Recent News Items

Theresa May: National Crime Agency Will Protect Us From Cyber Criminals Metro - UK 30th January 2012 http://www.metro.co.uk/news/888811-theresa-may-national-crime-agency-will-protect-us-from-cyber-criminals

Israel Tops Cyber-Readiness Poll but China Lags Behind BBC News 30th January 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16787509

Technology Firms Create DMarc to Fight Phishing BBC News 30th January 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16787503

Midlothian Council Fined for Personal Data Breaches BBC News 30th January 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-16780239

Technology and Fraud On The Rise Ground Report - USA 30th January 2012 http://www.groundreport.com/Business/Technology-and-Fraud-On-The-Rise/2943926

Former W.H. Official: In the Event of a Cyberwar, Don’t Call DHS National Defense Magazine - USA 30th January 2012 http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=654

PayPal, Yahoo, Google, Others Declare War On Spam And E-mail Fraud Business Insider - USA 30th January 2012 http://www.businessinsider.com/paypal-yahoo-google-others-declare-war-on-spam-and-e-mail-fraud-2012-1

Reese Witherspoon: I Stalk Old Boyfriends on Facebook Belfast Telegraph - UK 30th January 2012 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/reese-witherspoon-i-stalk-old-boyfriends-on-facebook-16110993.html

RCMP Warn of Wecam Scams The Southern Gazette - Canada 30th January 2012 http://www.southerngazette.ca/News/2012-01-30/article-2880082/%0D%0ARCMP-warn-of-webcam-scams-/1

SA to Announce Cyber Security Policy in March Defence Web – South Africa 30th January 2012 http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23020:sa-to-announce-cyber-security-policy-in-march&catid=48:Information%20&%20Communication%20Technologies&Itemid=109

Feds Need to Start Thinking Like Hackers Nextgov - USA 30th January 2012 http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20120130_9449.php?oref=topstory

Senate Passes Bill Penalizing Cybersex ABS-CBN News - USA 30th January 2012 http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/01/30/12/senate-passes-bill-penalizing-cybersex

Senate Passes Cybercrime Bill on 3rd and Final Reading Zamboanga Today - Philippines 31st January 2012 http://www.zamboangatoday.ph/index.php/news/13-top-stories/8376-senate-passes-cybercrime-bill-on-3rd-and-final-reading.html

Android Security Holes Plugged by New McAfee App Dynamic Business - Australia 31st January 2012 http://www.dynamicbusiness.com.au/news/android-smartphone-security-holes-plugged-by-new-mcafee-app-31012012.html

Let Him With An Honest SALN Cast First Stone Philstar - Philippines 31st January 2012 http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=772931&publicationSubCategoryId=64

Briefing 31st January 2012

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Suffolk Police in Computer Scam Warning Diss Express - UK 27th January 2012 http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/crime-and-courts/suffolk_police_in_computer_scam_warning_1_3455141

Kelihos Botnet Suspect Denies Microsoft Accusations BBC News 27th January 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16757150

Keeping Personal Information From Cyber Crime Kansan - USA 29th January 2012 http://www.kansan.com/news/2012/jan/29/keeping-personal-information-cyber-crime/

Rising Crime a Threat to EAC Integration The East African 29th January 2012 http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/Rising+crime+a+threat+to+EAC+integration+/-/2558/1316030/-/xvdoy6/-/

2Youths Arrested in Bomb Hoax Case The Hindu - India 29th January 2012 http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/article2842429.ece

Israel on Cyber Warpath as Iran Races for A-Bomb Israel National News 29th January 2012 http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/152208

Are You Guilty of Cyber Crime? The Star - Malaysia 29th January 2012 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/1/29/nation/10559798&sec=nation

Four FIA Men Suspended The Nation - Pakistan 29th January 2012 http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/karachi/29-Jan-2012/four-fia-men-suspended

Targeting Iranian Nationals OPED News – USA 29th January 2012 http://www.opednews.com/articles/Targeting-Iranian-National-by-Stephen-Lendman-120129-250.html

