Cybercrime

Malware normally used to steal credit card data is now being used to inflates likes and followers on Instagram

Russian fraudster who sent heroin to security blogger Brian Krebs in sting operation warns of continued action against him.

Government's own technology adviser Wales says UK plans for internet filters are doomed to fail.

CSIC/McAfee report puts US losses alone at $100bn per year.

Financial exchanges are prime targets say International Organization of Securities Commissions and the World Federation of Exchanges Office

A Romanian prisoner has created a device which will prevent criminals from "skimming" people's bank account details when they use an ATM.

Firearms advocacy group Defense Distributed has successfully test fired the world's first 3D printed gun.

A covert Chinese hacking ring has been targeting players of online games like Rift and Defiance for over four years.

As the government prepares changes, gaming icon Ian Livingstone says teachers not up to job.

Half of Europol's 600 investigations have links to the UK with London emerging as hub of organised crime.

After Apple, Twitter and Facebook, the popular Cloud-based service is the latest victim of a 'coordinated attempt' by hackers to access user information.

Eleven suspects arrested over malware which earned gang up to €1m a year.

Only days after the last security flaw was patched by Oracle, a fresh zero-day Java vulnerability has been found and put up for sale for $5,000.

Google, governments and the International Telecoms Union will go head-to-head in Dubai as new rules regarding the regulation of the internet are debated.

A controversial cybercrime law has come into effect in the Philippines, leading to mass online protests and threats from Anonymous.

A 27 year-old created a Facebook page that mocked Geron Pastitsios Orthodox Christianity, enraging the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, tweets claim.

Cybersex and online sex chat rooms targeted in crackdown by Philippines government.

Personal data of Nigeria's elite secret agents leaked online by Islamist radical sect in change of tactics.

A report by cyber-security firm ThreatMatrix claims Personal Computers, mobile phones and tablets are likely to face increased numbers of malware attacks from hackers during the Olympics

The Olympics could be a very attractive target for hackers, but who will be hacking, who will their targets be and most importantly, are we ready?

MPs from the Intelligence and Security Committee urge the government to be more offensive in its dealing with cyber attacks.

With the whole world moving online, AlienVault's Dominique Karg looks at teh threats posed by digital pirates on the internet's high seas.

Turkey's hacktivist group RedHack releases data on police informants in retaliation against ultra-nationalists targeting journalists.

As we store more information digitally, cyber criminals are evolving to leverage that data for financial gain.

From hacking and cybersquatting to phishing attacks and unsecured Wi-Fi networks, the 2012 Olympics is a big target for cybercriminals according to one security expert.

Encrypted passwords from 6.5 million LinkedIn user accounts have reportedly been posted online with up to 300,000 having been cracked.

The Russian cyber criminal who infected 30 million PCs, Georgy Avanesov, has been jailed in Armenia for four years.

RedHack cyberactivists retaliate after hundreds of pupils poisoned by contaminated state milk.

We speak to Eugene Kaspersky and his cyber security team about how a change of thinking is needed to combat cyber crime.

The nature of Android means it is open to attack from cyber criminals but one security expert is spreading the word and hoping someone will take notice.