Southeast Asia Scammers Stole Up to $37 Billion in 2023, UN Says October 10, 2024 By Philip J. Heijmans Cyber crime syndicates raked in as much as $37 billion last year and are intensifying operations across Southeast Asia despite...
EU Seeks Tougher Cybersecurity Rules for Smart Devices September 16, 2022 By SAMUEL PETREQUIN The European Union’s executive arm proposed new legislation Thursday that would force manufacturers to ensure that devices connected to the...
Like ‘Terminator,’ High-Tech Cyber Crime to ‘Keep Coming’ June 23, 2021 By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK — Businesses worldwide are fighting sophisticated data scientists as they battle to protect their data-rich computers from cyber...
Jury Convicts 2 Romanians in Malware Scheme that Infected 400,000 Computers April 12, 2019 A federal jury on Thursday convicted two Bucharest, Romania, residents of 21 counts related to their scheme to infect victim...
Data Breach Fatigue Detrimental to Cybercrime Prevention January 30, 2018 If you shop online or swipe a credit or debit card when out to eat, you’ve likely received a notice...
Allaying Consumer Concern Over Cyber Risk January 26, 2018 By Denise Johnson Consumers continue to report concern during online transactions and social media use but don’t always maintain safeguards to protect themselves,...
Ransomware and Cyber Extortion Are on the Rise – What Can Be Done? June 27, 2016 By Thomas B. Caswell and Rory D. Zamansky of Zelle LLP Ransomware is evolving from a relatively low-dollar extortion racket, into a more sophisticated, more expensive, and more prevalent major criminal...
Small, Medium Businesses Fear Loss of Customer Data, Reputational Damage From Cyber Attack December 21, 2015 Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) around the world are making greater use of the internet and are therefore becoming more...
The True Story of Malware’s Birth and its Effect on Cybercrime June 24, 2015 By Dune Lawrence In any global outbreak, it’s important to identify Patient Zero. In the movies, you get a leggy Gwyneth Paltrow. In...
Greater Cooperation Among Public, Private Entities Urged to Fight Cybercrime May 4, 2015 By Dell Quentin Wilber Attorney General Loretta Lynch urged greater cooperation between the government and private industry to combat computer hackers, a key component...