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September 14, 2006 · news.cincypost.com
Bank customers: Internet scam targets

Customers of Fifth Third Bank are being barraged by Internet scam artists who have fired off millions of e-mail messages in the name of the bank to try to…

September 14, 2006 · www.pspworld.com
Hackers use PSP hole

According to a report by Panda Software, there is a buffer overflow vulnerability that could be used to run malicious code on any PSP with firmware capable of…

September 13, 2006 · macworld.co.uk
Cybercriminals on phishing

Cybercriminals created a record number of phishing Web sites in July and also hijacked a record number of brands to help them do their work, a consortium that…

September 13, 2006 · legalbrief.co.za
Africa vs cybercrime

Kenya is in advanced stages to assemble a cybercrime laboratory for use by police in Eastern Africa countries, New Times reports. The facility would be used by…

September 12, 2006 · Vnunet.com
Sony PlayStation buffer overflow

Sony's PlayStation Portable handheld console could be infected by malicious code using a buffer overflow vulnerability, according to a warning from an…

September 12, 2006 · thepeninsulaqatar.com
Arnold's hacking

California police are investigating if computer hackers stole a private audio file of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger commenting on the passionate nature of…

September 11, 2006 · enewschannels.com
New phishing scams

Just when you think it’s safe to go shopping on eBay for used gear, like a vintage tube mic, or analog keyboard, the phishing artists have to ruin my day.…

September 10, 2006 · wzzm13.com
Scammers' e-mails asking for id

Scam artists are now attempting to use the name of one of West Michigan's largest banks. An e-mail asking for personal information was sent to many of the…

September 9, 2006 · pbn.com
Hacker attacks on the run

Internet design and services company Newfangled Web Factory and its clients, including Providence Business News, found their Web sites temporarily offline…

September 8, 2006 · baltimoresun.com
Disinfect your PC?

Iam at my wits' end with my two sons' IBM laptop computers that are riddled with spyware and viruses to the extent that the computers are almost unusable. They…

September 8, 2006 · bearvalleynews.com
Counterfeit software problems

What the Big Bear Computer Club? It’s a place where you can get help with your current computer problems, hear outstanding industry guest speakers make…

September 7, 2006 · securitypark.co.uk
Top antiviruses let in malware

According to Australia's Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT), top selling anti-virus solutions let in 80% of new malicious code. Graham Ingram, the…

September 7, 2006 · securitypark.co.uk
90% of e-mails were phishing

While spam remains high at 87.72%, virus levels have doubled, but at 1.02% they still only account for a tiny proportion of the total email scanned by SoftScan…

September 6, 2006 · news.netcraft.com
Stopping phishing sites

By the 1st September, Netcraft has received, reviewed and blocked more than 150,000 unique URLs reported to us as phishing sites. In recent reviews Ziff-Davis…

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…