Cyber Crime

How To Avoid Online Property Sale Purchase Fraud by Lamudi.PK

The online property listing sites have made property sale/purchase process easy. Now people can easily search, Buy and Sell property online. As the online listing is on rise, It is also prone to house-hunters, fraudsters and scammers. The scammers can create fake listings on the site by taking legitimate property information from another site. When […] Continue reading →

Iranian Cyber Police Arrested 240 M/W Shut Down about 900 Websites

Shahrwand newspaper reported that Iranian cyber police (known as FATA)arrested at-least 240+ people which include men and women and also shut down about 900 websites in Sistan and Baluchestan. According to reports all these people were involved in illegal internet activities includes managing porn and fake profiles,recently Cyber police of Revolutionary Guards announced its Spider […] Continue reading →

Cybercrime increased by 96 percent in US - New Study Shows

According to the Cyber Crime 2014 Study, conducted by Ponemon Institute, the average annualized cost of cybercrime has reached $12.7 million in the U.S., a 96 percent increase since the study was launched five years ago. According to the study, the time it takes to resolve a cyber attack in the U.S. has increased from […] Continue reading →

StealthGenie Mobile Spying App Maker Hammad Akbar arrested by FBI

Hammad Akbar - A Pakistani CEO - Creator of Mobile Spy App StealthGenie, The app marketed as a tool for spying on cheating spouses and keeping an eye on kids, has been arrested, according to federal authorities. Hammad Akbar, 31, from city Lahore, Pakistan, was arrested on Saturday in Los Angeles and appeared in court […] Continue reading →

Two Brothers held for hacking Singaporean PMO site, face 16 charges including Email Account Hacking

The two brothers, initially arrested in connection with the hacking of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) website on Nov 8, now face a total of 16 charges under the Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act Continue reading →

Paunch, The BlackHole Exploit Kit Author Arrested in Russia

Paunch, the notorious Russian hacker and malware developer, the author of the notorious BlackHole exploit kit, and his partners have been arrested in Russia, According to Softpedia. Maarten Boone, security analyst at Dutch IT security company Fox-IT, was the first to break the news on Twitter. So far, there aren’t any additional details. “Paunch the nickname of a Russian […] Continue reading →

BitTorrent admins to Face Six Years in Jail, Spanish Govt. Approves New Law

Spain has long been a thorn in the side of United States-based entertainment companies. Now Spain has passed amendments to the country’s penal code which states admins of sites offering links to copyrighted works without the owners’ permission will face jail sentences of up to six years. For individual file-sharers and those operating P2P software, […] Continue reading →

Facebook Page Hacking: Irans foreign minister Javad Zarif Facebook hacked

The official facebook page of Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (facebook.com/jzarif) has been hacked by unidentified hackers. The hackers protested against the crackdown on protesters after the disputed 2009 presidential election, According to media reports. Javad Zarif issued a statement of the hack incident that reads as follow: “My Facebook page was pirated by […] Continue reading →

Saudi Arabia outlaws terrorist propaganda on Internet

Saudi Arabia said Monday it will ban the dissemination of information on the Internet for the benefit of “terrorist” groups, in line with a decision taken by Gulf Arab monarchies. The official SPA news agency said the cabinet approved the “unified legislation against cybercrime,” which the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) adopted in December. The legislation […] Continue reading →

Russia warns local hackers to stay home

Russia has always been a safe place for professional hackers, fraudsters and cyber crooks that hit US and other countries cyber space. Now Russia and US are not on great terms, specially recent US demand of Whistle blower Edward Snowden and his asylum in Russia. So Russian government issued a warning for cyber criminals to […] Continue reading →

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