Granny keeps her credit card in her sock so the password don't get stole... US Says Ukrainian Led Ring That Stole Online Bank Info October 20, 2015 A Ukrainian man pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he orchestrated a scheme to steal individual computer users' online bank information and sell it on the black market.
House of cards comes tumblin' down... U.S. charges three in huge cyberfraud targeting JPMorgan, others Tue Nov 10, 2015 - U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled criminal charges against three men accused of running a sprawling computer hacking and fraud scheme that included a huge attack against JPMorgan Chase & Co and generated hundreds of millions of dollars of illegal profit.
Big ol' cybertheft... Bangladesh: 20 foreign suspects identified in $101 million cyber heist Tuesday 19th April, 2016 - Senior Bangladeshi investigators have confirmed that they have identified 20 foreigners involved in one of the largest cyber heists in history.
'Hacker-for-Hire' sentenced to prison... US Sentences Proponent of 'Hacker-for-Hire' Cybercrime May 03, 2016 - Nearly a decade ago, computer security experts found a new kind of malicious software that would eventually infect more than 1 million computers in the United States and Europe and cause tens of millions of dollars in damages.
NY Fed first rejected cyber-heist transfers, then fell for it... Exclusive: NY Fed first rejected cyber-heist transfers, then moved $81 million June 6, 2016 - Hours before the Federal Reserve Bank of New York approved four fraudulent requests to send $81 million from a Bangladesh Bank account to cyber thieves, the Fed branch blocked those same requests because they lacked information required to transfer money, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.
Combating cybercrime in Cambodia... US to Train Cambodian Government on Combating Cybercrime June 28, 2016 — The United States has invited senior Cambodian officials to learn about cybercrime from U.S. experts. See also: China Seeks On-Off Switch for Internet June 29, 2016 — A controversial cyber security law that is under review in China will give authorities the power to shut down the internet and block all communications online when so-called “emerging social security events” occur. Related: US Increasingly Focused on Social Media to Weigh Terror Threats June 29, 2016 - The United States government has become increasingly focused on the idea of examining social media posts in order to make determinations about who represents a security threat to the country.
Europol Brings Down Global Cybercrime Ring... Europol Brings Down Global Cybercrime Syndicate December 01, 2016 - Europol, the European Union's law enforcement agency, said Thursday it has arrested five people in an online criminal enterprise and seized 39 computer servers following a four-year-long international investigation.
Cyber-thief arrested... Man held at JFK airport over largest US financial cyber-hacking Wed, 14 Dec 2016 - The FBI arrests a man charged with the largest cyber-attack of financial firms in US history. See also: Spanish police arrest 200 Chinese nationals in €16m fraud Wed, 14 Dec 2016 - Police in Spain arrest more than 200 Chinese nationals in a fraud investigation, officials say.
Girl Scouts to take on cybercrime... New Girl Scout Badges Focus on Cybercrime, Not Cookie Sales June 21, 2017 - Cookie sales may take a back seat to fighting identity theft and other computer crime now that Girl Scouts as young as 5 are to be offered the chance to earn their first-ever cyber security badges.
Unpicking the cyber-crime economy... Unpicking the cyber-crime economy 26 August 2018 - Turning virtual cash into real money without being caught is a big problem for successful cyber-criminals.