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| 13.09.2024 | В Великобритании 17-летнего подростка арестовали за кибератаку на транспортное управление Лондона | Национальное агентство по борьбе с преступностью Великобритании арестовало 17-летнего подростка, подозреваемого в причастности к кибератаке на городское транспортное агентство Transport for London.
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| 04.09.2024 | The Cybersecurity Crisis: A Wake-Up Call for Businesses | In the digital age, cybersecurity is no longer a luxury; it’s a necessity. Every day, businesses face the looming threat of cyberattacks. The recent incidents in the UK highlight this stark reality. Companies are not just losing data; they ... |
| 03.09.2024 | Ransomware Surge: A Growing Threat in the Digital Shadows | The digital landscape is shifting. A new report from Searchlight Cyber reveals a staggering 56% increase in active ransomware groups compared to last year. This surge paints a grim picture for cybersecurity professionals. The shadows are gr... |
| 03.09.2024 | New Report Reveals Significant Surge in Active Ransomware Groups | New research from Searchlight Cyber, the cybersecurity and dark web intelligence specialist, has found a worrying increase in the number of active ransomware groups.
According to Searchlight’s most recent report, there were 56% more ransomw... |
| 03.09.2024 | Транспортное управление Лондона расследует продолжающуюся кибератаку на IT-системы | Транспортное управление Лондона (Transport for London, TfL) расследует продолжающуюся кибератаку на свои IT-системы. Ведомство указывает на отсутствие доказательств того, что в ходе инцидента были скомпрометированы клиентские данные. Это та... |
| 03.09.2024 | Number of active ransomware groups increases over 50 percent | A new report from dark web intelligence specialist Searchlight Cyber shows a 56 percent increase in the number of active ransomware groups this year compared to the first half of 2023, reflecting a diversification of the ransomware landscap... |
| 27.08.2024 | Alarming Surge in AI-Driven Cybercrime in H1 2024 | Trend Micro’s mid-year roundup report highlights resilience of threat actors
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 27 August 2024 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704) a global cybersecurity leader, today warned that threat ... |
| 17.08.2024 | J.S. Held: A Beacon in Global Investigations and Construction Advisory | In the bustling world of consulting, J.S. Held stands tall. This global firm, with roots tracing back 50 years, is not just another name in the industry. It’s a lighthouse guiding clients through the stormy seas of financial crime and const... |
| 16.08.2024 | Encryption Targeted Over Spread of Child Sexual Abuse Imagery | A child protection advocacy group is calling on Meta to do more to prevent the spread of child sexual abuse material across the messaging platform WhatsApp.
WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption messaging service has faced hot water by child pro... |
| 13.08.2024 | Akhlaq Ahmed Joins J.S. Held, Enhancing and Expanding Global Investigations Practice | JERICHO, N.Y., Aug. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global consulting firm J.S. Held, proudly celebrating 50 transformative years, welcomes Akhlaq Ahmed, a Senior Managing Director in the firm's Global Investigations Practice. Akhlaq is a Fellow o... |
| 25.07.2024 | The Battle for Privacy: Encrypted Messaging Under Siege**
** | ** In the digital age, privacy is a fortress. Yet, recent events have shown that even the strongest walls can be breached. The EncroChat case in the UK has ignited a firestorm of debate over the future of encrypted messaging. The implicatio... |
| 24.07.2024 | NCA Takes Down 12,000 People Smuggler Posts, Pages, and Accounts | The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), in partnership with social media platforms Meta, X, TikTok, and YouTube, has led a takedown of thousands of social media posts, pages, and accounts advertising the services of people smugglers.
By the e... |
| 24.07.2024 | Will the EncroChat Case Put Encrypted Messages at Surveillance Risk? | A court case has pointed out a disturbing potential privacy crisis as police could use bulk surveillance techniques as laid out in a ruling by the UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal.
