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September 6, 2006 · vnunet.com
Warning! Advanced phishing techniques

Phishing attacks will use more sophisticated social engineering, targeting consumers for financial and identity theft and businesses for intellectual property…

September 5, 2006 · gjsentinel.com
17-year-old boy as a cyber criminal

A 17-year-old Grand Junction boy was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of posing as a Fruita Monument High School teacher and sending inappropriate messages to…

September 5, 2006 · COMPUTERWORLD
How to prevent most network attacks

Eighty-four percent of serious network attacks could have been prevented if, in addition to checking user identity and password, organizations had verified the…

September 4, 2006 · Techworld
Wi-Fi vulnerabilities

This year's DEFCON was a lively one for wireless security. Probably the most significant event in the wireless realm was Johnny "Cache" Ellch's and David…

September 4, 2006 · InformationWeek
SMS phishing

Consumers, corporate end users and security-focused solution providers have two more reasons to be overwhelmed this week. First, on Tuesday, AT&T said a…

September 3, 2006 · p2pnet.net
Hackers like eBay

Mobiles sold on eBay, "are loaded with sensitive personal and corporate information that could be easily retrieved," says Trust Digital, according to…

September 2, 2006 · boston.com
Hacker breaks website

A hacker posted graphic images of injured children and war rubble where ads for musicals are usually found on the Gloucester Stage Company's website. The…

September 1, 2006 · theeagle.com
Online fraud warning

Members of the Brazos Valley Schools Credit Union in College Station may be the targets of an online scam. The credit union is warning its members that someone…

September 1, 2006 · communitydispatch.com
Beware phishing season open

In recent years, US-CERT has received reports of an increased number of phishing sites during the hurricane season. US-CERT reminds users to remain cautious…

August 31, 2006 · ZDNet UK
IE 7 build will limit hacker attacks

Microsoft isn't ready to release Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP SP2, but it has released Internet Explorer 7 Release Candidate 1 (IE 7 RC1) to the public.…

August 31, 2006 · axcessnews.com
Hackers get into AT&T

A hacker broke into AT&T's computer system and stole credit card information on 19,000 customers who bought DSL equipment online, the company said. AT&T shut…

August 30, 2006 · ems.gmnews.com
Child porn is a multibillion-dollar-a-year industry

Authorities said it was the Internet that brought down Clement Bilski Jr. The investigation and subsequent indictment of the 43-year-old Ocean Township…

August 30, 2006 · mercurynews.com
Hacker gets home detention

A hacker who broke into the network of T-Mobile USA Inc. and accessed personal information of hundreds of customers including a Secret Service agent was…

August 29, 2006 · apcstart.com
Virus attacks CPUs

A new proof-of-concept virus recently submitted to Symantec demonstrates that a virus targeted at a certain architectural flaw in most modern CPUs could take…

August 29, 2006 · cbs4boston.com
Hackers take hostages

There's a new threat that can literally take your computer files hostage with hackers demanding a ransom to unlock them. What do you store on your computer? If…

August 28, 2006 · english.www.gov.tw
Terror goes through web threats

Police tightened security around the Taipei Railway Station, the Presidential Office building and the Presidential residence from late on Saturday night to…

August 28, 2006 · infozine.com
Phishing hits iFriends

Spam experts based in Sydney, one of the global network of virus, spyware and spam analysis centers operated by Sophos, have identified an active phishing…

August 27, 2006 · releases.usnewswire.com
Software piracy profitable, but illegal

The owner of a massive for-profit software piracy website was sentenced in federal court to six years in prison, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of…

August 26, 2006 · The Register
Teen hacked e-mail server

A 19-year-old man today pleaded guilty to breaking the Computer Misuse Act for sending an "email bomb" to his former employer, which caused the company's email…

August 25, 2006 · crn.com
Ethical hackers' help

Few "ethical" hackers can provide simulated attacks with the level of sophistication that Cenzic offers in its Hailstorm "hacker-in-a-box" penetration tester.…

August 25, 2006 · networkworld.com
Report cybercrimes!

Companies that work with law enforcement agencies on cybercrime can get valuable information, including lists of hostile IP addresses and information on new…

August 24, 2006 · securitypronews.com
Spammer detained and sentenced

A U.K. teen was sentenced to a two-month curfew after pleading guilty to sending about five million spam e-mails. The 18-year-old admitted that this act…

August 24, 2006 · THE AGE
Police arrests cyber terrorists

Indonesian police claim to have arrested two men who helped imprisoned Bali bomber Imam Samudra to use the internet to raise funds for more terrorist attacks.…

August 23, 2006 · news.com.com
New anti-phishing tool on Yahoo

Yahoo is testing a new security feature that lets users customize their login page, a measure designed to thwart information-thieving phishing scams. The…

August 23, 2006 · pcpro.co.uk
New trojan virus

A new PowerPoint zero-day Trojan is making the rounds. The vulnerability appears to be a new one and is unrelated to the one fixed in MS06-048 that has already…

August 22, 2006 · Zwire.com
Kevin Mitnik website hacked

Instead of the usual description of Kevin Mitnick, his consulting services and books, the famed hacker's Web site on Sunday displayed a vulgar message. Online…

August 22, 2006 · infozine.com
Katrina phishing website

Experts at SophosLabs™ have reminded computer users of the dangers of identity theft as a 20-year-old man is charged in relation to a phishing website which…

August 21, 2006 · Daily Mail
MySpace users hit by a virus

Users of the popular MySpace website have been warned by computer experts that viruses linked to the interactive site, which boasts more than one million…

August 21, 2006 · Scmagazine.com
Yahoo patches another hole in mail

Yahoo has fixed a vulnerability in its web mail service that, if exploited, could allow hackers access to users' mailboxes. The attackers gain access to the…

August 20, 2006 · thedenverchannel.com
Computer crime hits the US

An Internet scam sweeping the United States has reached a family in Jefferson County. The scam involves the selling or renting of items over the web. After the…