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October 29, 2006 · townonline.com
Focus on computer crime

Essex County DA, FBI, Massachusetts State Police and Business Law Authority will spotlight computer crime at the North Shore Technology Council business…

October 28, 2006 · marketwatch.com
Top e-crimes

Soon, you may wish that's all you had to worry about online. These days, hackers are going ever more covert in their effort to get their hands on a new goal:…

October 27, 2006 · gcn.com
Hacking into Army’s computers

A Wichita, Kan., man has received five years in federal prison for hacking into 13 Army computers to steal credit card numbers and account information. Matthew…

October 27, 2006 · siliconrepublic.com
Cyber crime training

Ireland will play host to international cyber crime training events for European law enforcement officers at the Garda College in Templemore,…

October 26, 2006 · sabcnews.com
Internet banking fraud ring

The Scorpions have arrested the alleged kingpin in an internet banking fraud ring. The 28-year-old suspect was arrested at his Cape Town home. He has been…

October 26, 2006 · woai.com
New online scam

The F.B.I. wants internet users to be aware of a new online scam. Investigators say the e-mail is a two part scam that claims to be from director Robert…

October 25, 2006 · prnewswire.com
Hacker charged

A Florida man was charged today in federal court with hacking into two computer systems as part of establishing a "bot" network of compromised computers from…

October 25, 2006 · COMPUTERWORLD
Cooperation in fighting cybercrime

How did the G8 24/7 High Tech Crime Network come about? In 1997, the G8 had their ministers of justice and interior come together and create a 10-point action…

October 24, 2006 · business.scotsman.com
IT professionals will join FBI to tackle cybercrime

Amid the autumnal tourist traffic and relaxed café culture of the Cote d'Azur a meeting will take place this week aimed at tackling one of the biggest criminal…

October 24, 2006 · newsroom.finland.fi/
Nightwish targeted by hackers

The web pages of Finnish metal group Nightwish were targeted by hackers on Friday, according to a statement posted on the group's website Saturday. A hacker…

October 23, 2006 · STUFF
Credit card frauds worth $10m only in New Zealand

Credit-card company Visa International says retailers are falling behind China when it comes to protecting customers' data. Visa's research has revealed only a…

October 23, 2006 · crossville-chronicle.com
Internet scam probe can fail

Hours of investigative and evidence processing work have already been recorded and more is likely to come, but an FBI agent last week who specializes in…

October 22, 2006 · ITnews.com.au
New hacker tactics

Metasploit, which regularly publishes exploit code for its flagship open-source attack testing platform, has released a new module designed to disguise any…

October 21, 2006 · moneynews.co.uk
Spam as always on the rise

Millions of home computers are being attacked every day in the UK by potentially harmful junk emails, according to price comparison website uSwitch. A total of…

October 20, 2006 · kansascity.com
Hackers interested in army computers

A Wichita man who hacked into 13 U.S. Army computers to steal credit card numbers and account information was sentenced to five years in federal prison, the…

October 20, 2006 · csoonline.com
First flaw in the IE 7

Less than 24 hours after the launch of Internet Explorer 7, security researchers are poking holes in the new browser. Danish security company Secunia reported…

October 19, 2006 · breakingnews.redstate.com
Crackdown on child porn

The growth of technology has changed our lives dramatically. Computers were viewed as a luxury or even an extravagance 30 years ago. We relied on television,…

October 19, 2006 · Zwire.Com
Hunting on IM accounts

In a twist on phishing, cybercrooks are hijacking instant-messaging accounts to lure people to their information-thieving Web sites. Traditional phishing scams…

October 18, 2006 · allheadlinenews.com
Apple iPods shipped with a computer virus

Apple is apologizing to consumers after a limited amount of video iPods shipped from the factory, complete with a computer virus. What's more, it was a Windows…

October 18, 2006 · biz.yahoo.com
Protecting ids

When in the Internet, data are unprotected and totally exposed. To protect users from hackers and to grant their anonymity, SecurStar offers the appropriate…

October 17, 2006 · pe.com
Loosing money in scams

Dear Reader: I am writing to you with warm wishes from my home in Nigeria. I am the nephew of a very wealthy oilman here in my country. Unfortunately, my…

October 17, 2006 · securitypronews.com
Code search helps find vulnerabilities

Google's newly launched Code Search is proving useful for finding website vulnerabilities, but also for locating potty-mouth coder insertions. It seems…

October 16, 2006 · ZDNet Australia
Start up your own phishing business for only US$30

The marketplace for phishing toolkits, which can allow technophobe criminals to quickly and easily set up spoofed versions of banking Web sites, is booming,…

October 16, 2006 · itWorldCanada
Personal data of Britons found in the US

The personal records of thousands of U.K. consumers have turned up on a computer recovered from criminals in the U.S. London's Metropolitan Police Computer…

October 15, 2006 · guardian.co.uk
Computer crime investigation

An investigation has been launched into data recovered from a computer in the US that was found to contain information from hacked computers based in the UK.…

October 14, 2006 · THE STAR
Don't reveal data on your credit cards

Bank customers, do not reveal your PIN or password and computer logon details to anyone seeking to obtain them by phone or e-mail. And those who receive calls…

October 13, 2006 · hamiltonspectator.com
Credit card numbers stolen, reissue your card quickly

The personal information -- including some credit card and bank account numbers -- of about 70,000 people who gave money to Brock University has been stolen…

October 13, 2006 · ThisIsMoney
Britain under hacker attack

Scotland Yard today issued an urgent warning that Britain was under a mass attack by hackers. Thousands of homes have been targeted by an organised crime gang…

October 12, 2006 · USA Today
Cybercrime robs $67.2 billion a year

Criminals covet your identity data like never before. What's more, they've perfected more ways to access your bank accounts, grab your Social Security number…

October 12, 2006 · Vnunet.com
E-crime is everywhere

The Metropolitan Police is setting up an e-crime co-ordination unit to bring together all agencies that deal with internet crime. The unit will be a…