Cyber crime
Indonesian hackers arrested over $60 million US COVID-19 scam
Thousands of victims supplied personal information, including social security numbers, to the fake sites in the hopes of securing $2,000.
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Explainer: Bezos allegations put phone hacking technology in the spotlight
Here is how smartphones can be hijacked and a look at the potential consequences and the thriving market in surveillance vendors helping the world’s spies get access to people’s secrets.
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Major global personal data theft incidents
The worst thefts of personal data by the number of victims.
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Assange's father calls on Australia to bring him home
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Friday that Assange would receive "no special treatment" from Canberra.
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Facebook shuts more accounts aimed at political meddling
Facebook had already shut down most of those account, and blocked the rest after an internal investigation, according to Gleicher.
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[LISTEN] Global group protects children from online predators
A group of people from all over the world have teamed up to protect young online users from paedophiles or any other potential victimisation.
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US, Britain blame Russia for global cyber attack
Moscow has denied previous accusations that it carried out cyber-attacks on the United States and other countries.
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UN chief urges global rules for cyber warfare
Last week, US Special Counsel Robert Mueller indicted 13 Russians and three Russian companies on charges of conducting a criminal and espionage conspiracy.
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New wave of cyber-attacks hits Russia, other nations
More than half the victims were in Russia, followed by Ukraine, Bulgaria, Turkey and Japan, according to ESET.
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US warns public about attacks on energy, industrial firms
The agencies warned that hackers had succeeded in compromising some targeted networks, but did not identify specific victims or describe any cases of sabotage.
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MPs urged to separate issues dealing with cybercrime
The Right2Know campaign and others are worried about provisions that could give the state backdoor access to private networks or broad surveillance powers.
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Flush times for hackers in booming cyber security job market
The new reality is on display in Las Vegas this week at the annual Black Hat and Def Con security conferences.
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CSIR warns of hacking threats to high-tech toys
The centre also says that devices that connect to the internet and that contain microphones and cameras can even be used by hackers to record voices or take images, without the users’ knowledge.
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Cyber-attack sweeps globe, researchers see ‘WannaCry’ link
The rapidly spreading cyber extortion campaign underscored growing concerns that businesses have failed to secure their networks from aggressive hackers.
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Globe and Mail: China agrees to stop cyber-attacks on Canadian private sector
The agreement was worked out on Friday during talks in Ottawa between senior communist party official Wang Yongqing and Canada’s national security.
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6 challenges to financial inclusion in South Africa
South Africa is plagued by high levels of unemployment, a poor education system and staggering income inequality.
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Businesses to increase budgets for cybersecurity - survey
The research was conducted by cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab.
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CIA contractors likely source of latest WikiLeaks release - US officials
Two officials speaking on condition of anonymity said intelligence agencies have been aware since the end of last year of the breach.
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Thais detain nine suspected of hacking government sites
Thailand’s military government has increased online censorship since it seized power in a 2014 coup, in particular to block perceived insults to the royal family.