Anti-Cybercrime Bill Gets Senate Nod Business World - Philippines 30th January 2012 http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Nation&title=Anti-Cybercrime-bill-gets-Senate-nod&id=45852

Iframe Shop Spins Hijacked Traffic SC Magazine - Australia 30th January 2012 http://www.scmagazine.com.au/News/288451,iframe-shop-spins-hijacked-traffic.aspx

Israel, Finland and Sweden Top for Computer Security Financial Times - UK 30th January 2012 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e626614-4ab5-11e1-a11e-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1kvel08Qd

Wanted Ethical Hackers Business Standard - India 30th January 2012 http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/wanted-ethical-hackers/463171/

Hacker Hits Sacramento City Website The Sacramento Bee - USA 30th January 2012 http://www.sacbee.com/2012/01/30/4224374/hacker-hits-sacramento-city-website.html

Health Services Union Dissidents Start Cyber War The Australian 30th January 2012 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/industrial-relations/health-services-union-dissidents-start-cyber-war/story-fn59noo3-1226256689680

Briefing 30th January 2012

Recent News Items

Anonymous Deploys Trickster DDoS Sites to Fuel Online Attacks Slash Gear 23rd January 2012 http://www.slashgear.com/anonymous-deploys-trickster-ddos-sites-to-fuel-online-attacks-23210329/

Israel's Hobbyist Hackers Cause a Stir, But Not Much Else Global Post 23rd January 2012 http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/middle-east/israel-and-palestine/120122/israel-hackers-hacked-saudi-arabia-facebook

Much More Than Just Online Piracy at Stake Leadership Online 23rd January 2012 http://www.leadershiponline.co.za/articles/other/1772-internet-blackout

'Hannibal' Leaks '100,000 Facebook Logins' The Register 23rd January 2012 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/23/israeli_hacking_followup/

Do You Need a Cyberumbrella? Computer World 23rd January 2012 http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223575/Cyberumbrella

Hackers-for-Hire Are Easy to Find The Wall Street Journal - USA 23rd January 2012 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203471004577145140543496380.html?mod=googlen

APT: More than a Buzz-Phrase? SC Magazine 23rd January 2012 http://www.scmagazineuk.com/apt-more-than-a-buzz-phrase/article/224292/

Microsoft Names Alleged Kelihos Botnet Creator PC World 24th January 2012 http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/248648/microsoft_names_alleged_kelihos_botnet_creator.html

Syrian Cabinet Approves Bill for Internet Communication & Cybercrime Daily Press 24th January 2012 http://www.dp-news.com/en/detail.aspx?articleid=109515

New Survey: One in Five Americans Affected by Online Stalking or Aggressive Outreach Incidents Market Watch 24th January 2012 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-survey-one-in-five-americans-affected-by-online-stalking-or-aggressive-outreach-incidents-2012-01-24

‘Policing on a Tight Budget is Biggest Challenge’ Says Cumbria’s New Chief Constable News & Star - UK 24th January 2012 http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/policing-on-tight-budget-is-biggest-challenge-says-cumbria-s-new-chief-constable-1.917764?referrerPath=news

The Art of Cyberwar Internet Evolution 24th January 2012 http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=628&doc_id=237983&f_src=internetevolution_gnews

Computers Fraud Calls on the Increase Oxford Mail - UK 25th January 2012 http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/yourtown/oxford/9489792.Computers_fraud_calls_on_increase/

Aussie Spy Agencies Face Cyber Threats The Sydney Morning Herald - Australia 25th January 2012 http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/aussie-spy-agencies-face-cyber-threats-20120125-1qhgx.html

Membership of the SG I am pleased to report the membership of the BCS Cybercrime Forensics Specialist Group has now passed the 1500 mark and is continuing to grow steadily. Many thanks to all members of the SG for their continuing support.

