Qatar Safer from Cyber Crime than US, Security Pro Claims

Qatar is safer than the United States from the blitz of cyber crime because it has developed the right infrastructure to deal with it, according to a security expert.

“From the people I talked to, it looks like Qatar is in pretty good shape because your infrastructure is all…

No (Tax) Break from Cyber Crooks

Death and taxes are commonly said to be two facts of life. But as more people file their taxes online, there is a third certainty to consider: cyber crooks.

With tax season in full effect, cyber crooks have crafted legitimate-looking websites and emails with IRS-related content designed to lure hapless consumers into clicking a malicious link or downloading an…

Rwanda Police Warn of Hike in Cyber Crime

Police in Rwanda have warned that cyber crime is growing, cautioning citizens to be cautions of scammers and online fraud, according to Rwandan newspaper The New Times

The Commissioner for Criminal Investigations Christophe Bizimungu said the crime rate has generally dropped over the past six years, mostly because of concentrated law-enforcement efforts and help from citizens.

Despite progress, certain crimes have increased, although not at an alarming rate. In this…

Achy, Breaky Bank Account: Scamming Romeos Lure Women out of Cash

Women, if you are into online dating instead of meeting a potential Romeo in a bar, take note: FBI’s cyber complaint center IC3 is warning about a scam in which certain web Lotharios are after much more than just your heart.

Generally, romance scams entail a fraudster asking potential victims to wire funds for various reasons. In this new, updated version of the ploy, scammers are claiming affiliation with…

ID Theft Tops List of Consumers Complaints

A list of top consumer complaints in 2010 has revealed that identity theft continues to be the No. 1 complaints category for the 11th consecutive year.

According to the Federal Trade Commission, of 1,339,265 complaints received last year, 250,854 – or 19 percent – were related to identity theft.

Debt collection complaints came in second place, with 144,159…

Nigerian Scam Bamboozles $1.5 Million from Senior Citizens

A total of 10 suspects have been charged for running a $1.5 million California-based 419 scam targeting mostly elderly people, according to media reports.

Prosecutors said three defendants — Bright Amesi, Briceson Loving and Erika Fletcher — yesterday pleaded not guilty after being already charged by a federal grand jury in 2009. The alleged mastermind Claudio Uche Dibe, who is a Nigerian national, was extradited from Canada…

British Teen Credit Card Scammer Goes to Jail

A teenager and his friends, who stole $25 million from 130,000 hacked credit cards around the world, have been sentenced to prison for organizing “the largest English-language online cyber crime forum.”

Toronto Star reported that 19-year-old Nicholas Webber, the creator of Gh0stMarket.net, was sentenced to five years in prison.

Co-conspirator and software designer Gary Kelly, 21, was also ordered to spend five years in prison. Sensing his impending…

Illinois Woman Gets 5 Years’ Probation for Unlawful Computer Access

A 43-year-old woman from Illinois has been sentenced to five years’ probation for illegally accessing a protected computer used by the Better Business Bureau.

In addition to probation, the Chicago Office of the FBI announced Theresa L. Glass of Belvidere, Ill., admitted to accessing a BBB computer located in Centerville, Utah, without authorization. The computer she accessed was used in and affected interstate commerce.

Glass, a former…

7-Member Eastern European Cyber Crime Ring Busted

Seven members of an organized crime group based in Romania have been charged with offenses arising from a scam that targeted Internet shoppers, according to the Justice Department.

According to the indictments in this case, Sergiu Petrov, aka “Serogia,” 27, and Oleg Virlan, 32, both of Moldova, and Marian Cristea, 22, of Romania, are accused of conspiring to engage in a wire fraud…

Filipino Politician Vows Passing Anti-Cyber Crime Law

Filipino politician and Chair of the Congressional Commission on Science Technology and Engineering Edgardo Angara has pledged to pass an anti-cyber crime law, which the Philippines currently does not have, ABS-CBN News reported.

Angara’s committee today held a hearing on several anti-cyber crime measures pending in the Senate, including three…