other malicious software, […]
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Lawmakers urged to do more on cyber crime 04.02.14
The Secret Service is urging U.S. lawmakers to do more to prevent the types of cyber thefts of consumer information that recently have hit Target Corp and other major retailers. “Legislative action could help to improve the nation’s cybersecurity, reduce regulatory costs on U.S. companies, and strengthen law enforcement’s ability to conduct effective investigations,” said […]
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Cybercrime: A New Way to Commit Old Crimes 31.01.14
Cybercrime is one of the fastest growing areas of crime. According to forensic examiners, more and more criminals are exploiting the speed, convenience and secrecy that modern technology and cyberspace offers in order to commit old crimes in a new way. Every ten seconds, that’s how often a cyber offense can take place. “Computer crime […]
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Law to curb cyber crime to be introduced soon: NA told 30.01.14
ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary to Interior and Narcotics Control and Convener of the Parliamentary Task Force on MDGs, Marriyum Aurangzeb on Monday told the National Assembly that a draft of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill (PECB) had been prepared by the Ministry of Information Technology. She said that the draft of the PECB was under […]