Boom times for hi-tech criminals
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Security experts look back on a year in which hi-tech criminals consolidated their hold on the net's underground economy.
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Bad guys use sophisticated testing to create malware that can evade even the best security programs.
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Times must be getting tough for computer virus writers.
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Financial fraud rife, say criminologists More than three million online crimes were carried out last year, according to estimates published today. These included more than 200,000 cases of financial fraud, twice the official number of real-world robberies carried out during the same period.â¦
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INSPECTOR Hacker of the Yard has fingered the collar of a UK man suspected of stealing source code from Cisco Systems in May. Cyber plods from the Metropolitan Police Computer Crime Unit swooped on houses
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Researchers looking to root out computer attacks hope that speed kills.
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Online criminals are exploiting human hopes and fears to spread spam and viruses.
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A buddy of mine who once worked as a New York City assistant DA shared the following insight with me: Most criminals are not very bright. He and I had just seen a heist movie -- something where an evil genius and his sharp-as-tacks cronies had pulled of an inordinately complex scheme to knock over a bank, grabbing millions in the process. In truth, however, most criminals are more "Fargo" than "Oceans 13," and that goes for cyber criminals, as well.
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From a sharp increase in phishing scams to high-profile arrests, here's what made news this year.
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2004 was a good year for criminals keen to use technology to fleece consumers.
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Hacking tools that let you unlawfully activate trial software can include malware used by hackers to steal financial data.
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Hackers, spammers and spies go into overdrive in December and January, when unsuspecting neophytes unwrap new computers, connect to the Internet, and, too often, get hit with viruses, spyware and other nefarious programs.
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The recent spate of malware attacks propagating throughout the user base of the Skype Internet calling system illustrates a broader trend toward cyber-criminals moving to take advantage of VOIP platforms as they become increasingly popular.
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Online criminals looking for new areas to attack in the next few years will focus on the Internet's infrastructure and the digital home, say MacAfee researchers.
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It's the socio-economy, stupid Central America, India, China and Africa are likely to become the hotspots of malware production and cybercrime over the next five years, according to an analysis by net security firm F-secure.â¦
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Trying to authenticate documents or uncover forgeries is an increasingly technical pursuit.
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Huge crowds in social networking sites draw money-minded malware authors.