Fueled by their successes in infecting computers with ransomware, cyber-criminals are eyeing mobile devices.
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Freeriders phishing on the Locky express
Phishing attacks that use the German police and Locky ransomware as a theme make it clear: some cybercriminals aren’t above copying the success of competing cybercriminals to make money.
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Conficker is kind of back
You thought you’ve heard the last of the Conficker malware back in 2009? Well – think again.
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‘Collaboration needed’ to combat low-impact cybercrime
Greater collaboration between the UK’s technology industry and police forces is essential to successfully tackle “high-volume, low-impact cybercrime”, a new report advises.
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Lawyer claims police placed malware on requested external hard drive
A lawyer in Arkansas is claiming that police planted three different pieces of malware on an external hard drive in a controversial whistleblower case against the police force, reports 5 News Online.
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UK police need to ‘catch up’ with cybercrime threat
Police in the UK are facing an uphill struggle to deal with modern threats and cybercrime, reports the BBC, with the current methods involving “policing the crimes of today with the methods of yesterday.”
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