This means that platforms employing end-to-end encryption... |
| 23.07.2024 | Polícia desmantela um dos maiores grupos de ataques DDoS do mundo | Polícia desmantela um dos maiores grupos de ataques DDoS por encomenda (imagem ilustrativa: Vitor Pádua/Tecnoblog)
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| 15.07.2024 | Report: Three in Ten Adults Have Been a Victim of Financial Fraud | As fraud rates continue to rise, nearly all adults in the UK (94%) now say they are taking additional steps to avoid falling victim to scams, according to new research from fraud and financial crime prevention company, Featurespace.
Three i... |
| 08.07.2024 | LockBit’s latest attack shows why fintech needs more zero trust | We want to hear from you! Take our quick AI survey and share your insights on the current state of AI, how you’re implementing it, and what you expect to see in the future. Learn More
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| 06.06.2024 | 7,000 LockBit decryption keys now in the hands of the FBI, offering victims hope | Enlarge
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The FBI is urging victims of one of the most prolific ransomware groups to come forward after agents recovered thousands of decryption keys that may allow the recovery of data that has remained inacce... |
| 16.05.2024 | Исследователь по ИБ Брайан Кребс раскрыл способы, как Минюст США пытался деанонимизировать админа LockBit | 13 мая 2024 года исследователь по ИБ Брайан Кребс попытался раскрыть способы, с помощью которых Минюст США и другие ведомства пытались деанонимизировать администратора программы-вымогателя LockBit в лице Дмитрия Хорошева из Воронежа.
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| 11.05.2024 | Unmasking LockBit: The Rise and Fall of a Cybercrime Empire | In the dark underbelly of the cyber world, a shadowy figure emerged as the mastermind behind one of the most prolific and damaging ransomware groups in history - LockBit. Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, a 31-year-old Russian hacker known as &qu... |
| 11.05.2024 | LockBitSupp заявил, что он не тот человек, кого деанонимизировал Минюст США | 10 мая 2024 года админ LockBit под ником LockBitSupp заявил в интервью для программы Click Here (издание Recorded Future), что он не тот человек, кого недавно деанонимизировал Минюст США и за местонахождение которого предложена награда от с... |
| 08.05.2024 | Минюст США предъявил обвинения админу LockBit и предложил вознаграждение $10 млн за информацию об его нахождении | 7 мая 2024 года Министерство юстиции США раскрыло имя и заочно предъявило обвинения (всего 26 пунктов, включая преступный сговор с целью совершения мошенничества и вымогательства с целью нанесения ущерба, умышленные повреждения защищённых к... |
| 08.05.2024 | Chefe do ransomware Lockbit é identificado com US$ 100 milhões na conta | Saiba mais sobre Lockbit no nosso canal no WhatsApp
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| 07.05.2024 | US, UK police identify and charge Russian leader of LockBit ransomware gang | The identity of the leader of one of the most infamous ransomware groups in history has finally been revealed.
On Tuesday, a coalition of law enforcement led by the U.K.’s National Crime Agency announced that Russian national, Dmitry Yuryev... |
| 07.05.2024 | Ransomware mastermind LockBitSupp reveled in his anonymity—now he’s been ID’d | Enlarge / Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, aka LockBitSupp
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Since at least 2019, a shadowy figure hiding behind several pseudonyms has publicly gloated for extorting millions of dollars from thousands ... |
| 07.05.2024 | [Update] Alleged LockBit Ransomware Gang Leader Now Identified: Who is 'LockBitSupp?' | Joseph Henry, Tech Times 07 May 2024, 01:05 pm
Just a day before, law enforcement officials trolled the LockBit ransomware gang by restoring its dark website. Apparently, the traces of criminals are nowhere to be found but only the weird me... |
| 25.04.2024 | UK Law Enforcement Agencies Can Now Seize Crypto More Easily as New Rules Take Effect | New powers that will make it easier for law enforcement agencies to seize crypto come into effect on Friday.
