AusCERT2012: The cybercop shop 

AusCERT2012: The cybercop shop

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 17 May 2012 9:35 AM
For Australia's e-crime police, networking is king.
CrimTrac shores up security for child abuse database 

CrimTrac shores up security for child abuse database

In Risk - By Liz Tay, 16 April 2012 2:37 PM
Image matching software also upgraded.
EC proposes $3.8m Cybercrime Centre  

EC proposes $3.8m Cybercrime Centre

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 29 March 2012 9:26 AM
Centre due to open next year.
Feds arrest LulzSec leaders in international sting 

Feds arrest LulzSec leaders in international sting

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 7 March 2012 9:38 AM
LulzSec brought down amid allegations leader talked to feds.
Japanese Police arrest six over alleged virus scam 

Japanese Police arrest six over alleged virus scam

In Risk - 12 February 2012 7:23 PM
Suspected 1.1 million infections.
Pentagon, NASA hacker TinKode arrested 

Pentagon, NASA hacker TinKode arrested

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 2 February 2012 11:23 PM
Romanian hacker accused of breaching government systems.
Secret service nabs Romanian ATM fraudster 

Secret service nabs Romanian ATM fraudster

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 10 January 2012 10:07 AM
Skimmed 40 ATMs in New York City.
Malware poses as police 

Malware poses as police

In Applications - By Tom Brewster, 21 December 2011 7:27 AM
Victims held to ransom over porn, terrorism material.
Police bust 55 in US cyber fraud, ID theft ring 

Police bust 55 in US cyber fraud, ID theft ring

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 21 December 2011 7:26 AM
Bank insiders helped bypass anti-fraud technologies.
NSW Police facial recognition exported 

NSW Police facial recognition exported

In Applications - By John Hilvert, 8 December 2011 10:39 AM
Technology allows quick ID checks in major accidents.
Three indicted in ATM skimming bust 

Three indicted in ATM skimming bust

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 24 November 2011 9:58 AM
Two of the three accused are behind bars.
Anonymous attacks massive child abuse site 

Anonymous attacks massive child abuse site

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 24 October 2011 10:45 AM
But attacks could damage police investigations.
Legal threats for unauthorised security tests on the rise 

Legal threats for unauthorised security tests on the rise

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 18 October 2011 4:54 PM
Courts would assess whether vulnerability disclosures were ethical.
HideMyAss defends hacker sell-out 

HideMyAss defends hacker sell-out

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 27 September 2011 10:23 AM
Says it was 'naive' to use paid VPN for cracking.
Seattle men indicted on hacking, fraud charges 

Seattle men indicted on hacking, fraud charges

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 23 September 2011 10:51 AM
Men fleeced businesses by war driving and break-and-enter.
Hong Kong bourse hacker faces five years 

Hong Kong bourse hacker faces five years

In Hackers - By SC Australia Staff, 23 August 2011 9:58 AM
Computers, phones, storage siezed.
Twitter, BlackBerry make great riot intel 

Twitter, BlackBerry make great riot intel

In Networks - By Nicole Kobie, 17 August 2011 3:38 PM
British police accessed BlackBerry Messenger during riot attacks
Police using wi-fi scanners to sniff out crime 

Police using wi-fi scanners to sniff out crime

In Networks - By SC Australia Staff, 12 August 2011 2:26 PM
Allows police to "confidently enter" premises.
Police arrest truckie over 'Evil' network hack 

Police arrest truckie over 'Evil' network hack

In Hackers - By Ry Crozier, 27 July 2011 10:21 AM
Updated: Distribute.IT says it's the same 'Evil' that destroyed its servers.
German police hacked, suspect tracking data stolen 

German police hacked, suspect tracking data stolen

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 9 July 2011 2:57 AM
Usernames, passwords, and coordinates stolen in data haul.
Anonymous busted in Italy, Switzerland 

Anonymous busted in Italy, Switzerland

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 9 July 2011 2:33 AM
Jester has last laugh.
Legacy of monster botnet fading 

Legacy of monster botnet fading

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 6 July 2011 9:21 PM
More than half of Rustock-infected machines have been cleaned, but 100,000 computers remain in India.
Bill to cut red tape from mutual assistance laws 

Bill to cut red tape from mutual assistance laws

In Networks - By SC Australia Staff, 6 July 2011 3:36 PM
Government claims Bill will help police.
Phishing operator phried, sentenced to 13 years in prison 

Phishing operator phried, sentenced to 13 years in prison

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 1 July 2011 12:08 PM
Rap sheet includes bank fraud, identity theft, and money laundering.
Goatse hacker pleads guilty to AT&T iPad breach 

Goatse hacker pleads guilty to AT&T iPad breach

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 24 June 2011 9:40 AM
Guilty plea is a timely reminder of treating criminal activity as a competitive sport, prosecutors said.
Sony hackers arrested 

