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Paying ransomware criminals shouldn’t be wrong

12 Jun 2021

Lots of companies have lately been victimised by ransomware hackers — cybercriminals who infiltrate and encrypt IT systems, then demand money to unlock them. In addition to the much-publicised attack...

Cybercrime set to cost global economy $6.1tr annually by 2021

02 Apr 2021

Inayat-ur-Rahman, Deputy Business Editor Cybersecurity Ventures research states that cybercrime will cost the global economy $6.1 trillion annually by this year, making it the world’s third largest economy. Since...

Legal measures taken against two women for violating cybercrime law in Dubai

28 Sep 2020

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter The Dubai Police arrest two women who filmed and posted a video clip on social media sites showing an on-duty cop arresting a man...

UN warns cybercrime on the rise during COVID-19 pandemic

23 May 2020

The UN disarmament chief says the COVID-19 pandemic is moving the world toward increased technological innovation and online collaboration, but "cybercrime is also on the rise, with a 600%...

Hackers threaten to expose Trump, demand $42m

16 May 2020

A hacking group which got access to secret data belonging to one of the premier media and entertainment law firms in the US representing top-notch celebrities has now threatened...

UN gives green light to draft treat to combat cybercrime

28 Dec 2019

The UN General Assembly approved a resolution on Friday that will start the process of drafting a new international treaty to combat cybercrime over objections from the European Union,...

Programmer deported for hacking 15 websites

28 Jun 2019

Hamza M Sengendo, Staff Reporter An angry programmer who hacked and crashed fifteen websites of his employer’s clients over a Dhs4, 000 salary cut dispute must be deported, the Appeals...

Dubai Police tackle 9, 046 cybercrime cases

15 May 2019

The Dubai Police via their eCrime platform tackled 9, 046 cybercrime complaints and recovered 1, 277 affected social media accounts, said a senior cybercrimes investigation officer. Since the launch...

Hearing impaired kids among cyber safety envoys

07 May 2019

Sohaila Ahmed, Staff Reporter 23 children and youth across Sharjah were named ‘Cyber Safety Ambassadors’, after having successfully completed the assessment and evaluation phase of the initiative that was...

Cybercrime to cost $8 trillion to businesses globally in 5 years

18 Apr 2019

Business Bureau, Gulf Today Cybercrime is projected to cost a whopping $8 trillion to the businesses globally in the next five years, a leading cybersecurity expert told the participants of...

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