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Cybercrime
IT security budgets will continue to rise, finds Dell report
Around half of IT security leaders said that budgets will significantly increase (19%) or increase (31%) over the next two years, finds a new report.
Kyle Ellison • 09 Jun 2015
US Army website defaced by Syrian Electronic Army hackers
Hackers, supportive of the Assad regime in Syria, have successfully compromised content displayed on the US Army's website, popping up messages to visitors
Graham Cluley • 09 Jun 2015
4 million government employees' personal data stolen in OPM hack
Four million federal employees have had their personal data stolen from the Office of Personnel Management, according to a statement on its website.
Alan Martin • 05 Jun 2015
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Cybercrime Justice?
The fight against cybercrime could use some superheroes, but who would do a better job: Batman or Superman?
Stephen Cobb • 05 Jun 2015
Home Depot calls on court to dismiss consumer data breach case
The Home Depot has called upon a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit brought about by consumers claiming they were hurt by last year's data breach.
Alan Martin • 02 Jun 2015
Online threats only illegal if intentional, rules Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reversed the decision to convict a Pennsylvania man who directed violent online threats at his ex-wife, citing intent as necessary legal grounds for conviction.
Kyle Ellison • 02 Jun 2015
Privacy
IRS hacker attack puts US tax payers at risk
The IRS has admitted that for more than two months malicious hackers targeted its systems, and managed to gain access to information about more than 100,000 tax payers.
Graham Cluley • 26 May 2015
Moose - the router worm with an appetite for social networks
A new worm is infecting routers in order to commit social networking fraud, hijacking victims' internet connections in order to "like" posts and pages, "view" videos and "follow" other accounts.
5 hackers who came over from the dark side
Five reformed hackers who turned their lives around to help in the fight against cybercrime, leaving their blackhat past behind.
Karl Thomas • 25 May 2015