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October 11, 2006 · itWorldCanada
Google main official blog under hacker attack

A hacker broke into Google Inc.'s main official blog and posted a false message on Saturday, saying that the company had decided to cancel a joint project with…

October 11, 2006 · dailyrecord.co.uk
Hackers attack 50+ times per night

Home computers can come under attack from hackers more than 50 times a night. Researchers found their PC was targeted every time it was connected to the…

October 10, 2006 · heraldtribune.com
Most infamous computer hacker

Just two years ago, Port Charlotte resident Troy Bettencourt was stationed within miles of the White House. As part of a multinational computer crimes and…

October 10, 2006 · internetnews.com
Romanians caught by FBI for internet fraud

Two Romanian nationals are facing wire fraud and identity fraud charges for their roles in a $150,000 Internet auction scheme. According to a 10-count…

October 9, 2006 · post-gazette.com
Police dealing with cybercrime

While most local police departments are dealing with reports of cyber crimes, the vast majority say they lack money and training needed to combat it, according…

October 9, 2006 · techworld.nl
Fight phishing

Don't have time to verify potential phishing sites for the benefit of others? I don't blame you. But it's worth checking out PhishTank, if for no other reason,…

October 8, 2006 · kten.com
Cyber security taught in school

With cybercrime among the nation's top threats, cyber-sleuthing has become a hot study area at some Oklahoma colleges and universities. Several state schools…

October 7, 2006 · reporter.bz
Pills and Internet crime

A Belize business woman, Michelle Young, 38, and Guillermo Pech, 28 along with nine foreign nationals, have been indicted on charges of fraud and drug…

October 6, 2006 · The Register
Russian gambling hackers jailed

Three Russian hackers convicted of running denial of service attacks against UK bookies have each been sentenced to eight years imprisonment and fined $3,700.…

October 6, 2006 · software.silicon.com
Hackers dig into Firefox

The open source Firefox web browser is critically flawed in the way it handles JavaScript, two hackers said on Saturday afternoon. An attacker could commandeer…

October 5, 2006 · arstechnica.com
MacBook security flaw

Another chapter has been written in the saga of the alleged security flaw in MacBooks, the one that supposedly allowed for a hacker to take control of a…

October 5, 2006 · www.dvd-recordable.org
Microsoft sues a noname hacker

Microsoft has filed a federal lawsuit against an alleged hacker who broke through its copy protection technology, charging that the mystery developer somehow…

October 4, 2006 · money.cnn.com
74-83 percent of insiders give hackers a back door

The majority of adults who use of social networking sites like News Corp.'s (Charts) MySpace and FaceBook engage in dangerous behavior that exposes them to…

October 4, 2006 · mybroadband.co.za
Digital signature to fight spam e-mails

Spam is putting a huge dent in the value of e-mail. The widespread and implicit trust in the use of e-mail as a business and personal communications medium is…

October 3, 2006 · TechWeb News
Social-networking sites dangerous: hackers

Social-networking sites could give hackers a backdoor into corporate IT platforms and databases, putting businesses at risk for malicious cyber attacks as more…

October 3, 2006 · axcessnews.com
US enters EU cybercrime convention

The US State Department said Friday that it joined the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime and that will come into force in the United States on January…

October 2, 2006 · trinidadexpress.com
Cyber thieves

Trinidad and Tobago remains the engine of growth in the Caribbean but its future is threatened by a lack of adequate cybersecurity measures. This was the word…

October 2, 2006 · home.businesswire.com
Geek spam

MessageLabs, a leading provider of integrated messaging and web security services to businesses worldwide, today announced the results of its MessageLabs…

October 1, 2006 · Canada.com
Virus writers slowing down

In the past, virus writers seeking fame and attention wrote their malicious programs to spread as quickly and broadly as possible, boasting to colleagues when…

September 30, 2006 · www.ivanhoe.com
Cell phone viruses

It takes constant vigilance to combat the viruses that persistently lurk in cyber space. While we all know our PCs are vulnerable to data loss, you might be…

September 29, 2006 · COMPUTERWORLD
Computer crime law causes worries

Moves by several European countries to tighten laws against computer hacking worry security professionals, who often use the same tools as hackers but for…

September 29, 2006 · www.timesdispatch.com
Student guilty in ID theft

A former student who hacked into Virginia Commonwealth University computers and stole personal information from about 2,100 people pleaded guilty yesterday to…

September 28, 2006 · verdeindependent.1upsoftware.com
School porn charges

Charges have not been filed against William Hickey, the 44-year-old Mingus Union High School teacher who is alleged to have downloaded pornography onto a…

September 28, 2006 · boston.com
Six men charged in internet scam

A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted six men on charges they obtained financial information in an e-mail scam over two years and used the information to…

September 27, 2006 · tauntongazette.com
Why do you work? Better buy credit card numbers

The weekend arrest of a Brockton man accused of using stolen credit cards to buy furniture was a step in the right direction when it comes to fighting identity…

September 27, 2006 · canada.com
Hacker takes website

First ghosts haunted the Liberal leadership race, now it's gremlins. An Internet hacker took over leadership hopeful Ken Dryden's website Tuesday. The…

September 26, 2006 · themoneytimes.com
Home users: main target of id theft and e-fraud

Home PC’s and financial service firms fear greater threat from hackers, reveals the latest Internet Security Threat Report issued by the security-software…

September 26, 2006 · thewest.com.au
Yahoo's look on hackers

Computer software wizards from near and far will camp at the Silicon Valley headquarters of internet search titan Yahoo this week for an overnight…

September 25, 2006 · cbw.cz
Computer virus histiry goes from 1988

No one would knowingly leave their open wallet by the side of a crowded public pool and then go for a swim, but most people don’t realize that their computers…

September 25, 2006 · CNET News.com
Al Quaeda hacker

"Police blotter" is a weekly CNET News.com report on the intersection of technology and the law. What: Man designated by President Bush as "enemy combatant"…