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Microsoft has touted Windows Vista as its most secure operating system ever. From User Account Control to signed kernel mode drivers all the way to BitLocker,…
Google has teamed up with an anti-malware organisation to offer warnings when search results might otherwise lead surfers to sites hosting malicious code. The…
The Department of Homeland Security issued an unusual security alert yesterday, warning users of Windows-based personal computers to patch a flaw in the…
The ultimate solution to phishing is strong authentication, which requires client software, usually in conjunction with a physical token. However, widespread…
Cost of fighting computer crime in New Zealand revealed for first time - Otago University survey highlights lack of security training - New Zealand…
Consumers paid as much $7.8 billion over two years to repair or replace computers that got infected with viruses and spyware, a Consumer Reports survey found.…
A Romanian phishing scam has caused more than 150 Trade Me users' accounts to be closed. E-mails were sent out on Friday purporting to be from Trade Me,…
In a dimly lit room off the main drag of a computer-security conference, programmers guzzle caffeine-laced drinks and wolf pizza while methodically hunting for…
The Web site offered to sell stolen credit card information for US$100, but it was the title of the poster that caught FBI agent Thomas X Grasso Jr.'s…
The Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime "will enhance our ability to cooperate with foreign governments in fighting terrorism, computer hacking, money…
Millions of phishing emails are bombarding UK firms from one source, according to security experts. BlackSpider Technologies says a single botnet controls more…
The FBI has called upon hackers to help it fight cybercrime. Speaking at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, Daniel Larkin from the US Federal…
The FBI s stepping up its fight against online fraud with a new initiative called Operation Identity Shieldl. The project, which is already in operation, is…
Intel has admitted to the existence of flaws in its Centrino's wireless technology that could be exploited by malicious hackers to spread code, including…
The young hacker’s name could not be revealed before further investigation, said C15, a special police unit to combat online crime. The police said the…
Interpol has been called in to help track down an Asian computer programmer, who managed to steal thousands of dinars from the supermarket where he worked…
An Orange Park man was arrested and charged Friday in an undercover child pornography bust. Attorney General Charlie Crist announced Monday the arrest of a…
Waukomis police are warning of potential scams and tricks after receiving a report from a woman last week who has lost between $400 and $600 in an Internet…
IT security firm Sophos has revealed that over 75 percent of all phishing emails are targeting users of PayPal or eBay. Typically these phishing emails point…
Social networking portal MySpace is becoming a major target for cyber criminals, with credit card fraud, phishing attacks and spyware all growing concerns for…
One of the benefits of writing a column is that you get to gripe in public. So here's a gripe I've been nursing for months: passwords. I have too many of them.…
The next time you get an e-mail that your bank is upgrading its website and needs details of your accounts, call your bank first to verify. A syndicate…
John Dillinger was a bank robber whose tool of trade was a machine gun. But in today's cybercrime era, the weapon of choice for "John Dillinger" is an MSR206,…
Fraudulent activity on the internet worth 2 million euros has been uncovered by the postal police of Catania, which has arrested six people on the arrest…
A Web site belonging to a Minneapolis singer was hijacked Wednesday, by parties unknown, as part of an apparent global rash of such hacking incidents. These…
The latest news on crime in Westborough soon may be just an e-mail away. Police Chief Alan Gordon will present the Board of Selectmen next month with several…
A US man has been charged with stealing the membership database held at the American College of Physicians (ACP) in Philadelphia, USA. William Bailey, Jr, of…
Online fraud in Spain experienced a year-on-year growth of 50% in the first 4 months of 2006, according to Victor Domingo, president of the Internet Users…
Delivered by ad networks, a banner ad for DeckOutYourDeck.com that ran on MySpace and other sites earlier this month was rigged to install up to five adware…
First Tennessee Bank has enhanced the security of its online banking system to better protect customer's financial information and deter identity thieves. "We…