Cybercrime

The Greek Police's cyber crimes unit is investigating a case involving a fake online advertisement for recruiting an administrative employee to the country's Parliament.

Officers of the Greek Police's cyber crimes squad on Monday issued fraud charges against unknown persons following a probe into complaints by consumers claiming to have received emails suggesting that they could receive partial rebates from the Public Power Corporation.

A suspected North Korean cybercrime group, known as the “Hidden Cobra,” targeted Turkey’s financial industry earlier this month, U.S.-based cyber firm McAfee claimed on March 8 in a report published on its blog, securingtomorrow.mcafee.com.

The latest hack of German government networks involved complex malicious software and targeted more sensitive data than a 2015 breach of the German parliament, a leading member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives said on March 1.

The annual cost of cybercrime has hit $600 billion worldwide, fueled by growing sophistication of hackers and proliferation of criminal marketplaces and cryptocurrencies, researchers said on Feb. 21.

The internet has made life easier in a whole lot of ways. Love that convenience? So do criminals, according to cnet.com

A report out Wednesday says cybercrime may now be costing businesses worldwide as much as 0 billion, and it points to the ease of digital crime as the reason.

The rapid development of artificial intelligence increases the risk of its malicious use by states threatening world peace, criminals and terrorists, warns a new report quoted by Reuters and the France press.

Britain blamed Russia on Thursday for a cyber-attack last year, publicly pointing the finger at Moscow for spreading a virus which disrupted companies across Europe including UK-based Reckitt Benckiser, according to Reuters. 

Russia denied the accusation, saying it was part of "Russophobic" campaign it said was being waged by some Western countries.

US President Donald Trump nominated General Paul Nakasone for a new director of the National Security Agency (NSA), one of the most classified intelligence agencies. Rob Joyce, a special assistant to the White House and coordinator for cyber security, said on Twitter, quoted by news agencies.

The US Department of Justice announced that 36 people were indicted for involvement in a global identity theft over the Internet, causing damages of over $ 530 million to consumers, companies and financial institutions, BNT said.