Fine Gael website Hacked by Anonymous hackers !

Ireland's main opposition party confirms that the personal details of up to 2,000 people have been compromised by the attack Ireland's main opposition party's website has been hacked into by a group which has recently come to prominence for attacks on companies related to the WikiLeaks controvers...

PandaLabs Releases : Annual Report 2010 (Must Read) !

In 2010, cyber-criminals have created and distributed a third of all existing viruses. That is, in just 12 months, they have created 34 percent of all malware that has ever existed and has been classified by the company. Furthermore, the Collective Intelligence system, which automatically detects...

Cyber harassment : Girl's morphed photo and phone number put on web !

BANGALORE: An Information Technology student who is in Bangalore in search of employment has filed a complaint against a youth for harassment. Thyagarajanagar police have registered a case against one Krishna Mohan who hails from Andhra Pradesh under the Information Technology Act 2000. The accus...

Undetectable fake ATM keyboard steals PINs in real time !

Thieves and scammers are an inventive bunch, especially when it comes to stealing you money indirectly. And the latest discovery of a fake keyboard that is placed over an ATM's legitimate one and records the typed-in PIN - in conjunction with a fake magnetic strip reader that can be manufactured...

One-third of malware was created in 2010 !

One-third of existing malware was created in 2010, a report has revealed. Anti-malware laboratory PandaLabs discovered the findings in its 2010 Annual Security Report which detailed a year of huge cyber-crime activity. It revealed that around 34 per cent of the 60 million existing viruses that ha...

Cyber crime trail leads to Winona State students !

A U.S. Department of Homeland Security investigation dubbed "Operation eMule" has led federal agents to a pair of 22-year-old foreign-exchange students in Winona who are suspected to be part of a sophisticated cyber crime ring based in Vietnam that has been misusing the identities of countless...

UK's Cyber Cops Take Down 1800 Bogus Websites !

Detectives from London's Metropolitan Police Service's cyber crime unit have in the past year shut down 1,800 bogus websites, which were either fraudulent or advertising counterfeit goods, ranging from tickets to Premier League soccer games to Ugg boots and jewelry from Tiffany & Co. The...

Abuse of social networking sites misused among youth in Kochi !

while engaging in online social networking sites seemed to have yielded little results, if the statistics and current trends are any indication. The Cyber Cell of the City Police has received more than 40 complaints of abuse of social networking sites like Orkut and Facebook this year itself. In...

Cyprus police said, Turk hackers avenge basketball riot !

Turkish computer hackers targeted around 20 websites in Cyprus over the weekend in retaliation for an attack on a Turkish basketball team by Greek Cypriot fans, a police spokesman said on Monday. "Acting on information from the office for combating cyber-crime, it was observed that around 20...

Three cyber crimes a week in Andhra Pradesh this year !

Andhra Pradesh witnessed three cyber crimes a week on average in 2010 and a majority of them were Nigerian frauds, according to the state crime investigation department. Briefing media on the latest case, Additional SP cyber crimes U Ramamohan said this was the 54th case this year registered at t...

Pune police conducted 'Cyber Safe Pune 2010' !

The Pune police commissionerate conducted 'Cyber Safe Pune 2010' initiative from December 16 to 22 in the city. The initiative was aimed at creating awareness among people regarding cyber safety. The cyber crime cell conducted lectures at housing societies, schools, banks and colleges last week...

Cops hunt for the hacker who tapped Y P Singh's phone in 60 seconds !

News Taken From mumbaimirror.com, The news is as follows... Thane Crime Branch has set up an inquiry into the matter and a team to track down Sachin Loke after reading the Mumbai Mirror exposé A day after Mumbai Mirror exposed how small-time detectives and software professionals offer phone-tappi...

Nepal Imposes New Rules on Cyber Cafes to Curb Cyber Crimes

Some 300 internet cafes in Nepal are now under police surveillance following a new government regulation aimed at curbing cyber crimes. According to SSP Rana Bahadur Chand, chief of the Metropolitan Police Crime Division MPCD, cyber cafe users must now present ID cards and register their names,...

FBI Audit Finds Minor Security Gaps in Belfast Police Department

The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI recently identified minor security gaps in the Internet security procedures of the Belfast Police Department during a fall audit. Local officials acknowledged the need to address these issues over the next few years. The department was chosen randomly for t...

Romania police Arrest 42 Business VOIP Cyber Crime Hacker !

Police in Romania of late raided a hacking gang that was centered on hijacking Business VoIP information from illegally accessed servers. Police in Romania of late raided a hacking gang that was centered on hijacking Business VoIP information from illegally accessed servers. ThinkBright.net...

Banks Lack Cybersecurity Measures: Top Interpol Official Raises Concerns

A top Interpol chief has expressed concerns about the cybersecurity measures in banks across the region. According to Major Ali Qubaisi, the Interpol team leader for the Middle East and North Africa, and head of the Economic Crimes unit of the Qatari Interior Ministry, banks in the region are...

India's Gov't Websites Still under Cyber Attacks !

Cyber crime experts in India are warning about the security flaws of many government websites, claiming the recent cyber attacks by Pakistani hackers have spurred little action in terms of enhanced cyber security. "Websites like that of Income Tax of India has loopholes and it can be hacked...

Internet-Based Crime Rises to 11%, Nearing Traditional Theft Rates

Americans are nearly as likely to be victimized by Internet-based crime as by other forms of nonviolent theft. This perception emerges from a recent survey on crimes committed against individuals and their families. According to a Gallup Poll released Monday, 11% of American adults reported that...

Interpol Conference Highlights Cyber-Crime Challenges and Solutions

The emergence of cyber-crime, which transcends man-made boundaries, has underscored the urgent need for global cooperation among law enforcement agencies to prevent and solve these crimes, according to a senior Dubai Police official. At the Third International Conference on Interpol for the Middl...

Indian Cyber Army Hacks 375 Pakistani Websites Amid Cyber War

The cyber war between Pakistani and Indian hackers is intensifying. A group called the Indian Cyber Army ICA has claimed access to scripts from more than 375 Pakistani websites, including those belonging to the government, high-level organizations, and notable individuals. Hackers from both...