Cybercrime

Cybercrime, or computer-oriented crime, is a crime that involves a computer and a network. The computer may have been used in the commission of a crime, or it may be the target.

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In A Ransom DDoS Attack, It Doesn’t Pay To Pay
In A Ransom DDoS Attack, It Doesn’t Pay To Pay
August 04, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Cyberattacks have become so common that criminals don’t even have to launch one in order to get victims to pay up; all they have to...

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Hacking An Amazon Echo Is Easier Than It Should Be
Hacking An Amazon Echo Is Easier Than It Should Be
August 02, 2017  |  Amazon

The conspiracy theorists may be right this time: Cybercriminals could use the Amazon Echo to spy on them. A British security researcher demonstrated how he...

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US Lawmakers Want US Agencies To Provide Information On Kaspersky Lab
US Lawmakers Want US Agencies To Provide Information On Kaspersky Lab
July 31, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Russian cybersecurity company Kapersky Lab is under fire as a U.S. congressional panel requests 22 internal government agencies share information on the firm. According to...

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Wells’ Woes, Stripe’s Acquisition And North Korea’s New Hacking Groove
Wells’ Woes, Stripe’s Acquisition And North Korea’s New Hacking Groove
July 31, 2017  |  Data Dive

Most of the drama this week was in Washington. The healthcare debate turned into something that was one aria short of a full-blown opera, and...

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It’s Only ‘Hacking’ When Bad Guys Do It
It’s Only ‘Hacking’ When Bad Guys Do It
July 28, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

A virtual lynch mob has swarmed the Facebook page of the Budapest Transit Authority (BKK in Hungarian), leaving more than 45,000 one-star reviews after the...

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Ransomware Hacks Costs Exceed $25M
Ransomware Hacks Costs Exceed $25M
July 28, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

With ransomware cyberattacks raging, companies and individuals have paid out more than $25 million during the course of the last two years in an effort...

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BTC-e Operator Indicted Following Tuesday Arrest
BTC-e Operator Indicted Following Tuesday Arrest
July 28, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Alexander Vinnik, the 38-year-old Russian man behind the bitcoin exchange BTC-e, has been arrested and indicted. Reuters reported news that a U.S. jury made the decision...

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Mastermind Behind BTC-e Virtual Currency Exchange Arrested In Greece
Mastermind Behind BTC-e Virtual Currency Exchange Arrested In Greece
July 27, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Alexander Vinnik, the 38-year-old Russian man who is accused of being behind the BTC-e virtual currency exchange and bitcoin laundering $4 billion or more, has...

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Teenage Do-Gooder Arrested in So-Called ‘Cyberattack’
Teenage Do-Gooder Arrested in So-Called ‘Cyberattack’
July 26, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

A teenager trying to help the Budapest Transport Authority (BKK in Hungarian) patch its online payment system was instead arrested for his good deed and...

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