A 39-year-old truck driver has been sent to jail for 18 months for cyber stalking a 16-year-old Canadian actress, Vancouver Sun reports. David William Cholin pleaded guilty to harassing the actress between 2006 and March 2010 in what has become the first case in British Columbia involving a cyber stalker of a celebrity using social [...]
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The top five industries most susceptible to cyber crime include travel, education, financial services, government services and IT services, according to a recent phishing experiment conducted among small and medium enterprises featured in the latest Inc. 500 and Inc. 5000 listings. Cybersecurity awareness training firm KnowBe4 sent out a simulated phishing email to about 29,000 [...]
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Dog lovers are the latest victims of cyber crooks, with at least $9,000 being lost to cyber criminals in western Africa, alone, The West Australian reports. In the past two months, nine people lost between $350 and $1,800 after attempting to buy a a puppy online after responding to ads on classified websites. Almost $9,000 [...]
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Canada is the new breeding ground for cyber criminals and is experiencing a 319 percent increase in phishing sites, ranking second behind the U.S. in hosting malicious sites, according to the Financial Post. Senior Security Research Manager for cybersecurity firm Websense Patrik Runald said while the number of servers hosting malicious websites is going down [...]
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What is the biggest threat facing Austria these days? Cyber attacks. According to an Austrian magazine report, the country’s defense department is refocusing its defense efforts on protecting the country from cyber threats. The initial threat of a military attack is no longer apparent. In the 21st century, a solid IT infrastructure will help prevent [...]
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Two of Africa’s key institutions are working to draft a proposed bill that would deal with the growing problem of cyber crime on the continent, Business Day reports. UN Economic Commission for Africa and the AU Commission are working closely to ensure legislation against Internet-based criminal activity, Aida Opoku-Mensah, a director at UNECA, announced at [...]
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Norton has announced the launch of a cybersecurity institute, which will bring together the company, law enforcement and consumer safety groups to fight cyber crime around the world. “Cyber crime is a global epidemic that can’t be solved by one company or law enforcement agency alone; keeping the Internet safe is a shared responsibility,” Adam [...]
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Tongan capital Nuku’alofa is currently hosting a regional workshop to address regional and national demands to ramp up cybersecurity efforts. The workshop will focus on the development of necessary policies and legislative frameworks to improve security and battle cyber crimes, according to Tonga news community Taimia Media. “The growing threat of cyber crime and the [...]
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The Malaysian specialist center for cybersecurity has lined up five projects under the 10th Malaysia Plan to fight the increasing cyber crime threat in the nation, according to Bernama. Among the new projects CyberSecurity Malaysia has already realized includes Cyber999, a public service that provides emergency response to cybersecurity-related emergencies as well as assistance in [...]
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IC3, the FBI’s cyber crime center, is warning the public to be cautious of romance scams in which scammers target individuals looking for love or friendship online. Scammers prowl chat rooms, dating sites and social networking sites looking for victims, who typically are 40 years old and divorced, widowed, elderly or disabled. To reel in [...]
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