Businesses don’t trust police over e-crime, survey finds: “Electronic crime is becoming more common and more sophisticated, partly because the UK police response is inadequate, large firms have said. Most do not report e-crime because…
BBC News: Cybercrime wave sweeping Britain Cybercrime in the UK rose by more than 9% in 2007, according to a new report. Online identity firm Garlik’s cybercrime report claims that more than 3.5 million online…
EU – European alert platform for Internet offences: “(Consilium) Council Conclusions on setting up national alert platforms and a European alert platform for reporting offences noted on the Internet. 2899th Justice and Home Affairs Council…
Fraudsters’ website shut in swoop: “A website where criminals traded credit card details and bank log-ins is shut down after a police operation.” (Via BBC News.)
(Via Spy Blog – SpyBlog.org.uk.) Computer Misuse Act amendments come into force on 1st October 2008: “ The controversial amendments to the Computer Misuse Act 1990, which were brought onto the statute book by the…
Home Office finally approves UK cybercoppers: “ E-crime unit gets green light but overlap worries remain The Home Office has finally approved the creation of a central police e-crime Unit(PCeU), a year after the idea…
Notorious Crime Forum DarkMarket Goes Dark: “The top hangout for credit card thieves and phishers announces it’s closing its doors, following the arrest of a Turkish hacker — and alleged kidnapper — prominent on the…
British hacker Gary McKinnon in final appeal to Home Secretary over extradition: “A UFO enthusiast who hacked into top-secret US military computers appealed to the Home Secretary yesterday to stop his extradition after losing a…
AOL phisher gets seven year sentence: “AOL Phisher Michael Dolan has been sentenced to seven years in prison. (Via Macworld.)
Global Trail of an Online Crime Ring: “Prosecutors say their own informant stole millions of credit card numbers in a case that reveals how the Internet is enabling new crimes on a vast scale. (Via…