International Cybercrime

Greece is among the top 10 countries in the world that are most exposed to cybercrime, according to Proxyrack's new report.

The results of the report confirmed the low level of internet security investment in Greece, which has the eighth highest cyber exposure index at 0.4.

Privately-run companies must be part of the solution to fight cybercrime, and co-operation between the public and private sectors is needed to combat the phenomenon, Director General of the Romanian National Cyber Security and Incident Response Team (CERT-RO) Dan Cimpean told a specialist conference on Thursday.

The intensive use of the internet for business, educational and social purposes during the pandemic period has created new felony opportunities for criminals, making seven out of every 100 people victims of at least one cybercrime, according to a report.

Yesterday, the European Commission released its latest survey on Europeans' attitudes towards cybercrime.

Britain's anti-hacking laws are outdated and placing the country's cybersecurity at risk, according to a new report released on Jan. 22.

The Computer Misuse Act 1990 is now 30 years old and must be updated, according to the Criminal Law Reform Now Network (CLRNN), a group of academics from Birmingham and Cambridge universities that specializes in legal reform projects.

Wider access to technology among young people is giving way to increasing cybercrime, including online grooming, which specifically targets vulnerable children, according to a social media expert.

Hundreds of millions of individual records are stolen every year. This data includes information about email accounts, credit cards, and more. We are witnessing massive DDoS attacks, closing or modifying pages, attacks against democratic governments and public institutions.

Cybercrime costs the global economy about $445 billion every year, with the damage to business from the theft of intellectual property exceeding the $160 billion loss to individuals from hacking, according to research published on June 9.