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A 2006 cyber-threat exercise exposed weaknesses in Canada's emergency system. Cyber Storm simulated the leak of social insurance numbers, an aviation control…
Mary Gersten, VP of Operations for Global Cash Flow Network, today announced the addition of the Mary Gersten Rip Off Scam Report Responseand Global Rip Off…
As tax season moves into high gear, an increasing number of people are filing their returns online, giving hackers and phishers the perfect opportunity to…
Is your personal computer a member of an international crime syndicate? Before you laugh, consider this: computer security experts believe that at least 10% of…
A British hacker accused of breaking into secured government computers and causing more than $700,000 in computer damages lost an extradition appeal in the…
A lottery scam reached the mailbox of a local man this week whose skepticism led him to check into an offer that seemed too good to be true. The first thing…
A third of UK businesses fail to report information security crimes and breaches, according to a new survey. The poll of 285 firms, which was followed up by in…
You've just found the car of your dreams on the Internet. According to the seller it has everything you want. It's perfect. Even the price is almost too good…
Q: I have started getting (almost every day) a message about "Failure to Deliver" from Mailer-Daemon. The e-mail address is unknown to me, and I did not send…
Experts say attacks by computer hackers are getting much more sinister. "They're trying to get into your computer, so they can take it over and use it for…
McKinnon, from north London, was defending himself against the order in the UK Court of Appeal, after home secretary John Reid determined in 2006 that the…
The U.S. Department of Defense has some good news on the Cyber War front, but is not sure if this masks some very bad news. Basically, this past January, there…
The first computer virus targeting the Windows Vista system broke out during the weekend and five variations appeared online yesterday, Internet security firms…
Sending spam mail from Switzerland becomes a punishable offence from Sunday when new legislation comes into force, but the flow of spam is not expected to…
Americans lost a record amount to Internet fraud schemes last year, and the notorious "Nigerian 419" scam is blamed for the largest individual losses. A…
A Russian company based in Limassol is claiming to have been defrauded out of almost $2.5 million. Employees of the company – that deals with importing…
It looks as if Gogebic County and its information technology man, Brad Noren, are one step ahead of state officials in detecting and eliminating viruses in…
Following the success of last year's conference, and pursuant to its objectives of creating better security awareness in the region, the American University in…
The release yesterday of Get Safe Online's report in to the scale of interent fraud has highlighted some worrying figures for individuals and businesses alike.…
Amid reports of phishing attacks on bank accounts, a Cape Town man says he had to threaten bank staff with a criminal charge to recover R24 500 he lost to a…
One-third of the world's hackers come from the United States. In comparison, Symantec Corp. reports China is responsible for about 10 percent of computer…
State and federal law enforcement in Florida are launching a national media campaign to educate girls about the dangers of posting their pictures and personal…
NEARLY one in ten internet users in Scotland fell victim to online fraud last year, losing an average of £1,001 each. According to a survey, many failed to…
One in six internet users believe their bank is responsible for protecting them against online fraudsters, according to a report published today. People who…
More than one in 10 internet users was a victim of online fraud last year, according to a report published today. The 3.5 million people who experienced online…
Senior gardai will meet representatives of consumer bodies on Tuesday to discuss ways of tackling fraud more efficiently. Internet fraud such as ‘‘skimming’’ -…
Cybercrime is such a massive business that it will soon rival the illegal drug trade in revenue. This dire prediction from an expert with security software…
Washingtonpost.com today ran a story I wrote about representatives from some of the nation's top online stock trading firms who will meet tomorrow with federal…
The UAE is the source and target of the most web security threats in the region, according to figures from Symantec. The security firm said the UAE was ranked…
Police said that a cybercrime investigation Wednesday led them to a stash of drugs, cash and an illegal weapon. Officials said they found cocaine worth more…