a new dawn for organized crime
a new report by Europol revealed that Europe's gangsters are increasingly looking to exchange their guns for keyboards with the internet is slowly becoming one of their most fertile hunting grounds.
annual assessment of the agency fight against crime organized crime noted that there were currently about 3,0 criminal groups operating in the EU, with more and more of them attracted by the relative anonymity of the online sphere. A Europol spokesman summed up the appeal of the web gangsters, saying it is "very difficult" to catch and prosecute online criminals. The report also expressed concern about the ability of the Internet to simplify network operations of organized crime, and emphasized worrying that a growing number of criminal organizations begin to work internationally.
BBC last victim of hack
The BBC has become the latest high-hacking victim profile this week, although the source of this seemingly banal now crime might come as a bit of a surprise. The Weather BBC Arabic Radio Ulster and Twitter accounts were briefly hijacked by a pro-Assad Syrian group on Thursday (March 21), who used the platform to verbally attack critics of the Syrian president.
A group known as the "Syrian Electronic Army" claimed responsibility for the hack, after using the accounts to broadcast a number of messages politically loaded more than 60,000 fans of the BBC. Typical tweets aim at a number of former allies of President Assad, although hackers have managed to find time for a spot of humor - a BBC Weather Tweet read: " earthquake warning for Qatar:. Hamad Bin Khalifah about to leave vehicle "
Apple strengthens security accounts
charges its embarrassing security breach last month, the technology giant Apple finally decided to strengthen the security of client accounts by introducing a new process of "two-step verification." - good news given that the company holds the details of the map of over 500 million people
new optional system will allow users to add an extra layer of protection for their Apple ID accounts, forcing them to enter an additional code each time they access their account information page or making a purchase. - The code will be sent to a "trusted device" of the user's choice
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