Briefing 25th January 2012

Recent News Items

McAfee Tackles 'Spam Hijack' Flaw in Anti-Malware Code BBC News 19th January 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16627713

EU Proposes 'right to be forgotten' by Internet Firms BBC News 23rd January 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16677370

Polish Sites Hit in Acta Hack Attack BBC News 23rd January 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16686265

Israel Cyber Warfare Breaks Out Between Arab Neighbors, War Unfolds In CyberSpace Z6Mag 23rd January 2012 http://z6mag.com/politics/israel-cyber-warfare-breaks-out-between-arab-neighbors-war-unfolds-in-cyberspace-164640.html

Anonymous Plans To Attack Facebook on January 28th, 2012 at 12am EST in Cyberwar Z6Mag 23rd January 2012 http://z6mag.com/technology/anonymous-plans-to-attack-facebook-on-january-28th-2012-at-12am-est-in-cyberwar-164627.html

What Does the Supreme Court GPS Ruling Mean for Privacy? The Wall Street Journal - USA 23rd January 2012 http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/01/23/what-does-the-supreme-court-gps-ruling-mean-for-privacy/

Tom Watson Calls on Met to Investigate Times Email Hacking Journalism – UK 23rd January 2012 http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/tom-watson-letter-computer-hacking-nightjack-the-times/s2/a547564/

Anonymous Message On How YOU Can Be A Part Of #OpGlobalBlackout FACEBOOK ATTACK YouTube 23rd January 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSgoLz3Up6A

Warning on Bank Passwords The Telegraph - UK 23rd January 2012 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/9033529/Warning-on-bank-passwords.html

'400,000 Indecent Images Found on Stolen Llanelli School Computers' – Trial BBC News 23rd January 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-16683440

ISP Data Retention Still an Issue, Ludlam Warns Delimiter - Australia 24th January 2012 http://delimiter.com.au/2012/01/24/isp-data-retention-still-an-issue-ludlam-warns/

How Iran May Trigger Accidental Armageddon: Jeffrey Goldberg Bloomberg 24th January 2012 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-24/how-iran-may-trigger-accidental-armageddon-commentary-by-jeffrey-goldberg.html

US Fights for Extradition of Megaupload's Kim Dotcom RT 24th January 2012 http://rt.com/usa/news/dotcom-megaupload-extradition-raid-507/

Briton Jailed for Child Pornography Cyprus Mail 24th January 2012 http://www.cyprus-mail.com/child-pornography/briton-jailed-child-pornography/20120124

Where’s Cyber Police Station? Deccan Chronicle 24th January 2012 http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/kochi/where%E2%80%99s-cyber-police-station-352

Briefing 24th January 2012

Recent News Items

Middle East Cyberwar Heats Up Bank Info Security 17th January 2012 http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=4412

New Report Shows Malware 'Sleeps' on Computer for Average of 8 Months, Collecting Data SFGate - USA 18th January 2012 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/01/18/prweb9117097.DTL

ACS: Law Solicitor Andrew Crossley Suspended by SRA BBC News 18th January 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16616803

‘Hacktivism’ and the C-Suite CNBC - USA 18th January 2012 http://www.cnbc.com/id/46040184

SOPA and the Cyber Underworld Examiner - USA 18th January 2012 http://www.examiner.com/ny-in-new-york/sopa-and-the-cyber-underworld

How Cybercrime Gang Stole $5 Million in 72 Hours Security News Daily 18th January 2012 http://www.securitynewsdaily.com/cybercrime-gang-stole-5-million-in-72-hours-1510/

Reading Your Spouse’s Emails Could be a Crime HomeTownLife - USA 18th January 2012 http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20120119/LIFE/201190388

Israeli Hackers Fight Tit-For-Tat War Financial Times - UK 18th January 2012 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/929151a6-41f6-11e1-a1bf-00144feab49a.html#axzz1juMXGHVN

Amateur Sleuth Finds Serial Murders in Old Case Files The Republic - USA 18th January 2012 http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/serial-hunter011812/serial-hunter011812/

Romanian NASA Hacker Gets a Three-year Suspended Prison Sentence PCWorld 18th January 2012 http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/248339/romanian_nasa_hacker_gets_a_threeyear_suspended_prison_sentence.html

