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	<title>Techwatch: Tech News &#187; Cyber Crime</title>
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		<title>Cybercriminals rev up for the festive season</title>
		<link>http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2011/11/22/cybercriminals-rev-up-for-the-festive-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Butters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the festive season looms ever closer, the Met’s e-Crime Unit (PCeU) has said that they have taken down over 2000 websites who rip off UK consumers in a number of ways. Most of the sites were selling designer goods &#8230; <a href="http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2011/11/22/cybercriminals-rev-up-for-the-festive-season/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>AV companies losing cybercrime fight</title>
		<link>http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2011/11/08/av-companies-losing-cybercrime-fight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Butters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Organisations are failing to recognise how sophisticated malware has become and are therefore more likely to fall victim to it, a report by Damballa states. Whilst in the past, the installation process used by malware was relatively straightforward and easy &#8230; <a href="http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2011/11/08/av-companies-losing-cybercrime-fight/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Damballa says 2011 another big year for cybercrime</title>
		<link>http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2011/09/16/damballa-says-2011-another-big-year-for-cybercrime/</link>
		<comments>http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2011/09/16/damballa-says-2011-another-big-year-for-cybercrime/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Butters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Damballa has issued its threat report for the first half of 2011 and say that “it looks to be another big year for Internet crime”. The report focuses primarily on botnets, which operate by installing malware and then remotely controlling &#8230; <a href="http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2011/09/16/damballa-says-2011-another-big-year-for-cybercrime/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Peer pressure causes cybercrime in youths, study shows</title>
		<link>http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2011/08/26/peer-pressure-causes-cybercrime-in-youths-study-shows/</link>
		<comments>http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2011/08/26/peer-pressure-causes-cybercrime-in-youths-study-shows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Butters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study by Michigan State University criminologist Thomas Holt cites peer pressure and a lack of self control to be the driving factors behind juvenile cybercrime. Holt said that the findings reinforce the need for parents to know what &#8230; <a href="http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2011/08/26/peer-pressure-causes-cybercrime-in-youths-study-shows/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Research shows web applications attacked every 2 minutes</title>
		<link>http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2011/07/25/research-shows-web-applications-attacked-every-2-minutes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2011/07/25/research-shows-web-applications-attacked-every-2-minutes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Butters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techwatch.co.uk/?p=39065</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A report released today by security company Minerva shows that businesses are attacked every two minutes through web applications, with automated attacks peaking at 25,000 per hour. The Web Application Attack Report (WAAR) revealed that web applications were attacked 27 &#8230; <a href="http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2011/07/25/research-shows-web-applications-attacked-every-2-minutes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cyber-crime costs UK economy £27 billion per year</title>
		<link>http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2011/02/17/cyber-crime-costs-uk-economy-27-billion-per-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2011/02/17/cyber-crime-costs-uk-economy-27-billion-per-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren Allan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techwatch.co.uk/?p=34810</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You can&#8217;t put a price on many things. The steadfast loyalty of a friend, a Van Gogh masterpiece, a pot noodle&#8230; No, wait. It&#8217;s not that you can&#8217;t put a price on a pot noodle, it&#8217;s that you shouldn&#8217;t. Even &#8230; <a href="http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2011/02/17/cyber-crime-costs-uk-economy-27-billion-per-year/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FBI busts cyber-crime ring</title>
		<link>http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/10/04/fbi-busts-cyber-crime-ring/</link>
		<comments>http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/10/04/fbi-busts-cyber-crime-ring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 11:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Harris</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techwatch.co.uk/?p=31722</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Bureau of Investigations has arrested over 100 members of a gang of cyber-crinminals who collectively stole £44.4 million by hacking into computers in the US. Nineteen members of the gang have also been arrested in the UK and &#8230; <a href="http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/10/04/fbi-busts-cyber-crime-ring/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cyber criminals steal head of Interpol’s identity</title>
		<link>http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/09/20/cyber-criminals-steal-head-of-interpol%e2%80%99s-identity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/09/20/cyber-criminals-steal-head-of-interpol%e2%80%99s-identity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even the world’s largest international police organisation isn’t safe from cyber crime. Speaking at Interpol’s first Information Security Conference, the organisation’s secretary general, Ronald K Noble, admitted that his identity had been stolen and used to set up two fake &#8230; <a href="http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/09/20/cyber-criminals-steal-head-of-interpol%e2%80%99s-identity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>iTunes scam hits customers in PayPal pockets</title>
		<link>http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/08/25/itunes-scam-hits-users-in-paypal-pockets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/08/25/itunes-scam-hits-users-in-paypal-pockets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren Allan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techwatch.co.uk/?p=30929</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the latest growing cyber-scams is one which involves fleecing folks via their iTunes account and PayPal. A TechCrunch article states that an increasing amount of reports are spreading across the net from people who have been caught up &#8230; <a href="http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/08/25/itunes-scam-hits-users-in-paypal-pockets/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Two-thirds of the public back cyber-spying</title>
		<link>http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/08/04/two-thirds-of-the-public-back-cyber-spying/</link>
		<comments>http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/08/04/two-thirds-of-the-public-back-cyber-spying/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren Allan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techwatch.co.uk/?p=30529</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems that when it comes to covert online activities, the majority of folks are happy for their government to get its cyber-hands dirty. That&#8217;s the conclusion drawn by security firm Sophos, which has just published its mid-2010 Security Threat &#8230; <a href="http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/08/04/two-thirds-of-the-public-back-cyber-spying/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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