Police stories - Page 16

This blog focuses on explaining what darknet markets are, common payment model used, the type of digital data being bought and sold, and their costs.

To say last year was a catastrophe in terms of combating cyber threats in Australia would be putting it lightly.

Global data privacy muddle dissected in FT's latest Comment piece, spotlighting the legal labyrinth across borders.

Thieves raid Spark store in Ponsonby, Auckland, for second time, stealing mobile devices now rendered useless. Store re-opens after clean-up.

The IoT has opened the world of cyber threats directly into your living room & beyond - here is an expert's advice for protection.

New Android ransomware tactics emerge, using encrypted payloads and email scams to exploit users, with a new focus on Chinese markets.

Conficker's legacy lingers eight years after it first emerged, infecting 11 million devices worldwide and costing up to USD $9 billion in cleanup.

Ubisoft has released Watch Dogs 2 this year and it's a big improvement on the first game that came out two and a half years ago.

Motorola acquires mobility solutions company Gridstone to develop customised apps, says Asia Pacific VP Iain Clarke.

The latest Hitman game's episodic first season draws to a close with the release of the Japan-set sixth episode, Situs Inversus.

Paying ransomware doesn't ensure getting encrypted files back, warns Kaspersky Lab. 20% of victims do not retrieve data.

Undoubtedly you've been exposed to Bitcoin or Blockchain. It's apparently the future. But apart from the buzzword, what actually is it?.

Unisys launches Digital Investigator, an information management system that aids law enforcement in sharing intelligence.

Cybersecurity and hacking are just plot devices the series uses to achieve its goals, but they play a major role in the series.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is the sequel to 2011's Deus Ex: Human Revolution, itself a prequel to Ion Storm's classic Deus Ex RPG from 2000.

As always, unexpected offers, and especially claims of criminal behaviour that are received by email should be treated with great skepticism.

NEC Australia and NT Police have nabbed the top innovation award for their lightning-fast facial recognition system used in crime fighting.

Ubisoft has revealed an all-new game mode that will be in Watch Dogs 2. It is called the 'Bounty Hunter' mode.

Sometimes a critical issue like a virus outbreak or a major systems malfunction, sometimes something as urgent as a VSIP.

LTE technology driving growth in mobile broadband for public safety, expected to grow 8% by 2020, says Technavio. Americas set to dominate.