Is There a Cybercrime Epidemic: 4 Ways Cybercrime can Affect Your Biz Business Insider 18th January 2012 http://www.businessinsider.com/is-there-a-cybercrime-epidemic-4-ways-cybercrime-can-affect-your-biz-2012-1

Support Wanes in US Congress for anti-Piracy Bill BBC News 19th January 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16623831

McAfee Tackles 'Spam Hijack' Flaw in anti-Malware Code BBC News 19th January 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16627713

Alleged Russian Cybercriminal Extradited to the US Naked Security 19th January 2012 http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/01/19/alleged-cybercriminal-extradited-usa/

Programmer Arrested Over $10 m Software Code Theft The Inquirer 19th January 2012 http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2140018/programmer-arrested-usd10m-software-code-theft

Parliament Told That SA Needs a National Cyber-Policing Strategy Business Day – South Africa 19th January 2012 http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Content.aspx?id=162829

Companies Told to Report Cyber Attacks The Sydney Morning Herald - Australia 19th January 2012 http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/companies-told-to-report-cyber-attacks-20120118-1q66m.html

Briefing 19th January 2012

Recent News Items

Stratfor Relaunches Website after Christmas Hack BBC News 12th January 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16528421

Israeli Hacker Retaliates to Credit Card Hacking BBC News 12th January 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16526067

Amazon-Owned Zappos Warns Users After Cyber-Attack BBC News 16th January 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16574987

Hackers Spread Malware Via Children's Gaming Websites BBC News 16th January 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16576542

New Cyber Attack Hits Israeli Stock Exchange and Airline BBC News 16th January 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16577184

'Cyber Warfare on Israel is a Serious Threat' Jerusalem Post - Israel 16th January 2012 http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=253826

HMRC Misses Deadline to Create Cyber Crime Teams Guardian - UK 16th January 2012 http://www.guardian.co.uk/government-computing-network/2012/jan/16/hmrc-cyber-crime-deadline?newsfeed=true

Blatant Misuse of the Extradition Laws Mail Online - UK 16th January 2012 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2087120/Richard-ODwyer-Gary-McKinnon-Blatant-misuse-extradition-laws.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Millions Stolen in Postbank Cyber Hacking IOL - Zambia 16th January 2012 http://www.iol.co.za/business/business-news/news-in-brief-1.1213090?showComments=true

Cyber War: El Al, Stock Exchange Sites Down Y News - Israel 16th January 2012 http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4176132,00.html

Microsoft Plans Real-Time Cybercrime Feed CRN Tech - Australia 16th January 2012 http://www.crn.com.au/News/287068,microsoft-plans-real-time-cybercrime-feed.aspx

Delhi Hackers Skim From SBH Accounts IBN Live - India 16th January 2012 http://ibnlive.in.com/news/delhi-hackers-skim-from-sbh-accounts/220984-60-114.html

2 Israeli Web Sites Crippled as Cyberwar Escalates The New York Times - USA 16th January 2012 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/17/world/middleeast/cyber-attacks-temporarily-cripple-2-israeli-web-sites.html?_r=1

Conferences

Cyfor-12: The 2nd International Conference on Cybercrime, Security & Digital Forensics, University of East London, London, United Kingdom. May 14-15, 2012 Conference page: http://www.cyberforensics.org.uk/ Submission deadline: 1st Feb 2012

Briefing 17th January 2012

Recent News Items

Israel Vows to Retaliate After Credit Cards are Hacked BBC News 7th January 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16456100

North Yorkshire to Become National Centre for Fighting e-Crime Harrogate News 10th January 2012 http://harrogate-news.co.uk/2012/01/10/north-yorkshire-to-become-national-centre-for-fighting-e-crime/

U.S. Ousts Venezuelan Consul for Plotting Cyberattack on U.S. Nukes IT World 10th January 2012 http://www.itworld.com/security/240145/us-ousts-venezuelan-consul-plotting-cyberattack-us-nukes

A Battlefield Internet? NJ Today - USA 10th January 2012 http://njtoday.net/2012/01/10/a-battlefield-internet/

Cyber Wars Could Be Better then Rubber Bullets The Jerusalem Post - Israel 10th January 2012 http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=253054