Sony hackers arrested

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 11 June 2011 9:16 AM
Hackers plot revenge.
EU cybercrime treaty best for policing: Phair 

EU cybercrime treaty best for policing: Phair

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 25 May 2011 2:21 PM
Former cybercop urges nations to give agreement time to work.
Covert spy ops get audit tick 

Covert spy ops get audit tick

In Hackers - By SC Australia Staff, 25 May 2011 12:39 PM
But some compliance errors logged in AFP warrant requests.
DDoS defence guide released 

DDoS defence guide released

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 23 May 2011 12:47 PM
Attacks can't be avoided, but can be mitigated.
AusCERT presentation riles Queensland Police 

AusCERT presentation riles Queensland Police

In Hackers - 17 May 2011 7:09 PM
Herald story leads to police queries.
Cybercrime: the biggest threat in policing history 

Cybercrime: the biggest threat in policing history

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 17 May 2011 2:07 PM
AusCERT: Police ask the business community to speak up.
Cops warn of Adobe bearing Trojans 

Cops warn of Adobe bearing Trojans

In Hackers - 2 May 2011 1:04 PM
Infected Adobe warez circling Victoria.
Cops warn of Adobe bearing Trojans 

Cops warn of Adobe bearing Trojans

In Hackers - 2 May 2011 1:04 PM
Infected Adobe warez circling Victoria.
Integration issues halt Vic Police's LINK project 

Integration issues halt Vic Police's LINK project

In Crypto - By Liz Tay, 20 April 2011 1:59 PM
Five-year-old project needs $100m extra funding.
Queensland Police buys into number plate recognition 

Queensland Police buys into number plate recognition

In Risk - 18 April 2011 9:55 AM
First unit on the road for Easter.
Serco employee suspected of Victoria Police breach 

Serco employee suspected of Victoria Police breach

In Crypto - By Liz Tay, 15 April 2011 9:33 AM
Man accused of adjusting 67,541 traffic infringement records.
Man arrested for meddling in Victoria Police camera data 

Man arrested for meddling in Victoria Police camera data

In Crypto - By Liz Tay, 14 April 2011 9:46 AM
Outsourced staffer adjusts 60,000 records of red light and speeding offences.
Aussie Police probe virtual worlds for money trail 

Aussie Police probe virtual worlds for money trail

In Hackers - By Liz Tay, 29 March 2011 7:48 AM
Banking security considered a 'laughing stock'.
Bank security experts play up social risks 

Bank security experts play up social risks

In Risk - By Liz Tay, 29 March 2011 7:46 AM
Identity data a commodity in underground economy.
Senate approves new telecoms interception laws  

Senate approves new telecoms interception laws

In Hackers - By Liz Tay, 2 March 2011 7:14 PM
Law enforcement agencies get ASIO expertise.
System error hits CommBank ATMs 

System error hits CommBank ATMs

In Risk - By Liz Tay, 2 March 2011 12:11 PM
Updated: Two charged after glitch enabled customers to overdraw accounts.
Police.uk's EC2-hosted crime site toppled 

Police.uk's EC2-hosted crime site toppled

In Hackers - By Liam Tung, 2 February 2011 11:39 AM
By popular demand.
NSW cop to face computer access charge 

NSW cop to face computer access charge

In Hackers - 2 February 2011 11:38 AM
Duty status "under review".
Cop: Viruses better than bank robbery 

Cop: Viruses better than bank robbery

In Hackers - By Liam Tung, 5 October 2010 9:20 AM
London top cop's vision.
Whirlpool DDoS investigation dropped 

Whirlpool DDoS investigation dropped

In Hackers - By Brett Winterford, 2 July 2010 11:39 AM
Is Bulletproof letting the script kiddies win?
Police arrest London teenagers in cyber crime swoop 

Police arrest London teenagers in cyber crime swoop

In Hackers - 25 June 2010 11:38 AM
Police Central e-crime Unit accuses youths of helping to run criminal onlineforum.
Police bust massive global credit card fraud ring 

Police bust massive global credit card fraud ring

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 17 June 2010 10:26 AM
178 individuals arrested including two Australians.
Facebook takes on AFP's point-of-contact request 

Facebook takes on AFP's point-of-contact request

In Risk - By Liz Tay, 15 June 2010 10:39 AM
Federal Police request finally taken formally.
AFP demands Facebook offer "one click" police alarm 

AFP demands Facebook offer "one click" police alarm

In Messaging - By Mahesh Sharma, 7 June 2010 9:25 AM
AFP confident Facebook will hire a police compliance officer.
Romanian police and FBI break up 70-strong eBay fraud ring 

Romanian police and FBI break up 70-strong eBay fraud ring

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 8 April 2010 11:21 AM
String of raids over past week.
1 2 3 | Next »
Sign up to receive SC Magazine email newsletters
   FOLLOW US...
Most Read