China denies US allegations of Microsoft hack China has sharply denied US allegations it carried out a massive Microsoft hack, countering that Washington was the "world champion" of cyber attacks while raging … World • 20 Jul 21
Dramatic rise in online scams during pandemic Fraudulent emails and text messages tricking people to share personal and banking details increased during the Covid-19 crisis, according to gardaí. Ireland • 08 Jul 20
Remote working offers easy pickings for cyber criminals Cyber-criminals have never been ones to waste a good crisis, and how they're taking advantage of companies' response to Covid-19 is the latest example of … Coronavirus • 28 Mar 20
Woman held in Dubai over Facebook post returns to UK A woman held in Dubai over Facebook posts calling her ex-husband's wife a "horse" has returned to Britain after she had been detained under cyber-crime … UK • 12 Apr 19
Moscow to summon Dutch envoy over cyber-attack claim The Russian foreign ministry was to summon the Dutch ambassador today after the Netherlands said it had foiled a cyber attack by Russians, state news … World • 08 Oct 18
West accuses Russia of global hacking campaign US authorities have charged seven Russian military intelligence officers for hacking the organisation investigating the poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and anti-doping agencies. World • 04 Oct 18
Symantec to stop sharing source code with governments US based cyber firm Symantec is no longer allowing governments to review the source code of its software because of fears the agreements would compromise … Technology • 11 Oct 17
Cyber crime costs global economy over €320bn Cyber crime costs the global economy about $445bn (€327bn) every year, with the damage to business from the theft of intellectual property exceeding the $160 … News • 09 Jun 14
International computer hacker network disrupted An international operation has dismantled a global computer hacker network, which used a sophisticated computer virus to steal millions of dollars from companies and consumers. News • 03 Jun 14
UK police probe mass computer bank fraud attack Detectives are looking into a barrage of spam sent to millions of British banking customers intended to freeze their computers and demand a ransom, Britain's … News • 16 Nov 13