Israeli Hacker Leaks Saudi Credit Card Details Y Net - Israel 10th January 2012 http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4174046,00.html

CSI: Xbox—How Cops Perform Xbox Live Stakeouts and Console Searches Ars Technica - USA 10th January 2012 http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/01/searches-and-xbox-live-stakeouts-how-cops-investigate-consoles.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

Ireland Besieged! Online Attacks to Increase in 2012 (infographic) Silicon Republic - Ireland 10th January 2012 http://www.siliconrepublic.com/strategy/item/25273-ireland-besieged-online/

Pinning Down a Hi-Tech Revolution Peterborough Today - UK 10th January 2012 http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/et-business/business-news/pinning_down_a_hi_tech_revolution_1_3404193

The Failure of Governance in a Hyperconnected World The New York Times - USA 10th January 2012 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/opinion/the-failure-of-governance-in-a-hyperconnected-world.html?_r=1

Teenager Web Plot to Hit Royal Wedding Site Yorkshire Post 11th January 2012 http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/at-a-glance/main-section/teenager_web_plot_to_hit_royal_wedding_site_1_4126248

Rs47m Embezzlement: FIA Makes Two Arrests in Easy Load Scam The Express Tribune 11th January 2012 http://tribune.com.pk/story/319576/rs47m-embezzlement-fia-makes-two-arrests-in-easy-load-scam/

The Sea Shepard’s Cyberwar SC Magazine 11th January 2012 http://www.scmagazine.com.au/News/285990,the-sea-shepherds-cyberwar.aspx

Conferences

Cyfor-12: The 2nd International Conference on Cybercrime, Security & Digital Forensics, University of East London, London, United Kingdom. May 14-15, 2012 Conference page: http://www.cyberforensics.org.uk/ Submission deadline: 1st Feb 2012

Briefing 11th January 2012

Recent News Items

Worm Steals 45,000 Facebook Passwords, Researchers Say BBC News 5th January 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16426824

'Anonymous' Targets German Far-Right with Nazi-Leaks.net BBC News 5th January 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16424987

Sweden Recognises New File-Sharing Religion Kopimism BBC News 5th January 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16424659

Panetta: Cyber Warfare Could Paralyze U.S. CBS Evening News - USA 5th January 2012 http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57353420/panetta-cyber-warfare-could-paralyze-u.s/

Defense Bill Approves Offensive Cyber Warfare Information Week - USA 5th January 2012 http://informationweek.com/news/government/security/232301351

Apple Power Adapters Could Remember Your Passwords New Scientist 5th January 2012 http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2012/01/forgotten-your-password-ask-yo.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news

Facebook Hacker Cup Contest Back for Third Year TechWorld 5th January 2012 http://news.techworld.com/sme/3327927/facebook-hacker-cup-contest-back-for-third-year/?olo=rss

Care2.com Social Network Accounts Breached by Hackers TechWorld 5th January 2012 http://news.techworld.com/security/3327921/care2com-social-network-accounts-breached-by-hackers/?olo=rss

House-help Misuses Employer's Debit Card The Hindu – India 5th January 2012 http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article2777166.ece

Restaurant Prefers Cash after Million Dollar Cyber Fraud WTHR - USA 6th January 2012 http://www.wthr.com/story/16458224/restaurant-prefers-cash-after-million-dollar-cyber-fraud

Iran Mounts New Web Crackdown The Wall Street Journal - USA 6th January 2012 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203513604577142713916386248.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Worrying Rise in Cyber Crime The Star - Malaysia 6th January 2012 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/1/6/focus/10211770&sec=focus

Bangladeshi Pleads for Protection over Facebook 'Crime' The Australian 6th January 2012 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/bangladeshi-pleads-for-protection-over-facebook-crime/story-e6frgcjx-1226237780958

Conferences

Cyfor-12: The 2nd International Conference on Cybercrime, Security & Digital Forensics, University of East London, London, United Kingdom. May 14-15, 2012 Conference page: http://www.cyberforensics.org.uk/ Submission deadline: 1st Feb 2012