The U.K. passed a crime bill last year to aid crypto seizures, allowing law enforcement agencies to seize funds before making arres... |
| 22.04.2024 | European police chiefs target E2EE in latest demand for ‘lawful access’ | In the latest iteration of the never-ending (and always head-scratching) crypto wars, Graeme Biggar, the director general of the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), has called on Instagram’s parent, Meta, to rethink its continued rollout of e... |
| 22.04.2024 | Tech giants 'putting profit before safety with end-to-end encryption' | Facebook and other tech giants are putting "profit before safety" by introducing end-to-end encryption on messaging platforms, warned the head of the National Crime Agency in the UK, writes Rebecca Camber.
Graeme Biggar said US fi... |
| 22.04.2024 | Pedophiles Use AI to Create Children Deepfake Nudes for Extortion, Dark Web Discovery Reveals | Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 22 April 2024, 09:04 pm
A new report brings to light a tactic by pedophiles and bad actors. They are allegedly now using AI-generated children deepfake nudes to extort the victims into giving more explicit materia... |
| 12.04.2024 | Sophos Study: 94% of Ransomware Victims Have Their Backups Targeted By Attackers | Organisations that have backed up their sensitive data may believe they are relatively safe from ransomware attacks; however, this is not the case based on findings from a new study from IT security company Sophos. The report showed that cy... |
| 19.03.2024 | LockBit ransomware gang’s power diminished but not eradicated | Although action by UK and US authorities against the LockBit ransomware gang is a major setback for its operations – and is likely to inhibit its ability to recruit affiliates – such criminal groupings are notoriously resilient and will pro... |
| 27.02.2024 | CVE-2024-1709 и массовая атака на медицинские учреждения США | В данной статье рассказывается о 0-day уязвимости CVE-2024-1709, позволяющей обойти аутентификацию и получить неограниченный доступ к серверам и машинам, которые управляются с помощью ПО удаленного рабочего стола ConnectWise ScreenConnect. ... |
| 23.02.2024 | Global Law Enforcers Seek Trend Micro’s Help in Taking Down Top Ransomware Threat Group LockBit | Trend helps shield the world from an unreleased ransomware attack and delivers advanced protection to customers
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 February 2024 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704) a global cybersecur... |
| 21.02.2024 | Национальное агентство по борьбе с преступностью Великобритании: каждый пятый ребёнок от 10 до 16 лет — киберпреступник... | Анализ текущих тенденций в виртуальном мире от специалистов Национального агентства по борьбе с преступностью Великобритании (NCA) показал, что каждый пятый ребёнок в стране в возрасте от 10 до 16 лет — фактически является киберпреступником... |
| 21.02.2024 | Six things we learned from the LockBit takedown | A sweeping law enforcement operation led by the U.K.’s National Crime Agency (NCA) this week took down LockBit, the notorious Russia-linked ransomware gang that for years has wreaked havoc on businesses, hospitals, and governments around th... |
| 21.02.2024 | Take down of Lockbit won’t stop the hackers, warn security experts | Cybersecurity experts have warned that hackers could swiftly bounce back from a UK-led operation that disrupted what is believed to be the world’s largest criminal ransomware group.
Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA), along with the FBI,... |
| 15.11.2023 | US says Royal ransomware gang plans ‘Blacksuit’ rebrand | The U.S. government says Royal, one of the most active ransomware gangs in recent years, is preparing to rebrand or spin off with a new name, Blacksuit.
In an update this week to a previously published joint advisory about the Royal ransomw... |
| 09.05.2023 | US authorities seize more domains linked to prolific DDoS-for-hire websites | U.S. authorities have seized 13 more domains linked to some of the world’s most popular DDoS-for-hire websites.
