News tagged with cyber gangs

A few pennies for your thoughts -- and credit card

(AP) -- One economy apparently isn't hurting these days - the one run by identity thieves in the dark corners of the Internet.

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Koobface computer virus gang unmasked

Online security researchers claimed Tuesday to have identified the members of a Russian gang of cyber criminals behind the Koobface computer virus which has attacked Facebook and other sites.

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created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

California unveils cyber crime unit

California has a new eCrime Unit devoted to catching and prosecuting Internet Age crooks.

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Mexican hacker group drops reprisal as member freed

Persons claiming to be with the Mexican arm of "hacktivist" group Anonymous said Friday they were scrapping plans to expose information about the Zetas drug cartel after a kidnap victim was released.

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S. Korea police arrest two men for hacking

South Korean police said Tuesday two people have been arrested for infecting about 16,000 personal computers with hacking programmes which allowed them to secretly record video of their victims.

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British court hears cases of two suspected teenage hackers

A British court on Tuesday heard the cases of two teenagers accused of being key players in the LulzSec computer hacking group, which has claimed responsibility for a wave of high-profile cyber-attacks.

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created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

N. Korea blasts South over game site hacking claims

North Korea on Sunday lashed out at South Korea for accusing Pyongyang of hacking Seoul online game sites and stealing prize money, rejecting the allegations as an "unacceptable provocation."

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Facebook teams with Time Warner to fight bullies

(AP) -- Facebook and Time Warner are ganging up on bullies to address a problem that torments millions of children and young adults.

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created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Computer infections rife as hackers prevail: PandaLabs

Hackers infected computers, derailed websites, and plundered networks in a memorably miserable quarter, according to a report released Wednesday by Internet security firm PandaLabs.

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created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brazen, publicity-seeking hackers on attack spree

(AP) -- Can you be famous if no one knows your name? A new band of hackers is giving it its best shot, trumpeting its cyber-capers in an all-sirens-flashing publicity campaign.

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created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Security companies on alert as scam e-mails plunge

E-mail spam has plunged by more than half since Christmas Day when the world's largest criminal spamming operation inexplicably shut down.

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created Jan 14, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 6


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