Briefing 6th January 2012

Recent News Items

EU Urges India to Join ¤52.5b Worth Cyber Security Project MyDigitalFc 2nd January 2012 http://www.mydigitalfc.com/news/eu-urges-india-join-%C2%A4525b-worth-cyber-security-project-236

Police To Pit Special Squads Against 'Cyber Jehad' Kasmir Observer - India 2nd January 2012 http://www.kashmirobserver.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10039:police-to-pit-special-squads-against-cyber-jehad-&catid=2:local-news&Itemid=3

Keeping Kids Out Of Online Mischief Chicago Tribune - USA 3rd January 2012 http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/tribu/sc-fam-0103-cybertraps-20120103,0,7097387.story

Netanyahu's Anti-Cyber Terror Task Force is Virtually Nonexistent Haaretz - Israel 4th January 2012 http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/netanyahu-s-anti-cyber-terror-task-force-is-virtually-nonexistent-1.405345

CIDG has Solved 98.84 per cent of 2,418 Criminal Cases in 2011—Pagdilao Inquirer News - Philippines 4th January 2012 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/122551/cidg-has-solved-98-84-per-cent-of-2418-criminal-cases-in-2011%E2%80%94pagdilao

Hayley Dodd's Mum at War with 'Cyber Sickos' In My Community - Australia 4th January 2012 http://www.inmycommunity.com.au/news-and-views/local-news/Hayley-Dodds-mum-at-war-with-cyber-sickos/7611156/

Anonymous Fires Up Operation Blitzkrieg to Vex German Neo-Nazis PCMAG 4th January 2012 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2398375,00.asp

Scammers Using Social Media to Con Consumers — BBB Tri-CityNews - USA 4th January 2012 http://www.tricitynews.com/business/136678478.html

Cyber Crime 2012: IID Predicts Summer Olympic, Voting, Infrastructure as Targets Credit Union Times - USA 4th January 2012 http://www.cutimes.com/2012/01/04/cyber-crime-2012-iid-predicts-summer-olympic-votin?ref=hp

Two iOS5 Security Flaws Exploited By Apple Jailbreak Tool Tech Week Europe 4th January 2012 http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/two-ios5-security-flaws-exploited-by-apple-jailbreak-tool-52220

Enterprises Need To Secure Private Data With Encryption Tech Week Europe 4th January 2012 http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/enterprises-need-to-secure-private-data-with-encryption-52224

Pastebin Gets Taken Down by a DDoS Attack The Inquirer 4th January 2012 http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2135084/pastebin-ddos-attack?WT.rss_f=Home&WT.rss_a=Pastebin+gets+taken+down+by+a+DDoS+attack

Doubts Over Virus That Can Hunt Down Cyberattacks New Scientist 4th January 2012 http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2012/01/experts-doubt-wisdom-of-antivi.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news

Australian E*Trade Site Felled by DDoS Attack Tech World 4th January 2012 http://news.techworld.com/security/3327793/australian-etrade-site-felled-by-ddos-attack/?olo=rss

Briefing 5th January 2012

Recent News Items

'Spam Capital' India Arrests Six in Phishing Probe BBC News 3rd January 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16392960

Japan on the Offensive as Cyber Weapon Plans are Leaked V3 3rd January 2012 http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2134982/japan-offensive-cyber-weapon-plans-leaked

No Shelter From a Cybercrime Storm Tech News World 3rd January 2012 http://www.technewsworld.com/story/No-Shelter-From-a-Cybercrime-Storm-74084.html

G Data Predicts Massive Rise in Malware for 2012 Tech Central – Ireland 3rd January 2012 http://www.techcentral.ie/article.aspx?id=18017

Duqu Platform Used To Build Other Super-Malware Tech Week Europe 3rd January 2012 http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/duqu-platform-used-to-build-other-super-malware-51970

Saudi Hackers Steal Israeli Credit Card Details Tech Week Europe 3rd January 2012 http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/saudi-hackers-steal-israeli-credit-card-details-52107

