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June 15, 2006 · newtelephony.com
VoIP hackers

The arrest of a wholesale VoIP entrepreneur last week for fraud and hacking points to much more than a criminal mind cheating the system – it brings to light…

June 15, 2006 · techspot.com
Spyware tripled

New research conducted by security company Aladdin's Content Security Response Team has confirmed what many in the security community have suspected - the…

June 14, 2006 · wabusinessnews.com.au
New phishing scams

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has issued a consumer warning about scams that convince consumers to provide personal banking details via…

June 14, 2006 · ComputerWeekly.com
Microsoft flaws and patches

The patches, part of Microsoft’s monthly scheduled patching cycle, address problems in the Windows operating system, the Office productivity suite and Windows…

June 13, 2006 · Computer Crime Research Center
The international practical-scientific seminar "Child pornography and trade by the children through the world network the Internet"

10-11 July 2006 on the base of the Saratov Center for the case study of the organized criminality and corruption with the support of the embassy OF THE USA in…

June 13, 2006 · english.aljazeera.net
Hackers break into US nuclear agency

A computer hacker has got into the US agency that guards the country's nuclear weapons stockpile and stolen the personal records of at least 1,500 employees…

June 13, 2006 · foxnews.com
1,500 social numbers stolen by hacker

A hacker stole a file containing the names and Social Security numbers of 1,500 people working for the Energy Department's nuclear weapons agency. But in the…

June 12, 2006 · The Register
Taiwan - the kings of spam

Almost two thirds (64 per cent) of servers controlling spam traffic are located in Taiwan, according to a survey by email security firm CipherTrust. