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Oct 22, 2024 Is Sri Lanka a cybercrime hub? Foreign Minister warns of impact on fragile economy

These scams, which target victims through emotional manipulation and false promises of romance or investment opportunities...

Oct 21, 2024 European Cybercrime Conference

Held from 16 to 17 October, Europol’s European Cybercrime Conference provided a platform for discussing the latest trends and challenges in cybercrime....

Aug 21, 2024 Cybercrime cases spike in Nepal

On the afternoon of August 17, Mahesh stepped out of the exam hall at Modern Secondary School in Bhaktapur, exhausted but relieved after completing a...

Jun 13, 2024 Cybercrime suspects often young, increasingly armed: Dutch police

Young cybercriminals in the Netherlands are increasingly armed, the police and Public Prosecution Service (OM) said in a new report on developments in...

Jun 13, 2024 Long jail terms for Chinese cybercrime gang in Zambia

Lengthy jail terms have been handed to 22 Chinese citizens - and a Cameroonian man - for cyber-related crimes in Zambia. The gang's only female convict,...

Jan 25, 2024 No Consensus on Proposed Global Cybercrime Treaty

On Friday, governments concluded two weeks of polarizing meetings at the United Nations on a proposed global cybercrime treaty without reaching consensus on...

Jan 24, 2024 The cost of cybercrime to reach over $12tn by 2025

External market figures suggest that the cost of cybercrime is predicted to reach over $12tn by 2025, and the growth of cyber-attacks has been consistent, as...

Jan 10, 2024 The Rising Threat of AI-Enabled Cybercrimes: A Warning from NSA and FBI

In an era where technological advancements redefine the spectrum of conventional crime, our collective cybersecurity has been thrust into uncharted...

Jan 10, 2024 World Economic Forum: Extreme weather, AI, cybercrime greatest global risks in 2024

Jan. 10 (UPI) -- World nations face escalating threats in the coming year from extreme weather, artificial intelligence, and geopolitical tumult, while more...

Dec 05, 2023 InterCOP (International Cyber Offender Prevention Network)

The InterCOP network is made up of international law enforcement agencies that share expertise and jointly develop, implement and evaluate Cyber Offender...

Nov 20, 2023 Armenia signs second additional Protocol to Cybercrime Convention

Ambassador Arman Khachatryan, the Permanent Representative of Armenia to the Council of Europe has signed, in the presence of Secretary General Marija...

Nov 04, 2023 Unraveling cybercrime network’s underground operations

Emergence of drops for stuff and reshipping schemes with the exploitation of innocent individuals As online sellers started denying deliveries to...

Oct 02, 2023 ShadowSyndicate Cybercrime gang has used 7 ransomware families over the past year

Researchers from Group-IB believe it's likely the group is an independent affiliate working for multiple ransomware-as-a-service operations A previously...

Sep 28, 2023 Fight cybercrime with tech education

MANILA ??“ Criticisms on the supposed failure of the SIM (subscriber identity module) card registration law to put a stop to cybercrime are rather...

Sep 27, 2023 Cyber crime fears present massive opportunities for the industry: PwC’s Jim Bichard

With cyber crime fears being heavily highlighted in PwC’s “Insurance Banana Skins 2023� report, Reinsurance News spoke to Jim Bichard, Partner and...