Cyber Crime World Actually Disorganized According to Researchers

While cyber crime is often thought to be headed by organized criminal gangs working to extort vast sums of money, it appears, however, the cyber crime underworld is actually less organized.

Security researchers Fyodor Yarochkin and “The Grugq” spent the past few months examining Russian hacker forums and found a number of users were actually merely tech geeks and not…

Indian Cyber Crime Unit Set to Open Mobile Lab

The Criminal Investigation Division in India are set to roll out the mobile cyber crime forensic laboratory to allow spot analysis. The unit, which is still receiving a few final touches, could be operational within the next two weeks.

“We’re training all officers above inspector level. However, only preliminary training has been completed and they need…

Bill Varner to be Group COO in ManTech Restructuring

ManTech International Corporation has announced a company restructuring following last month’s departure of Larry Prior, formerly COO of ManTech. The restructuring will see the presidents of ManTech’s three operating groups also taking over as chief operating officers of their respective organizations.

Each group president will report to ManTech’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer…

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US Openly Fingers China for Cyber Probes

Earlier this week, the Department of Defense submitted its annual report to Congress on “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China.” The report, designed to discuss current and future military-tech developments by the Chinese military, has openly accused China of involvement in cyber espionage on U.S. government networks.

“In 2009, numerous computer systems around the…

Maine Looks to Neighborhood Watch Approach for Cyber

In an effort to raise cybersecurity awareness, authorities in Maine are looking toward a “neighborhood watch” approach.

MyMainePrivacy.org “has been organized to promote the education of cyber crime prevention to the residents and businesses in the state of Maine by increasing public awareness.”

The effort won the Department of Homeland Security’s award for Best Local and…

Scammers Attempts to Trick Users to Delete Legit Software

Scammers have developed a new virus designed to dupe users into uninstalling legitimate security products. A virus calling itself AnVi Antivirus, generates a pop-up message that legitimate applications are “uncertified” and should be removed, according to The Register.

While many viruses work to surreptitiously disable security software, this new technique relies on social engineering to convince users to disable or delete products themselves. If a user fails to follow the…

Unbreakable PlayStation 3 Jailbroken?

An Australian videogame modification chips seller claims to have jailbroken Sony’s PlayStation 3 console. The hack enables users to run backup, homemade and pirated version of videogames.

OzModChips.com has posted three YouTube videos that claim to demonstrate a current version of the console broken using an USB dongle. However, some researchers claim the alleged hack is actually a hoax.

“If you still don’t believe it after this maybe you should ……

Cyber Crime on Rise in Switzerland

Reported instances of cyber crime are on the rise in Switzerland, according to Swiss authorities. The reported incidents increased by approximately 1,000 between 2008 and 2009.

In 2009, 7,541 instances were reported, most of which dealt with spam and pornography. Complaints surrounding pornography grew dramatically to 1,364, while spam remained steady at 1,496.

Instances of fraud…

Nigeria Forms Cyber Prosecution Team

The Nigerian government has approved the formation of a cyber prosecution team to spearhead the country’s battle against cyber crime.

The Computer Crime Prosecution Unit (CCPU) will operate under the supervision of the Public Prosecution Department of the Federal Ministry of Justice. The new unit will be in charge of prosecutions of those suspected…