Middletown and West Chester police are using smart technology doorbells and outdoor video systems to catch criminals, and they hope residents in their communities will expand the effort.
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20 People Indicted in Online Auction Crime Ring That Victimized Thousands of Americans
According to court documents unsealed today, 20 people, including 16 foreign nationals, have been charged for their roles in an international organized crime group that defrauded American victims through online auction fraud causing millions of dollars in losses.
West Shore RCMP investigating cyber fraud
Police said in the last four months they have received two complaints relating to cyber fraud. Both complaints were from businesses in the West Shore who said their IT systems were breached and financial accounts were compromised.
Cyber exercise shows need for closer federal-state coordination
An attack by bad guys online and on the ground on a big city’s critical infrastructure can straddle jurisdictional lines between local and federal authorities, making coordination among those groups critical but tricky, according to participants in a recent resilience exercise.
Facebook Will Provide Chat Details To Delhi Police In Sensitive Cases
Mark Zuckerberg-owned Facebook will now provide users’ data to the police department in New Delhi, India, as a helping hand in sensitive cases.
Georgia Tech and Malaysia police join FBI to take down hackers
Two men who were citizens of Nigeria, living in Malaysia, and conducting their crimes from behind computers likely assumed they were safe from the reach of American law enforcement when they hacked into university computer systems to steal paychecks and tax returns.
Why Digital Literacy Must Go Hand in Hand With Online Security From The Start
As more people adopt digital tools and get online to harness opportunities the Internet has to offer, they become vulnerable to the vices of the Internet.
Cyber scam targets Cambria County, FBI warns
The Cambria County District Attorney’s office and Stonycreek Township police are investigating what the FBI is calling a “payroll phishing scam” that targeted a Johnstown educator and a Cambria County commissioner.
Collaborating with Law Enforcement to Tackle the Scourge of ATM Attacks
Attacks have been ongoing for over a decade now, although they’ve changed significantly during that time. Back in the day, criminals had to gain physical access to the ATM itself, gluing card skimmers onto the outside, and overlaying fake keypads to harvest PINs. In some cases, they introduced malware via USBs or CDs and/or attached external keyboards to send commands to dispense cash. These so-called “jackpotting” attacks were for many years confined to Asia and Europe,
Stolen RDP Credentials Live On After xDedic Takedown
The notorious Russian language cybercrime marketplace and forum xDedic Marketplace remains offline following an international police takedown. But information security experts say customers will no doubt quickly move their business elsewhere.
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