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Cybercrime
ATM heist reveals vulnerabilities in global security
May 10, 2013
A band of thieves working across two dozen countries has made off with $45 million. The caper reveals serious vulnerabilities in the banking system
Thieves stole $45 million in global ATM heist
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Mark Gregory
May 10, 2013
Forget bank heist movies with ski masks and safe cracking. These thieves were high tech.
Worldwide Internet slows after massive spammer cyberattack
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Molly Wood
Mar 27, 2013
Internet users around the world have been noticing sluggish responses from even sophisticated computer systems such as Netflix after what's being called the 'world's largest cyberattack.'
For financial gumshoes, tech is the new focus
Aug 16, 2012
The top fighters of financial crime are gathered in San Antonio this week, and it's not just gumshoes. Merchants, credit card companies and banks are well represented.
Virus shines light on 'click fraud'
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Queena Kim
Jul 9, 2012
An estimated 45,000 people in the U.S. may have trouble getting online Monday because of a computer virus. Hackers replaced real ads with fake ones, a crime known as "click fraud."
Why the U.S. should worry about cyber security
Apr 25, 2012
A former national security official who served in three White Houses explains why the U.S. needs to begin regulating the cyber industry to protect its citizens from theft, or worse.
Big banks team up against cyber attacks
Jan 10, 2012
Security officials from Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are expected to discuss creating a data center that would be responsible for sifting through mounds of secret bank information to signal whether any cyber attacks could happen.
For public good, not for profit.
U.S. Cybersecurity, business, and you
by
Marc Sanchez
Dec 16, 2011
Do we go the safe route or the private one?
The U.S. Department of Transportation is serious about cybersecurity
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Adriene Hill
Aug 4, 2011
On Wednesday, the Department of Transportation officially asked the security community for "informed views on the perceived needs, prevailing pra...
Proposed legislation would punish countries that don't help the US stop cyber attacks
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Adriene Hill
Aug 3, 2011
Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), have introduced The International Cybercrime and Reporting Act, which would hold...