Police Take Down the ‘Favorite’ VPN of Criminals
Safe-Inet advertised its ‘bulletproof’ virtual private network services on black hat forums.
How CDR Analysis Caught a Murderer
Gregory Lewis was convicted of kidnapping and murdering an employee of a Verizon store he wanted to rob. His lawyers argued otherwise, but CDRs showed Lewis was at the location of each crime.
5 Years in Prison for Telco CEO Who Faked Contracts
The boss of an Alaskan carrier forged signatures to make it seem like she had secured valuable wholesale contracts. Previously she worked in risk management.
32 Months of Prison for Hacker Who Knocked Liberia Offline
Daniel Kaye launched massive DDoS attacks at Liberian network Lonestar after being hired by rival telco Cellcom.
Encrypted Comms CEO Admits Working for Drug Lords
Canadian business Phantom Secure was designed to service organized crime. It modified Blackberries to only send encrypted emails via servers in places like Hong Kong and Panama.
Prevent Point-of-Sale Fraud By Monitoring Second-Hand Sales
Many expensive handsets are sold online via sites like eBay and Craigslist. We can reduce crime by watching these markets.
Review: PwC Economic Crime and Fraud Survey Tanzania
This new survey claims that cybercrime is the fourth most prevalent form of economic crime in Tanzania.
Millions Confiscated by UK Police Following BT Theft
The lucrative nature of telecoms equipment crime is demonstrated by the profits seized from one British gang.
Widespread DDoS Crimes Not Taken Seriously
A young man walked free from a British court after admitting to 2,000 separate DDoS attacks. This is not the first time a court has neglected the damage done by DDoS.
Russian Fraudsters Use VoIP for Bogus Identification
Criminals are turning to the dark web to rent virtual phone numbers and purchase SIM cards for countries all over the world.