U.S. citizen jailed for satirical YouTube video
The United Arab Emirates continues to tighten its grip on Internet freedoms.
On Dec 3, 2013 by Miles Klee
How to avoid getting scammed on Cyber Monday
Christmas comes early for phishers.
On Nov 29, 2013 by Miles Klee
NSA’s malware spreads to 50,000 computer networks worldwide
The agency has digital “sleeper cells” in every corner of the globe.
On Nov 24, 2013 by Miles Klee
Settlement money from banks will fund New York City’s new anti-cybercrime unit
It’s the circle of life.
On Nov 19, 2013 by Miles Klee
6 more arrested in connection to $45 million ATM heist
Authorities have now ensnared more than a dozen people thought to be part of an international hacking group.
On Nov 18, 2013 by Miles Klee
A malware mastermind may have been arrested in Russia
Russian police say they’ve captured the co-creator of the most ubiquitous malware kit in use today.
On Oct 9, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Identity theft gang hacks database of cybercriminals
SSNDOB has hacked the National White Collar Crime Center.
On Oct 1, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
A dark prophecy of our cybercrime future
Attacks on medical implants. Cyber gang warfare. Mood scramblers and brain hacking. Our future sure sounds grim.
On Sep 26, 2013 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Stop webcam spies with free, 3-D printed ‘RAT Trap’
A clever, but somewhat cheesy, new way to protect your privacy.
On Sep 23, 2013 by Miles Klee
Everything you need to start an identity theft empire in one convenient bundle
Here’s an easy way to become a credit card fraud kingpin.
On Sep 18, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Miss Teen USA threatened with webcam ‘sextortion’
California’s Cassidy Wolf, 19, first reported the hacking to the feds several months before she was crowned Aug. 10.
On Aug 16, 2013 by Aja Romano
EU passes tougher sentences for cybercrime
A new EU law, similar to the U.S.’s Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, sets two-year minimum penalties for hacking.
On Jul 5, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Chinese hackers gain access to the most expensive U.S. weapons system ever built
A senior military advisory panel claims that more than two dozen major military weapons systems may have already been compromised by Chinese hackers.
On May 28, 2013 by Tim Sampson
The thin line between cyberattacks and real war
Even in the digital age, a country can only legally counter a cyberattack with a physical one if the original attacked caused real, physical damage.
On May 28, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Stories from the New Frontier: The Plateau Effect
The history of CAPTCHA and ReCAPTCHA, and how to identify and work around choke points.
On May 13, 2013 by [email protected]
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