European Union means to tighten its measures against cybercrime. While Barack Obama and Xi Jinping shared about increased cooperation, on combating cybercrime among other topics during the Chinese-US summit, the European Parliament was preparing a new law implying tougher penalties for criminals and common legal measures in the European Union. Cybercrime is increasing and becoming more internationally
Read More...Microsoft and the FBI are assaulting the Citadel networks. Microsoft and the FBI have launched a specific attack against botnets, those networks of zombie computers infected with malware, without their users knowing about it. With the support of more than 80 countries, they thus have launched a strong offensive against one of the largest cybercrime
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Did you ever realize that there was a Russian-American cooperation?The United States and Russia are also vulnerable to attacks in the cyberspace. Therefore government experts and analysts ingare try to identify on how the traditional arms control can be applied to a possible new type of war. The United States and Russia are even considering
Read More...It really sounded like a thunderclap on the cybercrime market places where one can sell, buy and rent credit card numbers, but also malware, DDoS services on demand, personal information about paypal accounts… The founder of Liberty Reserve, a virtual currency which is popular within the cybercrime field for its opacity (anonymous transactions, no identity verification,
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Cybercrime does not only affect others. Be careful and you will be protected from hackers and other malpractice from the specialists of Internet identity theft. We offer you below 7 simple tips to prevent being the next victim of cybercriminals. 1. Do not let your passwords be accessible to others: do not write your passwords
Read More...22 million users of Yahoo Japan had to be stealing access by cybercriminals who illegally enter the portal administrative system data. A spokesman for Yahoo Japan who spoke on the subject admits, “we do not know whether information about personal data was stolen or not, but we have serious doubts, given the volume of demand
Read More...The 5th World Telecommunication Policy and Information Technology and Communication Forum was completed on May 16th in Geneva (Switzerland) for a global agreement. This meeting was organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Its aim is to fight against virtual threats that have been growing in recent years and to develop partnerships with Member States and industry
Read More...To avoid being confronted with cybercrime, it is best to understand the different forms it can take and there is a lexicon for that. Here are some key words to identify what cybercriminals concocted to defraud users. Hacking / Malware In the lexicon, the term hacker is an individual who has mastered IT and acting in
Read More...The closed environment of hacking market has become very competitive, prompting hackers to evolve. For their business to survive, cybercriminals must bring a marketing dimension in their activities. The competition begins with the creation of malware. Hackers even call for designers to create a logo and the most attractive user interface. They also have to
Read More...You might think that visiting only well-known websites ensure you to stay safe online and not be hacked? Well think about it again after reading this recent study of the AVG security company whose researchers have identified malware on most visited sites. The AVG Insight report reveals how a popular page of MSN Italy was
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