These websites, also described as “booter” or “stressor” services, are marketed as legitimate security testing tools that allow ... |
| 30.04.2023 | A pilot who tried to smuggle 4 people from Belgium to Britain in a private airplane was jailed for 7 years | Richard Styles was previously convicted of smuggling drugs. NCA
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| 20.04.2023 | ФБР и Интерпол просят Meta отказаться от сквозного шифрования для защиты детей | Anonymous 20 апреля 2023, 15:12 ФБР и Интерпол просят Meta отказаться от сквозного шифрования для защиты детей
ФБР, Интерпол и британское Национальное агентство по борьбе с преступностью опубликовали совместное заявление, в котором раскрити... |
| 19.04.2023 | Meta risks ‘blindfolding’ itself to child sex abuse with expanded encryption, agencies warn | More On: meta
Babies, honeymoons, and whiskey: How fired Meta workers are coping with latest layoffs ‘Hunger Games have begun’: Meta tells employees to work from home as it starts to ax 10K jobs Meta upped spending on Zuckerberg’s private j... |
| 06.04.2023 | Authorities take down sprawling dark Web marketplace | International law enforcement agencies have seized a sprawling dark Web marketplace popular with cybercriminals, Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said on Wednesday, in a multinational crackdown dubbed “Operation Cookie Monster”.
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| 05.04.2023 | 2 Million Victims Identified in Genesis Marketplace Takedown | The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) was part of a group of law enforcement agencies from 17 different countries that took part in the crackdown led by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Dutch National Police. On April 4th... |
| 31.03.2023 | Why Businesses Prefer One-Click Passwordless Login | Noah Miller, Tech Times 31 March 2023, 12:03 pm
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Businesses have to take steps to improve efficiency and the overall smooth running of operations these days. There are various ways in which this can be... |
| 07.03.2023 | The Rise Of Zero-Trust Cybersecurity In A Multicloud World | Danny Lopez, CEO of Glasswall Solutions, has had a successful international career to date in banking, marketing, diplomacy and technology. |
| 26.08.2022 | Tackling cybercrime and the threat of 'script kiddies' [Q&A] | Major cyberattacks still have the power to make headline news, yet reporting and indeed conviction rates for cybercrime remain low. It's perhaps not surprising then that rising numbers of young people are getting involved in these illegal a... |
| 26.07.2022 | How Much Did the UK Seize in Crypto-assets Last Year? | The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has revealed that between April 1, 2022 and March 31, 2022, its confiscated roughly £22.34 million in cryptocurrency assets.
It’s a stark contrast to the previous year in which there was no seizures of a... |
| 06.05.2022 | UK’s NCA recovers $23.4 million from Abacha’s family after 7 years of litigation | --> -->
The United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency has recovered $23.4 million siphoned out of Nigeria in the 90s by friends and family of the former Nigerian Head of State, General Sani Abacha.
This was confirmed by the NCA via a sta... |
| 12.04.2022 | One of the World’s Largest Hacker Forums Has Been Shut Down | Illegal online marketplace ‘RaidForums’ has been taken offline following a sting conducted by Europol.
A forum administrator and two accomplices were arrested during the operation, police confirmed. Among those was a UK citizen, according t... |
| 08.03.2022 | Meet Thirdfort, the startup that aims to take on rising money laundering and payment fraud nightmare with £15 million | With spiralling payment scams and money laundering now costing the U.K. economy £100 billion annually, regulated professionals face an ever-growing risk and compliance burden. Tackling this burden manually is not only costly but the client ... |
| 28.01.2022 | What You Need To Know About Civil Asset Recovery? | Share
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| 22.01.2022 | UK Students Found Guilty of Launching DDoS Attacks Against School Networks | Thea Felicity, Tech Times 22 January 2022, 11:01 am
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A program to educate children about the consequences of DDoS attacks is being implemented by the U.K.'s National Crime Agency's (NCA) cybercrime unit afte... |
| 19.10.2021 | Criminalizing Teens' Google Searches Is Just How The UK's Anti-Cybercrime Programs Roll | Governments sure seem to hate online advertisers and the platforms that profit from targeted advertising and tailored content algorithms. But they don't -- at least in this case -- have anything against engaging in exactly this sort of beha... |
| 19.10.2021 | Criminalizing Teens' Google Searches Is Just How The UK's Anti-Cybercrime Programs Roll | Governments sure seem to hate online advertisers and the platforms that profit from targeted advertising and tailored content algorithms. But they don’t — at least in this case — have anything against engaging in exactly this sort of behavi... |
| 14.10.2021 | Partnerships, priorities and predictions for the future in the pensions market | Speaker: Sarah Pritchard, Executive Director, Markets
Event: Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association
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| 12.08.2021 | Rapid7 : Reforming the UK's Computer Misuse Act | The UK Home Office recently ran a Call for Information to investigate the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (CMA). The CMA is the UK's anti-hacking law, and as Rapid7 is active in the UK and highly engaged in public policy efforts to advance securit... |
| 15.07.2021 | The rise of ransomware | The ascendancy of the digital age over the past twenty years has changed the way in which businesses operate entirely, but with the recent rise in the number of people working from home, the risk of cyber-attacks are greater than ever befor... |
| 03.06.2021 | Veriff Releases New Anti Money Laundering Compliance Product | Veriff Releases New Anti Money Laundering Compliance Product Thu, Jun 03, 2021 10:00 CET
June 3, 2021 - Veriff, a global identity verification provider released its new Anti Money Laundering (AML) compliance product, providing its customers... |
| 30.03.2021 | Questions Raised Over Secure Message Evidence in 2020 EncroChat Arrests | Forensic and legal experts in the UK are questioning the legal ‘black hole’ of evidence surrounding the EncroChat hack announced in early March.
