Cybercrime

Man Convicted by South Florida Jury of Laundering More than $3 Million in Proceeds from International Cyber Scams FORT LAUDERDALE – Elvin I. Lewis, Jr., of Hollywood, Florida, was convicted today of conspiracy to commit money laundering and money laundering charges, following a five-day jury trial. The charges stemmed from his decision to launder more than $3 million dollars in fraud proceeds from business email compromise (“BEC”) cyber scams, announced U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan for the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in Charge Brian Swain of the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) Miami Field Office, and Special Agent in ... Read more

I.T. system administrator sentenced for theft of proprietary information and illegal wiretapping Stole custom design products when he resigned and took information to new job with a competitor INDIANAPOLIS – The former information technology (IT) system administrator for an Indiana stainless steel fabrication company pleaded guilty and was sentenced today to serve eight months in prison for the theft of his former employer’s proprietary information and wiretapping its email communications. U.S. Attorney Josh J. Minkler of the Southern District of Indiana, Special Agent in Charge Paul Dvorak of the U.S. Secret Service, Indianapolis Field Office, and Superintendent Douglas G. Carter ... Read more

Rio Olympics Cyber Scams, Hacking Election Polls: This Week’s Top Mobile News, Security Edition A Rio Olympics mobile travel advisory is in effect. Travelers to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, be on the lookout for free Wi-Fi network scams and malicious apps. Mobile security company Skycure identified fake Wi-Fi networks in Rio and fake Olympics apps that are ready to steal your data. Read about it at Slate. Cybercriminals now want your health records. What’s worth more than stolen credit card information? Stolen social security numbers from health records. In 2015, more than 100 million health records were ... Read more

Man has always strived to discover new things to make life better and more comfortable. He has been always motivated to find new vistas and try new methods and technological advancements using the intellect. One development leads to another and he never just stops and advancement and progress in never ending and is an on going project. Nothing has changed the world more drastically as the internet. Since the wide world of web this world is no longer divided by invisible boundaries. It has become a global village and the advancement in the information technology has changed the lifestyle of ... Read more

Technological advancements have always been a boon and a bane for human kind. There are always some people who misuse and exploit technology and create serious problems for the rest of the population. One such invention is the computer that has become an integral part of each person’s life in the recent years. There is a growing dependence on the computers not only by the common man but also by almost all commercial and professional agencies. It is widely used by the security and intelligence forces as well as research centers. The widespread use of this device has also led ... Read more

What to do if you have been affected? Talk Talk hacked The phone and broadband provider Talk Talk which has over 4 million UK customers have that said banking details and personal information could have been accessed by hackers in a recent cyber attack.  Credit card, bank account details, names, addresses, dates of birth, email addresses and telephone numbers could all have been accessed by hackers according to Talk Talk. The Metropolitan Police are investigating the attack and have said no-one has been arrested. TalkTalk said: “We would like to reassure you that we take any threat to the security ... Read more

What іѕ Cybercrime? Cybercrime іѕ а bigger risk nоw thаn еvеr bеfоrе due tо thе sheer number оf connected people аnd devices. You оftеn hear thе term ‘cybercrime’ bandied аbоut thеѕе days, аѕ it’s а bigger risk nоw thаn еvеr bеfоrе due tо thе sheer number оf connected people аnd devices. But whаt іѕ іt exactly? In а nutshell, іt іѕ simply а crime thаt hаѕ ѕоmе kind оf computer оr cyber aspect tо it. Tо gо іntо mоrе detail іѕ nоt аѕ straightforward, аѕ іt takes shape іn а variety оf dіffеrеnt formats. We’ve put tоgеthеr thіѕ guide wіth ... Read more