Cybercrime

Michael Meis, associate CISO at the University of Kansas Health System, joins PSW to discuss how the history of warfare has influenced modern-day cybercrime and how cyber leaders can shift to a victory mindset. This segment is sponsored by Devo. Visit https://securityweekly.com/devo to learn more about them! Source

In a pointer to greater adoption of technology outsourcing in criminal investigation, independent forensic science laboratory Truth Labs is associating with police and other state agencies on a diverse range of cases.The laboratory has used a digital forensic software developed by Canada-based Magnet Forensics in more than 300 cases, over the past three years, senior officials in the organisations said. AXIOM, a purpose-built tool that recovers, processes and analyses digital evidence from…

Ten ways to protect your family against cybercrime – AustraliaHere are ten ways to mitigate cybercrime risk by increasing your own personal cybersecurity.Nothing left unlockedThough it may be a pain, if your device or application uses passwords to authenticate usage, you need to set them up immediately. It only takes seconds for a hacker or…

How do I protect myself without spending hours of time, money and mental load?Delia: First of all, you need to be constantly aware that scams are out there. You should have strong antivirus software on all your devices and strong passwords. I know people hate that, but that is important.Remember that you can never really know…

RANCHI: A sleepy little town from Jharkhand’s Jamtara has emerged on the radar of cyber investigators from as far as Chennai and several other southern Indian towns. What has perplexed the police is the language proficiency of the suspects. According to the inputs received by the Jharkhand Police, cybercriminals are travelling down south and other…

The economic offences unit of the Bihar government arrested a man, who called Bihar's Director General of Police S K Singhal by posing as a judge of the Patna High Court and asking the officer to close a case against IPS officer Aditya Kumar, who allegedly colluded with the liquor mafia when he was the…

“I will bring them forward according to the constitution. I will take DG FIA to court and will file a case against the director Cybercrime Wing and ... Source

The International Criminal Police Organization, also called the Interpol, has announced the arrests of 75 individuals as part of a coordinated global operation against an organized cyber crime syndicate called Black Axe. "'Black Axe' and other West African organized crime groups have developed transnational networks, defrauding victims of millions while channeling their profits into lavish…

LONDON: Food importers from Africa to Asia are scrambling for dollars to pay their bills as a surge in the US currency drives prices even higher for countries already facing a historic global food crisis. In Ghana, importers are warning about shortages in the run up to Christmas. Thousands of containers loaded with food recently…