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Brain-like chips are boosting computers and battling cybercrime
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Brain-like chips are boosting computers and battling cybercrime

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The human brain is more powerful and energy-efficient than any computer. Scientists are imitating the way it works to...

What are ‘crypto kidnappings’ and why are they on the rise? | Crime News
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What are ‘crypto kidnappings’ and why are they on the rise? | Crime News

Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan was renting a luxury New York townhouse for $40,000 a month, enjoying the fruits of his highly lucrative investments...

‘Each person had 10 phones’: Trapped in a cyber-scam centre in Laos | Cybercrime
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‘Each person had 10 phones’: Trapped in a cyber-scam centre in Laos | Cybercrime

Bokeo province, Laos – Khobby was living in Dubai last year when he received an intriguing message about a well-paying job working online...

UK retailer M&S puts cyberattack cost at 0m as disruptions continue | Cybercrime News
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UK retailer M&S puts cyberattack cost at $400m as disruptions continue | Cybercrime News

Disruption from the ‘highly sophisticated and targeted cyber attack’, first reported around Easter weekend, continues. British retailer Marks & Spencer estimates that a cyberattack...

Harrods, M&S hit by cyberattack: What happened, who’s behind it? | Cybercrime News
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Harrods, M&S hit by cyberattack: What happened, who’s behind it? | Cybercrime News

British retail giant Marks & Spencer (M&S) and the iconic Knightsbridge department store, Harrods, have become the latest to be hit by cyberattacks...

‘A cancer’: UN warns Asia-based cybercrime syndicates expanding worldwide | Cybercrime News
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‘A cancer’: UN warns Asia-based cybercrime syndicates expanding worldwide | Cybercrime News

Agency says gangs caused $37bn in losses in Asia as they gain new footholds in Africa, South America, and Middle East. Asian cybercrime...

Cybercrime set to rise as phishing-as-a-service could make hacking and identity theft go mainstream
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Cybercrime set to rise as phishing-as-a-service could make hacking and identity theft go mainstream

Phishing kits sold for $25 give low-skilled criminals powerful tools to steal data Drag-and-drop website builders and fake emails make launching professional scams...

Interpol operation arrests 300 suspects linked to African cybercrime rings
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Interpol operation arrests 300 suspects linked to African cybercrime rings

Interpol reveals successful law enforcement operation across seven African countries More than 300 people were arrested, and around 2,000 electronic devices seized Roughly...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,125 | Russia-Ukraine war News
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,125 | Russia-Ukraine war News

These are the key developments on day 1,125 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is the roundup of key events on Tuesday, March...