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The ten most expensive online crimes ever

The ten most expensive online crimes ever

Encrypt your passwords and batten down your digital hatches before reading on, as we reveal the ten most expensive digital crimes of all time Read more

17 November 2009, 09:30  |  Tags: Amazon, Apple, IBM, Nokia, Toshiba

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SpyShelter 2.0

Protect your private data. Read more

8 October 2009, 06:20

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Police e-crime unit ready for action

The UK's proposed central e-crime police unit is close to securing the necessary government funding to make it a reality, according to one of the architects of the project Read more

28 April 2008, 09:05  |  Tags: law enforcement, police, Metropolitan Police, Software

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Crave Podcast 44: Facebook apps get a pasting

Enough is enough! Rory's had his fill of Facebook apps -- so much so that he lets rip in this week's Crave Podcast. Find out why he wants them off his profile... Read more

3 August 2007, 13:22  |  Tags: BBC, Facebook, Sony, PSP, Second Life

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Facebook users warned on cybercrime

Security experts from VeriSign warn that Facebook creates a channel for possibly malicious third-party applications -- but the long-term threat is from identity theft Read more

31 July 2007, 09:00  |  Tags: Facebook, Google, PayPal, VeriSign, networking

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Met call for cybercrime-busting unit

The Metropolitan Police have warned that the UK's local police forces "can no longer cope" with e-crime, and want a national unit set up to address the problem Read more

26 January 2007, 10:21  |  Tags: viruses, police, Metropolitan Police, identity theft

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UK police in truce with cybervigilantes

The Metropolitan Police are treading a fine line by working with autonomous online activists in the fight against Internet fraud Read more

18 January 2007, 10:31  |  Tags: Microsoft, banking, Metropolitan Police, police

CNET UK > News > Software

IT students funded by criminals

Security company McAfee claims some gangs are prepared to sponsor technology students through university courses Read more

11 December 2006, 10:13  |  Tags: computer science, credit cards, hackers, Software

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UK spammer gets two months in bedroom

Having pleaded guilty to crashing an email server by sending it five million messages, David Lennon will be under a night-time curfew for two months Read more

24 August 2006, 09:21  |  Tags: Computer Misuse Act, Software

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Scams threaten online gamblers

Through hidden rootkits and Trojan horses, hackers are attempting to use casinos' popularity to steal from poker players Read more

19 May 2006, 09:10  |  Tags: BBC, eBay, PayPal, Sophos, malware

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