Security
Tue, 16/02/2010 - 06:19 | David
The Government is to try to tackle the growing problem of online scams with the launch of a £4.3 million cyber enforcement team.
The new team will sit within the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), and will attempt to curb the proliferation of online trading cons and mis-selling.
Tags: Fri, 12/02/2010 - 14:01 | David
A survey has revealed that the number of people shunning internet shopping over security fears is growing, despite efforts by banks and retailers to shore up public confidence.
A study of 200 retailers and 1,000 consumers conducted by online payment company CyberSource UK, revealed that 50% of people refuse to shop online, with 41% of those surveyed citing concerns about fraud and identity theft.
Wed, 20/01/2010 - 13:19 | David
Cardiff has been named the UK’s card fraud capital in new research released today.
But the rest of the UK hasn't escaped the bad guys' clutches unscathed either, with card fraud prevalent in major cities and online card fraud affecting a third of victims.
Fri, 04/12/2009 - 12:51 | David
The Metropolitan Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) has taken down more than a thousand retail scam websites with the help of domain name firm Nominet.
As part of ‘Operation Papworth’, the PCeU took down 1,219 websites set up by criminal networks claiming that they were selling designer gear.
Mon, 09/11/2009 - 15:00 | David
The first iPhone worm has been created, which is now spreading in the wild.
So far confined to Australia, security firm Sophos said that the ‘Ikee’ worm spreads into jailbroken phones, changing the lock screen wallpaper to an image of pop star Rick Astley with the message “Ikee is never going to give you up.”
Fri, 23/10/2009 - 17:19 | David
Thousands of work computers infected with trojans could be a ticking timebomb, according to security researchers.
The RSA Conference in London this week highlighted how criminals had already targeted computers in business networks, thanks to laptops and desktops with trojan infections like Sinowal and Zeus.
Fri, 23/10/2009 - 17:16 | David
Enterprises have been too slow to react to the significant shift in the ways that criminals are attacking them, according to a security researcher.
Michael Sutton, head of cloud security provider Zscaler, said at RSA Conference that the types of ways criminals were hitting businesses had changed.
Wed, 07/10/2009 - 11:00 | David
Google has confirmed that GMail customers have been hit by phishing attacks, just a day after 10,000 Hotmail accounts were exposed by a similar method. The details of 20,000 GMail, Yahoo and AOL email accounts, including usernames and passwords, have been posted on the net. Google has confirmed the details are genuine, and claims it is taking action to protect affected accounts.
Tue, 08/09/2009 - 08:21 | David
A 32-year East Londoner has been arrested by the Metropolitan Police over e-crime fraud suspected to be worth over £1 million against HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
The man was arrested at his home in Poplar on suspicion of fraud and money laundering. He is being held in custody at Bethnal Green police station.
Wed, 02/09/2009 - 05:30 | David
It's been claimed that Conficker, the worm that caused havoc with business networks during the first few months of 2009, is making a comeback.
Also known as Downadup or Kido, Conficker was the most popular malware in August seen by BitDefender, more than eight months since it first started seeing it on its monthly top 10 e-threat lists.
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