Cyber Crime

UK Government to introduce cyber security and resilience bill

Today, the UK government has revealed its new Cyber Security and Resilience Bills plans, improving the nation's defence against growing cyber threats.

More than £100,000 of Students’ loans has been stolen by phishing scammers

Study reveals students have been targeted more than 500 times by phishing scammers in two academic years

Legal expert warns that AI could lead to more sophisticated cyber attacks

A new report of artificial intelligence claims that the rapidly developing technology could pose a threat to established systems of government and commerce

Over 50% of businesses increased their cyber security budget amid attacks

According to a recent report, 53% of businesses say their cyber security budget has increased over the last year due to an increase in cyber-attacks

Ransomware attacks cost public sector £369,000

A study by Sophos Global has revealed the extent to which businesses are at risk of repeated ransomware attacks and exploits The State of Endpoint...

Billions of criminal money laundered through cryptocurrencies

Three to four billion pounds of criminal money in Europe is being laundered through cryptocurrencies, according to Europol Europol, the European Union Agency for Law...

Financial institutions need to prepare against cyber attacks

Nick Hammond comments on the cyber readiness of major bank's infrastructure in response to the Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report The need for financial institutions to...

Regulation within cryptocurrency markets

Alexander Larsen from the Institute of Risk Management (IRM) provides an in-depth look at the state of play concerning regulation within cryptocurrency markets According to...

UK police officers at risk of losing up to 28 days a year due to siloed data

New research reveals that ineffective data management may be costing police valuable time UK police officers could be losing up to 28 working days a year...

Japan suffers biggest cryptocurrency heist

Japan is clamping down on cryptocurrency exchanges after suffering one of the biggest cyber attacks The Financial Service Agency (FSA) has said that they will...

Supporting research and new knowledge

Martin Ince discusses the Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) support for research and new knowledge In April, the Economic and Social Research Council will...

Secure Cloudlink wins UBS future of finance 2017 challenge

Secure Cloudlink's new and unique approach to digital security wins UBS future of finance 2017 challenge In the annual competition, which seeks out innovations and ideas...

Bitcoin hackers steal millions in ‘highly professional’ theft

Slovenian mining exchange NiceHash was targeted by 'professional' Bitcoin hackers who stole 4700 coins worth around $80 million

UK and EU plan Bitcoin crackdown over tax evasion fears

As the cryptocurrency hovers around the $10,000 mark, the UK and EU are threatening a bitcoin crackdown to prevent tax evasion and cybercrime

Booming bitcoin value leads to rise in cryptocurrency malware

The incredible rise of Bitcoin, which recently broke the $10,000 barrier, has been met with a rise in cryptocurrency malware and other cybercrime

Malware researcher finds Spambot has over 7.1m email addresses

A malware researcher has discovered a spamming operation with access to more than 7.1 million email addresses, said to be the 'biggest of its kind'

Email virus planted by hackers target shipping vessels

Viruses planted by hackers have been found in the computer systems of several shipping firms with 'millions of dollars' already stolen

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