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Cybercrime: Crimes perpetrated over the Internet, typically having to do with online fraud. See cybercrook and cyberextortion.; Full Cybercrime Definition >>

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US Government leadership in cyber security lacking: US Government leadership in cyber security lackingWar on TechnologyI can see a great headline coming someday; WAR ON TECHNOLOGY: US Seeks to Fight War on Technology.Peace and Cheers,mpNote that the official quoted......holds a patronage appointment, which gives us a good idea of who to blame for this state of...; Tags: US Government leadership, cyber security, cybercrime, U.S. Government, leadership, government, security; Discussion threads 2007-12-13
Russian company is hub for all manner of cybercrime: Where is the world's hub for phishing, spam, child porn and identity theft? That would be the Russian Business Network in St. Petersburg, say computer security experts. The Washington Post reports that groups operating through the company's computers are thought to be responsible for about half of last year's incidents...; Tags: Cybercrime, RBN, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Identity Theft, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, ZDNet Government; Blog posts 2007-10-15
Threat hierarchy: experimental hacking: There are five levels of threats. In the next few days I will walk though each of the levels, starting with the lowest level: experimental hacking. (I will be in Reykjavik for most of next week where I assume I will have no trouble getting online but you never...; Tags: Stupid Criminal stories, Security blog, Security, CyberCrime; Blog posts 2007-07-26
Schneier on ID theft: I am attending the IT Security Summit 2007 here in Johannesburg this week. It's a busy week for conferences with Interop in Vegas and AusCERT in session in Australia. While smaller than the other two this one is proving very interesting. I originally submitted my cyber crime scenario...; Tags: CyberCrime, Data Security, Trade Shows; Blog posts 2007-05-23
Discover valuable IT security lessons by tracing the history of cybercrime: The phenomenon of cybercrime is as old computers themselves. As soon as the first computer networks were built, some people were looking for ways to exploit them for their own illegal purposes. In this sample chapter from Scene of the Cybercrime: Computer Forensics Handbook, trace the history of cybercrime from...; Tags: Cybercrime, IT Security, Information Technology, Computer, Chapter Coverage, Productivity; Book chapters 2007-05-17

$10 million to fight cyber crime: Law makers in Washington introduced a bill Monday called the "Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2007". Brian Krebs gives it good coverage. The bill would make additional funds available to the Secret Service, which is responsible for handling credit card theft in addition to their body guard duties, as well...; Tags: CyberCrime, Security blog; Blog posts 2007-05-16
Identity theft is not just about criminal kiddies: The perception, thanks to the history of virus writers, that cyber criminals are young hackers holed away in hovels in Romania is not entirely accurate. As a matter of fact that perception is rapidly becoming totally wrong. Did you see this article from last December? "The sophisticated international...; Tags: CyberCrime, Security, Security blog; Blog posts 2007-02-19
Top Ten Threats for 2007: I had some time last week to think ahead a bit. I was on a twelve hour round trip flight to Maui just to get frequent flier points with Northwest. I know it sounds like a horrible waste but you do crazy things...; Tags: CyberCrime, Bank security, Security, distributed denial of service, attack; Blog posts 2006-12-27
How organized crime is profiting from the Internet: Cybercrime is no longer in its infancy. It is now big business. Organized crime is capitalizing on every opportunity to exploit new technology to perform classic crimes such as fraud and extortion to make money illegally. The threat of cybercrime to businesses continues to increase at a staggering rate. This...; Tags: McAfee Inc., Crime, Cybercrime, Internet; White papers 2006-12-01
Good old identity theft as practiced in Chicago: The only time I have been a victim of identity theft that I know of was the time I took a couple of visiting Japanese engineers out to dinner at ChiChi’s in Ann Arbor Michigan. It was 1983 and I discovered the theft when I...; Tags: Spyware, Bank security, CyberCrime, credit card; Blog posts 2006-11-12
Photo: FBI talks to hacker confab: Agency official tells Black Hat audience that the feds need their help on cybercrime.; Tags: agency, FBI, Black Hat, cybercrime, hacker, photograph; Image galleries 2006-08-02
Money lost to cybercrime down--again: Money lost to cybercrime down--againHardly shockingI've lost track of the number of times some media outlet or security firm has warned us of some impending doom that is about to befall all Windows users only to go remarkably silent when it never happens. You can almost set your clock to...; Tags: Identity theft, Phishing, SECURITY, data breach, cybercrime, attack; Discussion threads 2006-06-14
57% of US businesses are losing money to cybercrime: 57% of the US businesses said they are losing more money through cybercrime by way of lost income, the loss of current and potential customers, and decreased employee productivity than from conventional crime. 75% of US IT executives surveyed said some of the threat to their corporate security came from...; Tags: cybercrime; Blog posts 2006-03-18
cybercrime outgrows drug trade?: From CNN/Money:The Treasury Department says that cyber crime has now outgrown illegal drug sales in annual proceeds, netting an estimated $105 billion in 2004, the report said. At the same time, the Department of Homeland Security's 2005 research budget for cybersecurity programs was cut 7% to $16 million. Good...; Tags: cybercrime; Blog posts 2006-01-04
Photos: Symantec under ground: A trip inside Symantec's British nuclear bunker gives a peek at how it fights cybercrime.; Tags: Symantec Corp., cybercrime, peek; Image galleries 2005-11-28
What happened to Dewie the e-Turtle?: Security expert Bruce Schneier was interviewed by Tom Espiner of ZDNet UK regarding the notion that foreign governments are a serious threat to a nation's critical national infrastructure and whether cyberterroism is a more potent threat than the rampant cybercrime. Schneier views cyberterrorism threats as overstated. "The US government gives...; Tags: cybercrime, cyberterrorism, Dewie, e-Turtle; Blog posts 2005-11-25
FBI: Hidden threat inside cybercrime: FBI: Hidden threat inside cybercrimeLaws covering cybercrimes were inadequateShould read cannot stop cybercrimes. A law is a deterent only to those willing to follow the laws. Laws are nothing more than defined terms of acceptable behavior after which a punishment may be assessed if that behavior is not...; Tags: Federal government, cybercrime, FBI; Discussion threads 2004-11-10
The new face of cybercrime: The new face of cybercrimeNew Face of CybercrimeThe major software companies have to get together long enough and drop their posturing long enough to act in responsible ways. That's the crux of the issue, responsible behavior by corporations who own market share. Same thing as making safe cars...; Tags: Investment, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, new face, stock, cybercrime, PGP Corp., Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2004-07-20
DOJ says trust is key to fighting cybercrime: DOJ says trust is key to fighting cybercrimeAt the RSA Conference in San Francisco, CNET's Brian Cooley sees a new technology that changes passwords once a minute on devices including PDAs, cell phones and wristwatches.; Tags: PDAs, cybercrime, U.S. Department of Justice; Videos 2003-04-15

Additional Resources

Will Internet-borne threats influence the 2008 presidential race?: Political candidates are increasingly turning to the Internet to communicate their positions and gain voter support. But the same attack vectors that already pose a risk to consumers and enterprises can be used to influence elections in a number of ways. This sample chapter from Crimeware: Understanding New Attacks and...; Tags: Addison-Wesley, Phishing, Internet, Domain Names, Cyberthreats, E-mail, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Online Communications; Book chapters 2008-04-29