US target of huge cyber-espionage: Report

The US intelligence community has concluded that America is the target of a massive cyber-espionage campaign that is threatening its competitiveness, says a report.

• US may use pre-emptive cyberstrikes
• Pentagon boosts cyber defence force
• Iran blamed for cyber onslaught

The next big scare

As if computer viruses and cyber theft are not enough, writes Arthur Goldstuck.

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Woman sues man she unmasked through Google

A business consultant who pieced together information from Google to learn about a man she says was fixating on her online has sued him in a New York court.

• Romania, FBI crack down on cyber crime
• UK call for cyber stalking overhaul

Pussy Riot supporter defaces court site

A computer hacker has broken into the website of a Moscow court that sentenced Pussy Riot band members to jail, defacing its front page with obscenities, says a spokesperson.

• Police grill Kasparov over Pussy Riot
• Pussy Riot members get 2 years in prison
• Church vs Pussy Riot troubles Russians

South Korea paper hit by cyber attack

A conservative South Korean newspaper has said it had been the victim of a major cyber attack, soon after North Korea threatened the paper over reports.

• Online crime costing Europe billions
• FBI agents 'lack ability' in cyber crime
• Anonymous 'defaces' Chinese websites

Anonymous 'defaces' Chinese websites

The hacking group Anonymous has claimed it has hacked 300 Chinese websites in recent days, including government and commercial sites, in protest at web censorship in the country.

• 1 000 arrests in China internet crackdown
• Micro-blogging quadruples in China

Cabinet approves cyber security plan

The Cabinet has approved a national cyber security policy framework for South Africa, Minister in the Presidency Collins Chabane says.

• Postbank loses R42m to cybercrime syndicate

Identity fraud rise tied to smartphones

Nearly 12 million Americans were victims of identity theft in 2011, an increase of 13% over 2010, according to a new report.

• Cyber crime on the rise in SA
• Web 'main tool' for organised crime
• Cyber crime costs $114bn a year - report

Call in the Russians

The battle against cyber criminals is becoming increasingly important as attacks on personal bank accounts are on the up and the kind of activity being experienced over recent months has potentially serious real-life implications.

• Hack attack
• Infectious links

Infectious links

People have been trained to click on links. We know by now – I hope – we should never access links in emails claiming to be sent from our bank and other financial institutions. However, on Facebook and Twitter users will often click on a link without even reading the context.

SA ranks high in cyber crime

More than R1bn is estimated to have been lost in SA over the past three years owing to criminal activities conducted over the internet.

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