NCS 12/16/11

Cyber crooks will target small businesses, social media attacks will be more common, and mobile security threats will reach an all-time high in 2012.

The Manhattan district attorney’s office plans on Friday to announce the indictment of 55 people who it said stole over $2 million as part of a cybercrime ring.

Maria José Morgado, director of Portugal’s criminal investigation department, has this week called for greater political priority to be attributed to tackling cybercrime.

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