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Malware makers are starting to take advantage of the number of users searching for cracks for the pirated copies of Vista floating around. A new download has…
A Chinese computer hacker was arrested on suspicion of extorting 140,000 yuan from an alarmed husband after hacking into the man's computer with hacker…
Most web surfers are at risk of potentially devastating hack attacks because they have failed to take basic IT security precautions. About three in four US…
Symantec is declaring 2006 as the year that fraud grew up. In a report provided to vnunet.com, the company said that online fraud and in particularly phishing…
Have you taken the necessary precautions? Today is International Computer Security Day and software company Symantec is warning about the dangers of not…
Royal phone hacker Clive Goodman was yesterday warned he faced jail. The News of the World reporter admitted intercepting the calls of Prince Charles and his…
The subject line reads “Urgent Business Request,” and in the body of the message a seemingly desperate person asks the recipient to help transfer money out of…
A man in HCMC has been arrested for accessing people’s bank accounts and stealing money, police said. Tran Quang Duy, 20, distributed leaflets and placed…
Some Evansville banking customers found themselves in the cross hairs of scam artists Monday after receiving phony e-mails requesting account numbers,…
Exploit Prevention Labs (http://www.explabs.com), a leading developer of safe surfing software for protection against web-based exploits, today announced an…
The malls can be crazy during the holiday season with long checkout lines and little parking. But cyberspace is great spot to start your shopping. According to…
Microsoft has initiated 97 lawsuits throughout Europe and the Middle East during its eight-month investigation into fraudulent web pages, with another 32…
Writing in 1964, the late Judge Henry Friendly noted that, "in our complex society, the accountant's certificate and the lawyer's opinion can be instruments of…
The credit card transaction network of China Unionpay continues to operate normally despite a hacker attack, according to a spokesman from China Unionpay. The…
A series of e-mails has been making the rounds, seeking personal data about people through fake invitations to the "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in Chicago. The…
Following the collection of opinions for the definition of malware, the Internet Society of China has now formally published the final edition of the…
Canada is an open target for computer offences such as identity theft and pedophilia, the president of the Canadian Association of Police Boards said…
Alan Naj sent explicit online messages about sexual practices to 15-year-old Leslee Sweet, e-mailed her a video of him masturbating, bought her Victoria's…
An internet scam artist who gloated that he would never be caught for cheating car enthusiasts out of tens of thousands of dollars has been nabbed, police said…
Banks are pouring money into building formidable defenses against computer hackers but are only just waking up to what may be a bigger threat -- the physical…
The increasing use of electronic channels for payments has posed a new security problem for banks. India’s largest bank, the State Bank of India (SBI), has…
McGruff the Crime Dog and the "Take A Bite Out Of Cyber Crime" campaign today announce "Junior CyberGuards," a major educational outreach program set to launch…
The U.K. Police and Justice Bill 2006, which received Royal Assent last Wednesday, contains amendments to the Computer Misuse Act 1990 that alter the law…
A hacker hit the city of Las Cruces Web site Saturday for the second time in two days. This time the infiltrator, who called himself the Turkish Hacker, posted…
ANONYMOUS hackers yesterday planted a backdoor virus program on the Website of China Unionpay (www.Chinaunionpay.com), the country's only national electronic…
A teen suspected of hacking into systems belonging to the U.S. military, NASA and networking giant Cisco Systems has been charged in Sweden, according to a…
The Police and Justice Bill 2006, which received Royal Assent last Wednesday, contains amendments to the Computer Misuse Act 1990 that alter the law…
In a statement published on its Web site, the SSA said it has received several reports of an e-mail being circulated with the subject header of "Cost-of-Living…
Williamson County's legal chief is hoping area residents don't fall prey to a common Internet scam that has already defrauded a few county banks. Charles…
Microsoft's Internet Explorer has been named one of the internet's top 20 hacker targets by a leading security organisation. The SANS Institute also said…