Four people have been sentenced to jail in a sophisticated banking fraud scheme to steal thousands of pounds
U.K. police are hailing the sentencing of four people who used a sophisticated Trojan horse program to siphon money out of online bank accounts and send it to Eastern European countries and Russia.
Two men face multiple charges in multibillion dollar Ponzi scheme
Two computer programmers who worked for Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities were arrested Friday and charged in connection with the multibillion dollar Ponzi scheme run by their former boss.
A U.S. jury charges eight people for an attack on RBS WorldPlay
A U.S. grand jury in Atlanta has indicted eight people related to hacking into a computer network operated by credit-card processing vendor RBS WorldPlay and stealing US$9 million.
The unemployed are increasingly believing work-at-home schemes, which are a ruse for cybercrime
There's never been a better time to get involved in cybercrime.
But investigators say they're developing clearer strategies for dealing with online crime
Law enforcement agencies can count a few recent victories against cybercriminals, but agents say the battle against them isn't getting any easier.
Some search results now feature FTC public service ads
Look for a way to fix your credit or transfer money on Microsoft's Bing these days and you'll get some friendly advice from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Affiliate networks use a bag of clever tricks to promote fake drugs, antivirus programs and other goods
Russian cybergangs have established a robust system for promoting Web sites that sell fake antivirus software, pharmaceuticals and counterfeit luxury products, according to a new report from security vendor Sophos.
A Virginia man faces up to six years in prison for selling spamming software
A Virginia software developer has pleaded guilty to charges related to creating and marketing software designed to send bulk commercial e-mail messages, in violation of the U.S. CAN-SPAM Act, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Mobile numbers stolen from slack mobile carriers
The government has issued a warning against fly-by criminals who are issuing SMS death threats to defraud victims.
Revised frameworks will deal with Internet-related child exploitation and increased penalties for cybercriminals
The European Commission is seeking to strengthen cooperation between law enforcement and private industry worldwide as well as increase penalties for those engaged in cybercrime, a senior official said on Wednesday.
Attack methods are similar to those used by the Russian Business Network, a disbanded cybercriminal gang
Up to 40,000 Web sites have been hacked to redirect unwitting victims to another Web site that tries to infect PCs with malicious software, according to security vendor Websense.
Cybercrime maximum sentences jump from three years to seven
A year ago, when a Time Magazine reporter told Tan Dailin that he'd been identified as someone who may have hacked the Pentagon, he gasped and asked, "Will the FBI send special agents out to arrest me?"
The country is home to server hosting providers that also sell 'bullet-proof domains' for cybercriminals
It's a great deal, if you're a spammer.
A researcher links the attack to a Russian cyber-gang
Cybercriminals who went after Facebook users with a number of phishing attacks last week have now turned around and begun sending spam messages from the Facebook accounts they cracked.
The former employee of a nonprofit organization broke into computer network after being fired
The former IT director for a nonprofit organ and tissue donation center pleaded guilty to a charge that she broke into the organization's computer network and deleted organ donation database records, invoice files, and database and accounting software, the U.S. Department of Justice said.