So far investigators in France, where the hack took place, have not said how they downloaded mi... |
| 12.03.2021 | France, Cyber Operations and Sovereignty: The ‘Purist’ Approach to Sovereignty and Contradictory State Practice | In the context of cyber operations, there is a debate between those who consider sovereignty to be an underlying principle of international law from which other primary rules emanate, and those who consider it to be a primary rule of custom... |
| 11.02.2021 | Police have arrested eight men in an investigation into a gang that stole more than $100 million in cryptocurrency from US celebrities | Eight men were arrested as part of a probe into a gang that stole $100 million in cryptocurrency.
Police did not name the celebrities but said they included influencers, musicians, and sports stars.
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| 10.02.2021 | Authorities bust SIM-swap ring they say took millions from the rich and famous | Enlarge / Close-up photograph of a SIM card, a SIM-card replacement, and a smartphone.
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| 02.10.2020 | Crime agency to probe government’s bounce back loan scheme | Britain’s crime agency will investigate organised crime linked to the government’s bounce back loan scheme, launched to help businesses through the pandemic. |
| 03.07.2020 | Police Crack Top-Secret Comms System to Bust Major Crime Network | A major crime syndicate which used ‘EncroChat’, an encrypted phone network to move drugs and guns, has been busted by the National Crime Agency (NCA).
Caught up in the operation were a number of suspected drug ‘kingpins’, police said. Sever... |
| 02.07.2020 | Police say they cracked a secret, global chat system used to plot murders and money laundering and have made hundreds of arrests | European law-enforcement agencies said on Thursday they had infiltrated a secret global criminal chat system used to plot the murder of rival criminals, money laundering, and the selling of illegal goods.
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| 02.07.2020 | Police roll up crime networks in Europe after infiltrating popular encrypted chat app | Hundreds of alleged drug dealers and other criminals are in custody today after police in Europe infiltrated an encrypted chat system reportedly used by thousands to discuss illegal operations. The total failure of this ostensibly secure me... |
| 02.07.2020 | Police cracked a secret, global chat system used to plot murders and launder money | Criminals paid upwards of R28,000 for a phone like this one which came pre-loaded with EncroChat.
European law enforcement agencies said on Thursday they had infiltrated EncroChat, a secret global criminal chat system used to plot the murde... |
| 11.06.2020 | How Can Parents and Tech Firms Protect Children Amidst Increased Screen Time? | From worries about job security, the economy and the health of friends and family, living through a pandemic is fraught with anxieties and stresses. But arguably, there are several opportunities presented by the current crisis too.
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| 28.01.2020 | Bitcoin (BTC) Crime: British Man Gets Nine Years in Prison for Selling Lethal Drugs | Justas Bieksa, a 34-year-old British man who ran a drug business on the dark web, has been sentenced to nine years in prison.
