December 2008
13 posts
BBC NEWS | Technology | Hackers prepare... →
Self-checkout systems in UK supermarkets are being targeted by hi-tech criminals with stolen credit card details. A BBC investigation has unearthed a plan hatching online to loot US bank accounts via the checkout systems. Fake credit cards loaded with details from the accounts will be used to get cash or buy high value goods. The supermarkets targeted said there was little chance the fraudsters...
BBC NEWS | Technology | Spam on rise after brief... →
In the world of spam, what goes down must come up. Two weeks after the shutdown of web hosting firm McColo, which saw a two-thirds drop in spam worldwide, spam numbers are creeping up again. Industry experts disagree on the degree to which spam has returned, but most say that prior levels will soon be reached. Some 450,000 infected computers have been spotted trying to connect to the largest of...
BBC NEWS | Technology | Thieves set up data... →
Web criminals are stepping back from infecting computers themselves and creating “one-stop shops” which offer gigabytes of data for a fixed price. Speaking at InfoSecurity Europe, security firm Finjan said it had seen thousands of such online services.
BBC NEWS | Technology | EU to search out cyber... →
Remote searches of suspect computers will form part of an EU plan to tackle hi-tech crime. The five-year action plan will take steps to combat the growth in cyber theft and the machines used to spread spam and other malicious programs. It will also encourage better sharing of data among European police forces to track down and prosecute criminals. Europol will co-ordinate the investigative work...
BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Highlands and Islands |... →