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July 16, 2006 · ABC News Online
Internet scam involving Roads and Traffic Authorities

The New South Wales Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) has launched an inquiry into drivers using the Internet to trade demerit points, to avoid losing their…

July 15, 2006 · SFGate.com
Viruses cost money

Companies and organizations continue to lose money because of virus attacks and other computer network breaches, but the losses have declined due to improved…

July 14, 2006 · elpasotimes.com
Phishing hits Internal Revenue Service

The Internal Revenue Service is warning computer users about bogus e-mails claiming to be from the federal tax agency and asking for personal financial…

July 14, 2006 · searchsecurity.techtarget.com
Fewer companies report losses due to cybercrime

On the surface, the results of the 11th annual CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey are positive, with fewer companies reporting financial loss from data…

July 13, 2006 · ComputerWeekly.com
Hacking expanded

Computers and networks, and the degree to which we rely on them, have changed almost beyond recognition since 1990, but the framework of the Act remains…

July 13, 2006 · itwales.com
Telephone version of phishing

Secure Computing Corporation, the experts in securing connections between people, applications and networks, have warned that familiar phishing attacks have…

July 12, 2006 · cbs11tv.com
Taking computer information "hostage"

Currently there are some 694-million people worldwide, 152-million right here in the United States that use the internet. Each of those people is at risk of…

July 12, 2006 · webwereld.nl
Microsoft to offer hackers a new look at security

Microsoft Corp. plans to give a hacker conference in Asia an inside look at new security features on Windows Vista later this year, the organizer of the event…

July 11, 2006 · IOL
South Africa to tackle cyber crime

South African banks are flouting the country's Electronic Communication Transaction (ECT) Act - legislated to tackle cyber crime - by disclaiming liability…

July 11, 2006 · theitshield.com
More risks from downloads

McAfee Inc., the global leader in intrusion prevention and security risk management, today announced findings from new research which shows that Europe’s…

July 10, 2006 · etna.mcot.net
Computer virus strains

Computer users in Thailand and other Asian countries have been warned of 26 computer virus strains spreading across the region via electronic mails (e-mails),…

July 10, 2006 · shortnews.com
Hacking into FBI

Court documents filed at the U.S. District Court in Washington have revealed that a U.S. government consultant used software programs found on the Internet to…

July 9, 2006 · search.japantimes.co.jp
More cybercrime every day

Pauline Reich is as smart as she looks in black with a string of pearls. A late starter in some respects -- she did not graduate as a lawyer until she was…

July 8, 2006 · expatica.com
45% increase in cyber crime

The federal computer crime unit registered a 45 percent increase in the amount of internet-based crimes last year compared with 2004. A large majority of the…

July 7, 2006 · tmcnet.com
Scot arrested for computer virus

A Scot has been arrested in connection with a virus that infected thousands of computers worldwide. Matthew Anderson, 28, was picked up by police on Tuesday as…

July 7, 2006 · itworldcanada.com
Hacker qualities

Remember Mafiaboy, the 13-year-old Montreal kid who took out some of the corporate world’s biggest Web sites a couple of years ago? Not long ago, I found him…

July 7, 2006 · suntimes.com
Western Illinois University hacked

A computer hacker accessed computer systems containing confidential personal data of Western Illinois University alumni a full month ago, but some of the more…

July 6, 2006 · biz.yahoo.com
Top Ten Cybercrime Threats

With the absence of widespread virus alerts, the first six months of 2006 has seemingly been a relatively quiet period. Yet this apparent calm is the result of…

July 6, 2006 · sabcnews.com
Some banks assure that internet banking is secure, phishing

South African banks are adamant that their internet banking systems are secure. Despite these assurances from banks, people continue to lose their money.…

July 5, 2006 · ocregister.com
Phishing for taxes

They're ba-ack. A series of scams that began during tax season are making another round, IRS officials warned Monday. The latest one typically comes as an…

July 5, 2006 · vnunet.com
Microsoft tool is a worm

IT security experts have warned of a worm that purports to be Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) anti-piracy tool. WGA has recently been branded as…

July 4, 2006 · blog.searchenginewatch.com
Click fraud solution

In Pay-Per-Percentage vs. PPC, Shimon Sandler points out an interesting new paper from the folks at Microsoft Research - Pay-Per-Percentage of Impressions: An…

July 4, 2006 · azcentral.com
Keep your eBay account safe

Of course, if you'd looked at my eBay account last week, you'd never have known that. It showed I was selling 12 DVD collections like full seasons of Desperate…

July 3, 2006 · cio.com
Microsoft sued

Microsoft is facing a class-action suit over a tool that gathers data on a user’s computer in an effort to detect bootlegged copies of its Windows operating…

July 3, 2006 · technologynewsdaily.com
Phishing gathers symposium

Combating a growing number of email phishing attacks will be a major focus of the second annual Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security July 12-14 at Carnegie…

July 3, 2006 · journalstar.com
Hackers penetrate into Treasurer's Office

Personal and financial information of more than 300,000 people may be in the hands of a hacker following a Wednesday break-in of the state computer system that…

July 3, 2006 · baltimoresun.com
Hackers attack Pentagon

The number of reported attempts to penetrate Pentagon computer networks rose sharply in the past decade, from fewer than 800 in 1996 to more than 160,000 last…

July 2, 2006 · cities.expressindia.com
Inidian hacker gives some details

NEARLY a month before Delhi Police’s Special Cell booked Ankit Srivastava, 26, for hacking into Airtel’s website to get phone details of 26 influential…

July 1, 2006 · gulfnews.com
A look into phishing

In the movie "What Dreams May Come" a character played by Robin Williams is killed in a car accident and ends up in heaven. His wife, despondent over the loss,…

June 30, 2006 · kget.com
Silicon Valley hacker sentenced

A former technology manager was sentenced this week to a year in prison and six months of home confinement for placing a so-called "time bomb" on his…