REDMOND, Wash. – In a coordinated operation, Microsoft Corp., in cooperation with leaders in the financial services industry and other technology industry partners, as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced recently it has successfully disrupted more than a thousand botnets that are responsible for stealing people’s online banking information and personal identities. The FBI [...]
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Microsoft-led industry partnership with FBI helps bust cybercrime ring
June 12th, 2013 
National Cyber Security 
With troops and techies, U.S. prepares for cyber warfare
June 7th, 2013 National Cyber Security The command, based at Fort Meade, Maryland, about 25 miles north of Washington, is rushing to add between 3,000 and 4,000 new cyber warriors under its wing by late 2015, more than quadrupling its size. Most of Cyber Command’s new troops will focus on defence, detecting and stopping computer penetrations of military and other critical [...]
How to avoid Zeus virus on Facebook that drains your bank account
June 5th, 2013 National Cyber Security The New York Times’ Bits Blogs is reporting a 6-year-old virus called Zeus that infects your computer after you have clicked on a malicious link on your Facebook page. According to Nicole Perlroth of The New York Times, Zeus is a Trojan horse served to unwary users through fake Facebook profiles which post links to Internet [...]
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White-hat hacker fights cyber intrusions on NATO systems
June 4th, 2013 National Cyber Security Cyber attacks around the world are becoming more frequent, alarming and complex. Our interconnected societies depend on new technologies, which are constantly being probed for vulnerabilities to exploit. NATO calls on the skills of cyber-security experts to assess its computer networks and takes measures to avert and defend against cyber attacks. “I put myself in [...]
Cyber gang stole $45 million via ATMs, authorities say
June 3rd, 2013 National Cyber Security Federal prosecutors in New York say a gang of cyber-criminals stole $45 million by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards. Authorities announced Thursday that seven people are under arrest in the case, which involved thousands of thefts from ATMs in 26 countries. Prosecutors say an eighth person involved in the crime [...]
Small firms lose up to £800m to cyber crime, says FSB
June 3rd, 2013 National Cyber Security New research from the Federation of Small Businesses shows that cyber crime costs its members around £785million per year as they fall victim to fraud and online crime. The report shows that 41% of FSB members have been a victim of cyber crime in the last 12 months, putting the average cost at around £4000 [...]
Halting Cybercrime Requires Cutting Off Easy Money
May 31st, 2013 National Cyber Security The crackdown on Liberty Reserve underscores the danger posed by anonymous money transfers using virtual or digital currencies — a facet of cybercrime increasingly under scrutiny by law enforcement The successful compromise of an employee’s or consumer’s computer is only the start of an online crime. Without the ability to move money from the [...]
Sheriff: We Need Cyber Crime Training
May 30th, 2013 National Cyber Security VIGO COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI) – Vigo County’s sheriff wants to add a new skill set to his force. One detective will soon be better trained in cyber crime investigations. This announcement comes one day after the Vigo County Sheriff’s Merit Board fired former deputy Jim Haley Junior. Investigators arrested Haley in March after finding him [...]
Carly Rae Jepsen Hacker Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nude Photos
May 30th, 2013 National Cyber Security “Call Me, Maybe?” Well, perhaps via a prison phone for Christopher David Long. Long is the 25-year-old Canadian who pleaded guilty yesterday to hacking Carly Rae Jepsen’s computer in an attempt to snatch and release her nude photos. He was arrested last year on mischief and possession of stolen property charges, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Reports came [...]
Microsoft brings anti-botnet fight to the cloud with Azure level-up
May 30th, 2013 National Cyber Security Microsoft is moving to better defend businesses against cybercrime, loading its anti-botnet security intelligence systems into Windows Azure, therby offering firms real-time information on the threats facing them. The move was announced on Tuesday and is the latest stage of Microsoft’s Active Response for Security (MARS) programme. The move will offer businesses direct real-time access [...]
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GASSCOM holds cyber security workshop in Accra
May 30th, 2013 National Cyber Security The Ghana Association of Software and IT Services Companies (GASSCOM) and SANS, a global information security training organization are training Ghanaians on ways to effectively combat cyber-crimes. In that direction, GASSCOM on Wednesday held a seminar in Accra, to raise awareness on cyber-crimes, its effects and threats to software, computers, mobile phones and businesses, especially [...]
#AnonymousUK hackers post far-right members’ contacts details online
May 30th, 2013 National Cyber Security A list appearing to show the full names and addresses of the controversial English Defence League (EDL) has been published online by Anonymous-linked hackers. The list also includes phone numbers of senior members and criminal convictions. The UK witnessed a rise in Islamophobic attacks following the murder of soldier Lee Rigby, 25, on May 22. [...]
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Hackers crack over 16,000 passwords with 90 percent success
May 29th, 2013 National Cyber Security Three hackers have demonstrated how easy it is to crack cryptographically hashed passwords, with 90 per cent of a mind-boggling 16,449 passwords successfully deciphered. The experiment, orchestrated by Ars Technica, tasked the hackers with turning MD5 hashes like “5f4dcc3b5aa765d61d8327deb882cf99” into the viable passwords hidden underneath. The hackers employed the most basic hardware for the job, with [...]
Australian spy building remains secure, PM says
May 29th, 2013 National Cyber Security CANBERRA, Australia, May 29 (UPI) – Australia won’t dump its nearly completed spy agency headquarters in Canberra and start building over again, despite allegations Chinese Internet hackers stole the building’s blueprints. Federal Attorney General Mark Dreyfus went on the offensive over the allegations, saying there won’t be a reconfiguration of the new offices of the Australian [...]
Liberty Reserve Founder Indicted on $6 Billion Money-Laundering Charges
May 29th, 2013 National Cyber Security The founder of digital currency system Liberty Reserve has been indicted in the United States along with six other people in a $6 billion money-laundering scheme, in what authorities are calling the largest international money-laundering case ever prosecuted, according to documents unsealed today. Dubbed the “financial hub of the cyber-crime world,” authorities say Liberty Reserve had more [...]
