The Education for Justice (E4J) initiative developed, with the support of academics from around the world, a series of modules on cybercrime. These university modules cover many aspects of this complex and fascinating field and include both theoretical concepts as well as practical knowledge. Furthermore, these modules are multi-disciplinary in nature, since they focus on […]
Read MoreJoint Euro-just-Europol report on cyber crime developments and challenges
On 5 July 2019, Eurojust and Europol published a joint report identifying and categorising the current developments and challenges they face in combating cybercrime. To read all raport please click here The report highlights the following significant issues: Loss of data: Following the overturning of the Data Retention Directive (DRD) by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) […]
Read MoreCyber-thieves set sights on hijacking payment data
Thousands of websites are being hit by cyber-thieves who implant code to scoop up payment card numbers, research suggests. Security giant Symantec found more than 4,800 websites were being hit by these “form-jacking” attacks every month. High-profile victims of these attacks include airline BA and Ticketmaster. Online crime groups had turned to the attacks as […]
Read MoreChinese Telecommunications Conglomerate Huawei and Huawei CFO Wanzhou Meng Charged With Financial Fraud
Huawei Device USA Inc. and Huawei’s Iranian Subsidiary Skycom Also Named Defendants Other Charges Include Money Laundering, Conspiracy to Defraud the United States, Obstruction of Justice and Sanctions Violations A 13-count indictment was unsealed earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging four defendants,[1]including Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (Huawei), the world’s largest telecommunications […]
Read MoreUnpicking the cyber-crime economy
Turning virtual cash into real money without being caught is a big problem for successful cyber-criminals. They often have to get creative when “cashing out” or laundering the money they have stolen, according to a security expert. Ziv Mador, head of security research at Trustwave SpiderLabs. told the BBC that credit card thieves, for example, […]
Read MoreJFSC new PII guidance note and cyber is a theme, and it’s down to the board to manage and control
The JFSC has issued at June 2018 the Professional indemnity insurance guidance note and cyber is a theme!! The Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) has established requirements for persons registered under the Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998 (FSJL) in respect of Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII). These requirements are set out in each respective Code of Practice (together, Codes) […]
Read MoreTypo Triggers Alarm, Prevents Billion Dollar Bank Heist
Cybercriminals managed to steal around US$ 80 million from the accounts of Bangladesh’s central bank, but a spelling mistake prevented them from taking nearly US$ 1 billion, according to the Guardian: http://bit.ly/1Txjdqz
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