A ransomware attack against the police department in Stuart, Florida last year had an unexpected consequence; the police officers had to drop several cases...
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56 suspected hackers have been arrested by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) as part of what British police are calling “strike week”...
The Anonymous hacktivist group has targeted the Ferguson, Missouri administration and police department web site in an operation dubbed #OpFerguson, according...
It was a fruitful year for cyber-crime authorities worldwide, and notorious hackers were arrested with a weekly or even daily frequency. Neither Christmas nor...
A new suspect was arrested for a phishing attack that caused the theft of £1.5 million from UK-based students in 2011, according to Tech World. Police caught...
In its first transparency report, Microsoft revealed how it helped police worldwide with information on the company’s users. In 2012, the company assisted...
Spanish police arrested 10 people allegedly involved in a massive “ransomware†cyber-crime organization, according to The European Cybercrime Centre at...
Japanese police have “arrested†a cat carrying a computer virus that a hacker installed on a memory card attached to the pet’s collar, according to the...
When social networks aren’t enough to get information about your colleague, hack into her computer at school. Well, that’s how 20 year-old Matthew Higgins...
Greater Manchester Police received a fine of £120,000 from the Information Commissioners Office following the theft of an unencrypted memory stick from a...