Cyber crime News

Ottawa - After mock emails were sent to employees at the Department of Justice, it was determined more than one third of them clicked onto phony links in the email leading to concerns about the security of the department's sensitive information.

An Internet security firm has detected a cyber crime cache of personal data, said to be the world's biggest cyberattack event ever.

Wherever you live in the world, there are people out there who are just itching to relieve you of your hard-earned money. If you let them.

Cyber security business Symantec warned that Internet fraud cost India a whopping $4 billion in the year to July 2013. The Norton Report issued on Tuesday indicates an 8 percent increase for the year and the average cyber crime victim loses around $207.

Stolen credit cards are openly sold in the cyber marketplace, as one Russian carding site is selling 554 stolen Australian credit cards for $4.50 per record.

Leading cyber security company, McAfee, has issued a breaking news report that indicates that the U.S., European and Latin American financial systems are under a massive cyber attack.

Tel Aviv - The man behind the company who discovered Flame, "the most sophisticated cyber-weapon yet unleashed", warns of a "cyber-terror apocalypse".

The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (or CISPA for short) is once again in the news, but this time a major counter-attack is being planned to fight it.

New Brunswick - The Rutgers student on trial for using a webcam to spy on a roommate who later committed suicide has been found guilty on all counts charged in the indictment.

Canadian researchers say that computers of several embassies worldwide as well as at the United Nations and the office of the Dalai Lama have been infiltrated by a cyber-space spy network originating in Chengdu, China. Beijing denies any knowledge.

Police in UK received special power for hacking into personal computers to prevent cyber crime and pedophilia. The Home Office of the country has passed the controversial order.

after he attempted to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex who actually was an undercover police officer

Cyber Crime on the Rise and taking control of the Internet.