Cybercrime

What was Scan4You, and why was it called a counter anti-virus (CAV) website?

The Dark Overlord, known for a number of breaches and cyber-extortion campaigns in the last two years, is believed to have made US$275,000 from various schemes

Recent survey shows that adults in the US view computer hacking as a major threat to their quality of life

For as little as $15 per month, anyone with a criminal bent could rent the services of webstresser.org to take down a targeted site.

Approximately US $150,000 worth of Ethereum-based cryptocurrency stolen.

As Internet crime knows no borders, mutual legal assistance involving various nations and, by extension, requests for extraditing suspected cyber-offenders are sometimes part and parcel of prosecution efforts.

The long arm of the law caught up with a number of cybercriminals in the first three months of this year.

In Part 1, our roundup of some of the most notable law enforcement actions against computer crime in the first quarter of 2018 will focus on arrests and charges involving suspected cyber-crooks.

Hackers have managed to deface an array of popular YouTube music videos, changing titles and thumbnail images.