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In the coming weeks we will no doubt see the first volley of breathless predictions for the Christmas 2007 online shopping season. Even with fears of a…
If you've ever had your computer hacked, or credit card or other personal details stolen online, congratulations: You're now a statistic in a crime wave that…
The Computer Security Institute has just released the 2007 edition (PDF) of its long-running "Computer Crime and Security Survey," and it offers some dreary…
Finding the evidence in computer crime cases starts getting a little easier for Lake County detectives next week. American Hotel Registry in Vernon Hills will…
With 'cyber attacks' are becoming an increasingly common phenomenon, Estonian lawmakers are considering amendments to the penal code that would put such online…
Police and Western Union representatives are investigating a wire-fraud case involving a Caravelle Drive woman. Police said the woman wired $2,200 to a man in…
Several readers have asked me how reliable the home-based jobs advertised in the newspapers are. One of them related her experience: “I responded to an ad…
A computer science graduate from Texas A&M University admitted in federal court Wednesday to hacking into his alma mater's computer system and obtaining…
Central Florida senior citizens defrauded of their savings say an alleged scam artist promised them badly needed help but delivered nothing. Marvin Lewis is…
A demonstration by University of Akron student Rick Deacon on ways to hack MySpace accounts backfired when Deacon discovered that his own account was disabled…
The Johnston County Board of Elections reports that someone has tried to access the server where it keeps voter registration data. Security measures used by…
A team of researchers and engineers at a UK division of Franco-German aerospace giant EADS has developed what it believes is the world's first hacker-proof…
Interpol Secretary General Ronald K. Noble this week called for the creation of an integrated cybercrime investigative network to combat the growing threat.…
While fighting cybercrime has become a bigger problem for law enforcement over the past 10 years, given increased involvement from organized-crime groups,…
With the Internet becoming the order of life for more and more Indians, who depend on e-mails to stay in touch, their computers are facing an increasing virus…
Azerbaijan Communications and Information Technologies Ministry has submitted the translation of Convention on Fight against Cybercrime to the Foreign…
A computer expert who served as a confidential source for an elite FBI computer crime squad has been arrested on wire-fraud charges, five years after being…
Banks can batten down their own computers but not the PC in your spare room. It's a problem that hampers widespread consumer adoption of online banking just as…
The business community like the media should have celebrated the withdrawal of The Kenya Communications (Amendment) Bill, 2007 by Information Minister Mutahi…
In the UK last year there were a staggering 3,237,500 cybercrimes committed according to a new report from online identity specialists Garlik in collaboration…
Judge Victor Marrero, of the District of Columbia, determined that the rules under the Patriot Act that allowed the FBI to secretly request telephone, internet…
Focusing on cybersecurity and building telecommunication and ICT infrastructure, ministerial representatives of seven countries addressed ITU’s annual Council…
With football season right around the corner, one Eagles fan thought he found a dream come true- season tickets for a fair price online. But a few days later,…
Post-codes confirm London as UK’s hottest card fraud Hot Spot Local evidence pinpoints CNP fraud growth across the country It’s official: London remains the…
I received my first e-mailed Internet scam letter on Friday, April 27, 2007. It was from a man named "Ali Husain," who called himself a "Bill and Exchange ...
Business owners and managers: Have you checked your full voice-mail system recently? It's one of those business tools that most of us take for granted until…
Everyone knows the saying: “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” But not enough people follow it, authorities say. The adage is a mantra of law…
Nigerian fraudsters have tried to besmirch the name of one of the pillars of the country's constitutional democracy, the very institution charged with rooting…
17-year old New Jersey hacker George Hotz, who unlocked the iPhone so that it can be used on any operator’s network, recently traded his unlocked iPhone for a…
Nearly half of small companies think that cybercrime is an issue for larger enterprises, according to a new survey. The study of 600 IT managers in small and…