Cybercrime

FBI names as "Most Wanted" the leader of cyber criminal gang based in Russia and Ukraine responsible for both GameOver Zeus and Cryptolocker schemes, as law enforcement agencies crack down on cyber crime infrastructure.

It is perfectly possible to “hack” a car while it is driving on the road, seize control, and force the vehicle into a fatal crash, says a car security specialist - saying that the 100-or-so computers in "connected" cars are vulnerable to attack.

In Ubisoft's Watch Dogs, a man out for vengeance chooses an odd weapon - a smartphone. Loaded with deadly apps, he blows up power stations, wrecks cars and stops trains. But how close to reality is it?

Music streaming service Spotify has urged its Android users to upgrade to a new version of the app after “unauthorized access to our systems and internal company data” - but only one, unnamed person fell victim.

Activision Blizzard - makers of game hits such as Call of Duty and World of Warcraft - have taken “aggressive” legal moves against gamers who use illegal software to cheat in games - in particular, the hit strategy title Starcraft 2.

As the 145 million people affected by the security breach at online giant eBay get used to the idea that their personal information may be "out there" and their passwords need to be changed, we wanted to update yesterday's coverage of the story.

The leader of a gang who attacked 24 websites in search of personally identifiable information – from the unlikely confines of an aircraft carrier – has pleaded guilty.

Blackshades is a RAT and the FBI has just arrested a lot of people involved in its use and distribution. But what's a RAT and how will these arrests impact cyber crime?

Many cybercriminals are not exactly Bond villain material - in fact, some are criminals with a level of weapons-grade stupidity that Bond villains wouldn't even employ as henchmen.