Showing posts with label Cyber Crime. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cyber Crime. Show all posts

Sunday 7 December 2014

Tor a Big Source of Bank Fraud - Treasury Dept

A new report from the U.S. Treasury Department found that a majority of bank account takeovers by cyberthieves over the past decade might have been thwarted had affected institutions known to look for and block transactions coming through Tor, a global communications network that helps users maintain anonymity by obfuscating their true location online.

Saturday 22 November 2014

Beware, Webcam Hacking On The Rise! 13 Tips To Protect Your Webcam From Hackers

The public is being warned about a website containing thousands of live feeds to baby monitors, stand-alone webcams and CCTV systems. Data watchdogs across the world have drawn attention to the Russian-based site which lists thousands of webcam streams from around the world -- including in the United States, Canada, western Europe, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Pakistan amongst others -- were streamed by a website thought to be based in Russia.