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November 15, 2006 · pacific.bizjournals.com
Computer virus on Hawaii

An e-mail virus that has plagued computers on the Mainland for the past three months has hit Hawaii. It arrives as an e-mail attachment that masquerades as a…

November 15, 2006 · greatfallstribune.com
eBay fraud

A 37-year-old Great Falls man is accused of selling an engine on Ebay, cashing the buyer's check, but never delivering the goods. Alexis Rivera appeared Monday…

November 14, 2006 · MercuryNews.com
Internet scam targets social security

Federal officials recently issued a warning about a new wave of e-mail scams purporting to be from Social Security Administration officials who then demand…

November 14, 2006 · wsls.com
Phone hacked for $6000

Jeannine Dorrin waits for her five thousand dollar phone bill to disappear. "I about dropped my teeth," she says, describing her reaction to opening the bill.…

November 13, 2006 · Net-security.org
Responsibility for hacker attacks lies on ISP's

ISPs should be made legally liable for the damage caused by DoS attacks carried out via their networks, a leading internet lawyer says. A DoS attack involves…

November 13, 2006 · Technology News
Spam warning

The Agency has received several reports of an email message being circulated with the subject “Cost-of-Living for 2007 update” and purporting to be from the…

November 12, 2006 · cbs5.com
Internet fraud warning

Watsonville police have contacted the FBI after receiving a report of a person who was almost the victim of Internet fraud. Police reported the would-be victim…

November 11, 2006 · net-security.org
Phishing vulnerabilities

ne of the central ingredients of Web 2.0 applications is Ajax encompassed by JavaScripts. This phase of evolution has transformed the Web into a superplatform.…

November 10, 2006 · pcpro.co.uk
Hacker will be dating in prison

A British computer hacker has been found guilty of gaining unauthorised access to user profiles on a dating site and has been given an eight-month jail term,…

November 10, 2006 · cio.com
55% losses due to online bank frauds

U.K. banks reported a 55 percent increase in losses from fraudulent online transactions for the first half of the year, mostly from phishing scams, an industry…

November 9, 2006 · cbronline.com
ATM frauds increasing

Fraudulent crime perpetrated using cash machines is on the increase according to the banking industry, despite it investing millions of pounds in anti-skimming…

November 9, 2006 · thisdayonline.com
Warning! Hackers!

Coordinator of the Nigerian Cybercrime Working Group (NCWG), Mr Basil Udotai, has disclosed that the consolidation of banks has made them vulnerable to on-line…

November 8, 2006 · nyjtimes.com
Cybercrime: phisher caught by FBI

(FBI) Jeffrey Brett Goodin, 46, of Azusa, California, was arrested by FBI agents after having been a fugitive for the past four months, announced J. Stephen…

November 8, 2006 · nma.co.uk
Card frauds behind phishing

There has been a sharp rise in the number of phishing scams targeting online banking customers in the last year. Online bank fraud losses rose by 55% from…

November 7, 2006 · ameinfo.com
Worms, viruses

The fact that a compatible client is all that's needed for an IM session means new prominence for IM as a target of attacks. 'Scamming for information is as…

November 7, 2006 · observer.guardian.co.uk
Microsoft vs fraud

Microsoft is to introduce a sophisticated protection system aimed at preventing online fraud. The company is urging rival companies to adopt a similar…

November 6, 2006 · tech2.com
FBI caught phishing ring

Members of an alleged international phishing gang have been arrested following an FBI investigation into a global identity theft ring, which is claimed to have…

November 6, 2006 · seacoastonline.com
Online dating scam in the US

Scam artists are tapping into the online dating market, and in two cases in Hampton Falls, have stolen thousands of dollars from women who thought they had a…

November 5, 2006 · mybroadband.co.za
Hackers find flaws in Mac

The security of Apple Computer's wireless drivers is under scrutiny again, thanks to a new hacker project. Yesterday, HD Moore posted code that exploits a flaw…

November 4, 2006 · cio.com
Meeting on cybercrime

Government officials will meet in Turkey for the next three weeks to discuss the future of the Internet and take action on key issues such as cybercrime and…

November 3, 2006 · Vnunet.com
Cybercrime needs mainstream

Just three weeks ago, Computing wrote in this column of the need to treat e-crime in the same way as any other crime. In the words of the Metropolitan Police,…

November 3, 2006 · Newsday.com
ID theft law

Three new state laws go into effect today to protect New Yorkers from identity theft, which claims millions of Americans as victims each year. The Security…

November 2, 2006 · technology.timesonline.co.uk
Visa vs cybercrime

Shoppers are set to bamboozle internet fraudsters with a new Visa voucher which allows them to change their card details every time they spend money online.…

November 2, 2006 · ospint.com
Russian cybercrime

The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has announced cybercrime increase inside the country. While approximately 15,000 such crimes were recorded last year,…

November 1, 2006 · prweb.com
Hacker academy

The Hacker Academy training portfolio encompasses all aspects of hacking within information security but emphasizes a philosophy that information security is…

November 1, 2006 · citizen.co.za
Nigerians come back, internet lotto scam

Police have warned the public to be wary of the latest scam that lures potential victims into believing they have won large pay-outs, only to have money stolen…

October 31, 2006 · euroweeklynews.com
Phishing and phishing and phishing

Two Latvians were arrested last Friday by plain clothes officers from the Policia Judicial in Torrevieja on fraud charges. They were accused of what has become…

October 31, 2006 · globes.co.il
Israel: $10m loss due to cybercrime

Israelis lost $10 million in 2005 through identity theft and Internet fraud in 2005, said Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ALDN; TASE: ALDN) today.…

October 30, 2006 · InformationWeek
FBI and cybersavvies

The FBI is looking for young men and women with special skills--namely, Internet savvy (see "Cybercrime High On FBI Priority List: Help Wanted"). What the…

October 30, 2006 · onestopclick.com
Microsoft urging to tackle cybercrime

Software giant Microsoft has called on the IT community to make a concerted effort to tackle the continuing threat of cybercrime. The firm is urging the…