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| 26.12.2019 | Transnational Organized Crime and National Security: Evil Corp, Hezbollah and Chinese Opioid Trafficking | Introduction
Over the past few months American law enforcement officials have unveiled several initiatives targeting sophisticated criminal networks around the world. In Congress, two bills that would dramatically reshape the American anti-... |
| 20.12.2019 | The 'Turkish Crime Family' Hacker Pleaded Guilty in London Today for attempting to Blackmail Apple
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| 05.12.2019 | Kingpin of Evil Corp lived large. Now there’s a $5 million bounty on his head | Enlarge / Screenshot of Justice Department website shows four pictures of same alleged criminal.
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| 02.12.2019 | Hacker Tools Website Shutdown Following UK Raids | The successful operation is the result of an international cybercrime investigation led by the Australian Federal Police and supported by the National Crime Agency (NCA).
The store, Imminent Methods, sold spyware hacker tools to 14,500 peop... |
| 27.11.2019 | Cocaine found hidden in frozen seafood during massive UK bust | The United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (CSA) seized around GBP 10 million (USD 13 million, EUR 11.7 million) worth of cocaine hidden inside frozen fish on 23 November.
The CSA charged James Satterley, 50, of Berkshire, East Sussex, afte... |
| 06.09.2019 | An ex-Goldman Sachs banker convicted of money laundering has been ordered to pay $9 million | Richard Drew/AP
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An ex-Goldman Sachs investment banker who was convicted of money laundering in 2013 has been issued a confiscation order for £7.3 million, or $9 million.
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| 13.06.2019 | How to Avoid Cybercrimes in the UK | 12 shares
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| 21.03.2019 | UK’s Police Federation hit by ransomware | The U.K.’s Police Federation has confirmed it has been hit by a cyberattack.
The union-like organization, representing 119,000 police officers across the 43 forces in England and Wales, described the event as ransomware in a statement share... |
| 26.04.2018 | DDoS Marketplace Shut Down After Europol Operation | The world’s biggest online marketplace selling Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks has been taken down by an international police operation. The illegal service was shut down and its’ infrastructure seized in the Netherlands, Unite... |
| 13.04.2018 | New Classification System for Cyber Threats | The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has collaborated with law enforcement agencies to create a new national categorisation of ‘cyber incidents’ to enable a new alignment for addressing the growing and evolving range of threat vectors ... |
| 11.04.2018 | UK Businesses Face Growing Cyber Threats | A report published on Tuesday by the National Cyber Security Centre has revealed that cyber attacks on UK businesses increased last year.
According to the report, British businesses face increasing threats from ransomware, data breaches and... |
| 19.02.2018 | Inside the Repulsive World of 'Hurtcore', the Worst Crimes Imaginable | WARNING: This article contains disturbing content some may find upsetting.
Torment and humiliation used to be a very public spectacle. But in the modern world there are new ways to be cruel, and many of them are conducted from behind a comp... |
| 04.01.2018 | Summary: U.K. Intelligence and Security Committee Annual Report | On Dec. 20, the U.K. Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee issued its annual report. Published pursuant to the Justice and Security Act 2013, the document provides a comprehensive overview of the committee’s work over the past ye... |
| 30.11.2017 | No Privacy Shield, No Parachute?: The Brexit Cliff Edge and Data Regulation | Recent weeks have seen turmoil for Theresa May and her government. International Development Secretary Priti Patel and Defense Secretary Michael Fallon both resigned, and First Secretary of State Damian Green is under investigation for alle... |
| 01.09.2017 | Alleged Mirai botmaster faces the music in Britain | The hacker accused of running the massive Mirai botnet will stand trial in Britain after being extradited from Germany.
Briton Daniel Kaye, 29, known as Popopret and Bestbuy online, will be charged with using the Mirai malware to launch den... |
| 05.07.2017 | UK Cybercrime Watchdog: Surveillance Law Could Boost Digital Currency Use | A controversial intelligence law passed by the UK last year could drive increased digital currency use, according to a new report.
