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Dramatic increase in cybercrime in Valley 28.06.13
KATHMANDU:The recent surge in cybercrime has been linked to a rise in the number of Internet users and access to social networking sites, posing a threat to people’s personal security, dignity and identity in the recent time. SSP Bijay Lal Kayastha, in-charge of the Metropolitan Police Crime Division, conceded that cybercrime was emerging as one […]
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Enterprise Still Ignorant of Where Worst Cybercrime Threat Lies 27.06.13
Cybercrime has become the catchall term for any and all attacks on your computer, but not all cybercrime is created equal. According to Interpol, cybercrime includes attacks intended to steal data and money, as well as the distribution of child pornography and auction fraud. However, for most of us, when we think of cybercrime, we […]
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Stopping fraud: how RBS protects you 26.06.13
“I would like to make a payment please” says the man. He is on the line to NatWest’s telephone banking call centre and has successfully gone through the security checks. Now he wants a payment for £1,972 to be paid into the account of one of his relatives. There is only one problem. He is […]
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Internet is useful tool but can be dangerous 25.06.13
If police in this nation had a squad car for every lecherous adult they picked up who tried to entice a child via the Internet to meet some place private, they would need a community the size of Sterling to park them all. If law enforcement had a squad car for every minor who was […]
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Internet pedophiles can remotely spy in the children’s bedroom
Charities and police have warned that computer hackers are able to watch victims through their laptop webcams. The practice – known as ‘Ratting’ (for ‘Remote Administration Tool’) – is a variation of standard virus or malware attacks which have affected computers for decades. By coaxing users to install malicious software on their computers, hackers are […]
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Small firms warned over exposure to cyber crime
Identity fraud, or cyber crime, is one fast-growing business the UK economy could well do without, yet small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly falling victim to it. A report last month by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) shows that cyber crime costs its members around £785 million per year as they fall victim […]