Gordon Brown’s Emails ‘Hacked by Journalists’ MacWorld 3rd January 2012 http://www.macworld.co.uk/digitallifestyle/news/?newsid=3327405&olo=rss

BitTorrent Gaming Piracy Dropped in 2011 TechRadar 3rd January 2012 http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/bittorrent-gaming-piracy-dropped-in-2011-1051313?src=rss&attr=all

Murder Retrial Ordered After Court Records Destroyed by Virus CIO 3rd January 2012 http://www.cio.co.uk/news/3327516/murder-retrial-ordered-after-court-records-destroyed-by-virus/?olo=rss

Cyber Criminals Seen Focusing on SE Asia The Philippine Daily Inquirer 3rd January 2012 http://business.inquirer.net/38107/cyber-criminals-seen-focusing-on-se-asia

Japanese Cyber Weapon is Leaked The Inquirer 3rd January 2012 http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2135024/japanese-cyber-weapon-leaked?WT.rss_f=Home&WT.rss_a=Japanese+cyber+weapon+is+leaked

Cyber-spying with Sophisticated Malware Expected in 2012 SPAM Fighter 4th January 2012 http://www.spamfighter.com/News-17252-Cyber-spying-with-Sophisticated-Malware-Expected-in-2012.htm

Global Terror: Potential Flashpoints in 2012 BBC News 4th January 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16399275

New Cyberstrategy Highlights UK Weaknesses Internet Evolution 4th January 2012

http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=920&doc_id=237296&f_src=internetevolution_gnews

Conferences

Cyfor-12: The 2nd International Conference on Cybercrime, Security & Digital Forensics, University of East London, London, United Kingdom. May 14-15, 2012 Conference page: http://www.cyberforensics.org.uk/ Submission deadline: 1st Feb 2012

Briefing 4th January 2012

Anonymous Targets Military-Gear Site in Latest Holiday Hack CNet 29th December 2011 http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57349976-83/anonymous-targets-military-gear-site-in-latest-holiday-hack/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

GoDaddy Faces Boycott Over SOPA Anti-Piracy Law Support BBC News 29th December 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16320149

Hacked Stratfor Security Think Tank Keeps Site Offline BBC News 29th December 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16352891

McAfee Reports Mobile Phone Users Remain Casual About Security Tech Week Europe 30th December 2011 http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/mcafee-reports-mobile-phone-users-remain-casual-about-security-51795

Anonymous Loots $1m From Clients’ Credit Cards In Stratfor Hack Tech Week Europe 30th December 2011 http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/anonymous-loots-1m-from-clients-credit-cards-in-stratfor-hack-51784

Hackers Plan Space Satellites to Combat Censorship BBC News 30th December 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16367042

China Seeks to Combat Hi-Tech Crimewave BBC News 30th December 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16357238

Smart Guide to 2012: Billion-Dollar Price of Privacy New Scientist 30th December 2011 http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21228444.600-smart-guide-to-2012-billiondollar-price-of-privacy.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news

Hackers Swap Tips at Berlin Chaos Communication Congress BBC News 30th December 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16369161

Microsoft Patches Dangerous Web Flaw in Double Time TechWorld 30th December 2011 http://news.techworld.com/security/3327247/microsoft-patches-dangerous-web-flaw-in-double-time/?olo=rss

Facebook Hands Out White Hat Debit Cards to Hackers CNET 31th December 2011 http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-57350464-245/facebook-hands-out-white-hat-debit-cards-to-hackers/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

Hacking Confab Conjures Visions of Space-Borne 'SOPA Wars' CNET 31th December 2011 http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-57350626-281/hacking-confab-conjures-visions-of-space-borne-sopa-wars/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

2011 Was the Year of the Cyber Criminal Info World 3rd January 2012 http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/2011-was-the-year-the-cyber-criminal-182588

Software Scam Hits Windsor Area The Winsor Star - Canada 3rd January 2012 http://www.windsorstar.com/news/Software+scam+hits+Windsor+area/5938169/story.html

China Hunts X-37 Secrets Strategy Page 3rd January 2012 http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htintel/articles/20120103.aspx

Briefing 3rd January 2012