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Extortion on the waves
Blog Extortion isn't too strong a word, especially when you consider how competition has been so carefully excluded from the equation. It doesn't matter how good and cheap the technology is, if you can't afford to use it because of extortion.
[September 27, 2009, 18:46]
Trojans used for online extortion
News Attackers could use email, a Web site, or other means to distribute the Trojan.Pgpcoder and launch a widespread extortion campaign, Symantec's Friedrichs said. In a new type of online attack, extortionists remotely encrypt user files and then...
[May 25, 2005, 10:35]
Grand National extortion attacks 'unlikely'
News The massive bandwidth extortion attacks that crippled online gambling sites last year are unlikely to be repeated ahead of this year's Grand National horse race, which takes place on Saturday, industry experts predicted on Friday.
[April 8, 2005, 12:20]
Schneier: Cyber-extortion on the rise
News Security expert Bruce Schneier has warned that cyber-extortion is on the rise, but gave the caveat that it mainly affects "fringe" industries, such as online gambling, rather than critical national infrastructure organisations.
[January 23, 2008, 16:28]
News Burst: Banks hit by high-tech extortion
News The ICC said it is aware of several extortion attempts made by computer crackers on international financial institutions. Banks and other financial institutions have been targeted by high-tech extortionists, the International Chamber of Commerce...
[September 20, 1999, 10:21]
Banks hit by high-tech extortion
News Just a week after NatWest launched the UK's first-ever banking service to operate entirely via the Internet, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has confirmed that it is aware of a number of extortion demand made by computer crackers on...
[September 22, 1999, 16:38]
Online extortion victim speaks out
News Malik then contacted the Russian gangsters behind the extortion scam and asked for one day to get the money together. The founder of an online payment system has spoken out about his experience of being targeted by Russian gangsters who threatened...
[May 31, 2005, 12:40]
Trojans used for online extortion
Talkback THE CHANGING FACE OF EXTORTION The offence of extortion is not new but in existence from long time. Under the traditional Penal law the offence of extortion is completed the moment an offender intentionally puts any person in fear of “any injury...
[May 26, 2005, 16:26]
British gambling sites hit by extortion threats
Talkback How is this supposed to work? In real life protection rackets actually have the ability to protect their clients. The victim will only have to pay one gang and should be ensured safety as long as that gang stays on top.
[February 2, 2004, 11:24]
Trojans used for online extortion
Talkback Some young guy - have you ever heard of a company called Secunia? If not, Google it and subscribe. It may open your eyes as well as your source, to find that I guess 90% of Advisories are concerned with Linux in all its forms.
[May 31, 2005, 18:27]
Online extortion victim speaks out
Talkback CYBER TERRORISM The traditional concepts and methods of terrorism have taken new dimensions, which are more destructive and deadly in nature. In the age of information technology the terrorists have acquired an expertise to produce the most deadly...
[May 31, 2005, 14:49]
Trojans used for online extortion
Talkback Serves you right for using Windows. Switch to something more inherently secure (GNU/Linux is a good choice), and you'll be much, much better off. These days, GNU/Linux is easier to use, and security patches are generally more quickly forthcoming...
[May 25, 2005, 22:47]
Extortion on the waves
Blog Comment I know so many people who've junked their operators having got an unexpectedly large data bill - especially when they didn't realise they were using data in the first place. But then, when you're used to paying £30 a month for everything, have two...
[September 29, 2009, 16:58]
Extortion on the waves
Blog Comment This story will strike a chord with many travellers. Although you have focused on T-Mobile's charging - euphemistically described on their website as "Surfing the web abroad used to be pretty pricey - but things have changed.all of the UK operators...
[September 29, 2009, 16:43]
Extortion on the waves
Blog Comment Well said Rupert, it's a frustration we all have to deal with. Incidentally, it's not just roaming rates that are extortionate - I have recently had a horrified in-law pleading with me to disable the mobile ISP connection on her phone.
[September 29, 2009, 10:24]
Extortion on the waves
Blog Comment Yes to bloody right! and its not just limited to mobile networks its the same with every industry in the western world more so in Britain, no one seems to have grasped the idea of making profits through quantity and not the few.
[September 28, 2009, 0:46]
Extortion on the waves
Blog Comment I'm sorry, i just don't believe that name and shame will work. They have already been named - they will never be ashamed. Unlocked phones and disposable sims are the best answer I can come up with. I wonder if it is possible for a 3rd party...
[October 2, 2009, 13:31]
Extortion on the waves
Blog Comment I like the name and shame idea. How about issuing a call to readers to collect the best (maybe that should be worst! examples of bill shock involving data roaming. What would be very useful would be to get a clear idea of how much this data roaming...
[October 2, 2009, 9:35]
Microsoft Anti-Virus - Extortion, Expedience or the Extinction of the AV Industry?
White Papers Off late Microsoft released MSDOS 6.0, which included Microsoft Anti-Virus, a re-branded and ill-conceived entry into the anti-virus industry. It was obvious that Microsoft would become a player in the anti-virus industry at some level.
[October 14, 2008, 1:01]
Hackers shy away from DDoS attacks
News The quantity of distributed denial-of-service attacks launched for the purpose of extortion has fallen, according to security vendor Symantec. Although there are likely a number of factors at play here, I think there is one primary factor: denial...
[May 3, 2007, 12:52]
