Cyber Crime Attack on Almost 50pc of Oz Workers Using Facebook, Twitter

A new survey has indicated that almost 50% of Australian workers who use Facebook and Twitter are victims of some form of cyber crime.

More than 800 full and part-time workers aged 18-64 participated in the survey, conducted for online security company Symantec.

Britain's Teens Admit to Committing Cyber Crimes for Money
A new study has warned that Britain is breeding a generation of computer hackers with one in three teenagers admitting that they would commit cyber crimes for money.

One in five workers admitted they had increased their vulnerability to attack by posting confidential information online, while one in four had accepted a friend request from someone they didn't know, reports the Courier Mail.

Twenty three percent have received a phishing scam through a social networking site, 31 percent have received spam while 13 percent said their computer contracted a virus via a social network site.

Symantec has warned computer users to be wary of Christmas-related scams because cyber criminals targeted significant events.

Cyber Crimes on the Rise: FBI
The FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) has warned that citizens and nations alike have increasingly become victim to cyber crime in the past year, costing tens of millions of dollars

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Cyber Crime Rates on the Rise in the UK
Britain had witnessed soaring cyber crime rates in 2007, reveals an online identity firm.