Cybercrime

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.

House of Representative Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers warns of growing online threat to infrastructure and business.

Hacktivists line up with online Marxist group in fight against Ankara crackdown on cybercrime.

Activists angry at budget measures to fund online privacy crackdown and call for protesters on the streets.

White House administraton 'concerned' over lack of privacy safeguards in cybersecurity bill.

Over 80 percent of cybercrime is perpetrated by organised crime, but how is the Mob doing it? We investigate.

A security expert says the move away from BlackBerrys is not a good one for mobile phone security.

Microsoft, accompanied by US Marshals, have disrupted an online security scam known as the Zeus botnet.

A new survey has found that 58 percent of data breeches in 2011 were conducted by hactivists with money not the main motive.

Russian websites monitoring reports of election violation have allegedly been hacked by pro-Putin cyber criminals. It is believed that the majority of the world's most sophisticated and effective cyber attacks originate in Russia.

The government is hoping to "cement a real and meaningful partnership" with the private sectors in order to combat cybercrime.

November 14 saw an event held at the prestigious Chatham Hose which aimed to discuss the trends, threats of cybercrimes and the ways to combat them.

Ministers, tech executives and internet activists from around the world have gathered in London for a Conference on Cyberspace, to discuss how to tackle security threats and crime on the Internet without stifling economic opportunities or freedom of speech.

With the U.K. this week, joining the growing cacophony of countries calling for a unified global anti-cybercrime agency, analysts have already begun to question whether such a response could actually deal with hacking collectives like Anonymous.