The National Crime Agency (NCA), the UK law enforcement agency that focuses on organized crime and cybercrime... |
| 16.06.2017 | British hacker pleads guilty to stealing US military data | A 25-year-old British man has pleaded guilty to breaking into a US Defense department satellite communication system and stealing data on employees and devices.
The UK's National Crime Agency said Sean Caffrey from Birmingham had admitted t... |
| 04.12.2016 | Global Law Enforcers Finally Take Down Avalanche Cybercrime Ring: Here's How They Did It | Carl Velasco, Tech Times 04 December 2016, 06:12 am
Federal investigators across the United States, Europe and the UK have successfully executed a concerted takedown against malicious cybercrime platform "Avalanche," responsible f... |
| 30.11.2016 | Reported cases of webcam blackmail double, are linked to four suicides | Enlarge reader comments 98 with 60 posters participating, including story author
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| 08.09.2016 | ISPs: UK Police Need to “Up Their Game” on Following Cybercrime Leads | Law enforcement bodies in the UK "need to up their game" when taking leads on cybercrime from internet service providers (ISPs), according to the Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA), which published a report this week.
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| 08.06.2016 | One of the World's Largest Botnets Has Vanished | With no warning, one of the world's largest criminal botnets—a massive collection of computers used to launch attacks—has disappeared. Researchers have reported huge drops in traffic for two of the most popular pieces of malware which rely ... |
| 15.04.2016 | How the UK's National Crime Agency Fights Cybercrime With Hacking of Its Own | Over the past few months, more details about UK law enforcement's closely-guarded use of "equipment interference"—the government's broad term for hacking—have come to light. This is due to a series of evidence submissions for a pr... |
| 10.12.2015 | Average age of UK cyber crime suspect now just 17 | reader comments 16 with 14 posters participating
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The National Crime Agency (NCA)—essentially the UK's version of the FBI—has revealed that over the past year the average ag... |
| 10.11.2015 | The next target for surveillance: the dark web | The surveillance activities of the NSA and GCHQ are well known, and many people hoping to slip under the radar have taken to the 'dark web'. Famous for sites such as Silk Road, as well as being home to illegal content such as child pornogra... |
| 24.09.2015 | Police Agencies Are Getting Cozy with Private Security Companies | Law enforcement agencies and cybersecurity companies are working together closer than ever.
Just last week, it was revealed Dutch police had heavily relied on Russian firm Kaspersky to catch a couple of ransomware suspects, and newly releas... |
| 11.09.2015 | Wannabe Intelligence Agent Claims Buying a Gun on the Dark Web Was 'Research' | A man who pleaded guilty to purchasing a gun from the dark web has a truly bizarre excuse for his activity, claiming that his dark web exploits were part of an attempt to land a job at the very agency that arrested him.
On Thursday, Darren ... |
| 01.09.2015 | Hackers 'Lizard Squad' Just DDoSed the UK's National Crime Agency | On Tuesday morning, hacking group Lizard Group appeared to briefly take down the website of the National Crime Agency (NCA)—essentially the UK's version of the FBI—in an apparent revenge attack.
The DDoS came after the NCA arrested six susp... |
| 01.09.2015 | Cyberattackers target U.K. crime agency with DDoS attack days after arrests | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
The U.K.’s National Crime Agency (NCA), an organization established to combat serious and organized crime, has been targeted in a distr... |
| 31.08.2015 | Six UK teens arrested for being “customers” of Lizard Squad’s DDoS service | The Lizard Stresser site in January, after its user database was breached. Six UK teens were in the database—and were arrested last week.
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| 31.08.2015 | British cops arrest six for using Lizard Stresser DDoS tool | British police are cracking down on users of the Lizard Stresser distributed denial of service tool, making a wave of arrests over the weekend.
Six young males were apprehended and released on bail or cautioned by different UK police forces... |
| 28.08.2015 | Alleged PlayStation Network, Xbox Live cyberattackers arrested by U.K. law enforcement | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Updated at 2:45 p.m. with a statement from the group claiming to be Lizard Squad.
The long arm of the law is also patient and persisten... |
