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Are Booter Services Indicative of a new form of organised crime group online?
The formation of mafia type crime groups that facilitate organised crime online has been widely…
How we built a tool that detects the strength of Islamophobic hate speech on…
Finding, and measuring Islamophobia hate speech on social media. John Gomez/Shutterstock Bertie…
Christchurch attacks provide a new ethics lesson for professional media
The difference in the Christchurch attacks is that propaganda supplied by the perpetrator was…
8chan’s demise is a win against hate, but could drive extremists to the dark…
Don’t mourn 8chan, but don’t think online extremists aren’t already taking their hate elsewhere.…
“Hacktivism”: about the origins, meaning and history of online Activism.
The phenomena of “hacktivism” rose to the media's attention from 2011 onwards and peaked together…
Ransomware attacks on cities are rising
A ransomware campaign that targeted 23 US cities across Texas has raised serious concerns about the…
The TalkTalk hack story shows UK cybersecurity in disarray
In the aftermath of the TalkTalk hack there was speculation over the possible involvement of…
WannaCry report shows NHS chiefs knew of security danger, but management took no…
A report from the parliamentary National Audit Office into the WannaCry ransomware attack that…
The Cascade Effect in Big Data Cybercrime
The big data phenomenon is driving ‘upstream’ data related cyber-dependent crimes such as data…
How Big Data Feeds Big (Data) Crime
Big data helps organisations predict social behavior. It brings with it a range of exciting new data…