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An alert on a suspected attack by state-backed Chinese hackers from the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in April.

The U.S. Has Formally Accused China Of A Massive Cyberattack On Microsoft

Jul 19, 2021
The Biden administration, backed by U.S. allies, is publicly calling out Beijing for an attack this year on Microsoft's Exchange email server software that targeted computers worldwide.
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Law
A joint investigation involving the U.S., Germany, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom helped take down the WeLeakInfo site, which the Justice Department says sold billions of stolen usernames, passwords and other data.

FBI Seizes Website Suspected Of Selling Access To Billions Of Pieces Of Stolen Data

Jan 17, 2020
The site weleakinfo.com is now down. The Justice Department says that for a fee, users could access stolen personal data names, phone numbers, e-mail addresses. Two people were arrested in Europe.
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Criminal Justice Collaborative
Nick Selby and NYPD officer Luis Sayan interview a retired New York City teacher who lost more than $300,000 to online scammers posing as Chinese police.

Coaxing Cops To Tackle Cybercrime? There's An App For That

Jan 16, 2020
Local police often don't feel equipped to investigate cybercrime. The NYPD is trying to teach patrol officers to ask the right questions about IP addresses, Bitcoin and phone spoofing.
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Cybercrime Booms As Scammers Hack Human Nature To Steal Billions

Nov 18, 2019
Cybercrime is ballooning as scammers learn to research their victims and fine-tune their psychological tricks.
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National
Illustration of scammer script

The Language Of Cybercrime

Nov 18, 2019
Cybercriminals have learned to refine the language they use in scams, making scams harder to detect and more likely to fool potential victims.
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Shots - Health News
Patient information can be vulnerable when health care facilities are the focus of cyberattacks.

Hospitals Face Growing Cybersecurity Threats

Jul 26, 2017
Cyberattacks and data breaches are common at health care facilities, and they can put patients' health at risk. Hospitals are behind the curve in beefing up defenses, industry analysts say.
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The Two-Way
Each orange dot is a unique infection by WannaCrypt ransomware as recorded by MalwareTech.com

Ransomware Attacks Ravage Computer Networks In Dozens Of Countries

May 12, 2017
"We'll likely look back at this as a watershed moment," says Sen. Ben Sasse, as malware called Wana Decryptor is blamed for large-scale attacks around the world.
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Privacy: Be safe out there

Nov 23, 2015

How do you teach digital natives to watch their backs online? Not easily

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All Tech Considered
Mark Patterson, owner of PATCO Construction in Sanford, Maine, said his company lost more than $500,000 to cyber fraud.

When Cyber Fraud Hits Businesses, Banks May Not Offer Protection

Sep 15, 2015
Cyberthieves steal hundreds of millions of dollars a year from the bank accounts of U.S. businesses. Many business owners are surprised to find out their bank is not obliged to make them whole.
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The Two-Way
The Darkode malware forum was replaced by an image announcing its seizure by authorities Wednesday.

Malware And Hacking Forum Darkode Is Shut Down; Dozens Arrested

Jul 15, 2015
Those indicted include an accused administrator who created a large network of hacked computers that stole private data "on approximately 200,000,000 occasions."
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The Two-Way
Dollar bills are reflected in a computer hard drive.

U.S. Creates First Sanctions Program Against Cybercriminals

Apr 01, 2015
President Obama signed a new executive order that will allow the administration to freeze the assets of any individual or group involved in "malicious" cyberattacks.
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All Tech Considered
Using Tor, or The Onion Router, enables users to hide their online activities. Advocates say the network protects the privacy of activists. But prosecutors say it's used extensively by criminals — and is making it harder for law enforcement to do its j

Prosecutors Say Tools For Hiding Online Hinder Cybercrime Crackdowns

Jan 05, 2015
Advocates say tools that cloak online identities are needed to protect activists. Prosecutors say they hinder efforts to police all kinds of crime, from child pornography to illegal gun sales.
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