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A group of 17 people has been indicted in New York for alleged involvement in a credit card counterfeiting and an ID theft racket that raked in millions. The…
A hacker from a "botnet underground" group that infected nearly a quarter-million computers with spy software is pleading guilty to criminal charges, US…
The Government is considering setting up a new national police unit to tackle online crime, just two years after the National High Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) was…
We all know someone who’s had a computer virus or you’ve been lucky enough to get one on your own machine. It’s never a good thing, and on the other end of it…
The event will bring together as a team the disciplines of Internal Audit, Security, Fraud Prevention, Corporate Responsibility and Risk Management. A unique…
In one of the first cases where file sharing programs such as LimeWire were used to steal identities, a Seattle man plead guilty to one count each of mail…
An aggressive campaign on con artists and their foreign collaborators who defraud innocent citizens is what Tunde Akingbade sets to carry out in his book;…
Australian High Commissioner Douglas Foskett in Dhaka has called for building a counter-terrorism framework across the Asia-Pacific region for safety of all…
A major Russian Internet service provider whose client list amounted to a laundry list of organized cyber crime operations appears to have closed shop. But…
Despite stepped-up law enforcement and better security software, threats from cybercriminals remain potent, according to the 2007 Consumer Reports' State of…
Only one system was compromised - the database which delivers our A-Z of Services. No other systems were affected. An Aberdeen City Council spokesman said: "We…
A hacker has gained access to the information of more than 160 UC Davis students, putting the financial records of those students at risk. A person under…
Like many Americans inextricably wired into the Internet age, Greg Abbott has an e-mail account he wishes wasn't constantly bombarded with spam, personal…
The US is willing in principle to help Israel thwart computer crime and share relevant technologies and procedures, US Secretary of Homeland Security Michael…
These days, when we talk about crime in the cyber world we’re not referring to the joyriding depicted in Need for Speed or the multiple murders of Manhunt.…
Now that all accounts can be accessed using the same username and password it is important that your password be strong enough so that it can't be cracked.…
A new e-mail claiming to be from the FTC could infect a user's computer with a virus that collects personal information. The spoof e-mail includes a logo for…
On October 17, the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam arraigned this hacker, named Opeoluwa Mark Adeyemi, 36, for fraud, and permitted him to be out on…
The UK government has failed to understand the threat to the continued growth of the internet posed by cybercrime, according to the influential House of Lords…
The Federal Trade Commission, which regularly goes after spammers for violating the law, Monday warned that a spammer is sending out bogus e-mail messages that…
The greatest threat to global cyber security today, according to Internet Security Systems researcher Josh Corman, may be your mother's computer. Or more…
Scammers conned both a mortgage firm and a bank to hit an IT director for £60,000. UK police are hunting the gang responsible for the scam, and at least nine…
If you have a public e-mail account, the odds are you've gotten an e-mail from someone overseas needing to transfer millions of dollars out of a corrupt Third…
The Laboratory of Information Security (www.security.ase.md) of the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova announces . The main purpose of this conference is…
There are a growing number of scams run through spam e-mails and fake websites and countless numbers of people every year fall victim to Internet scams. Jason…
A security researcher has recently reported that the ongoing attacks using malicious PDF files are caused by one of the most notorious Russian hacker groups,…
A storyline of chaos, infighting and dysfunction has become all too familiar within the police force of one of America's most violent cities. For four years…
Facebook is after Canadian ‘John Doe’ hackers it says “may have stolen personal information” from members. And it wants ISPs Rogers Communications Inc. and…
Hamilton police are worried that an Internet scam may hit close to home. Former Butler County Sheriff Richard Holzberger alerted the department to the scam. He…
Microsoft's has discovered some interesting new trends in cybercrime. The firm's Research Unit, which has just released its six-monthly Security Intelligence…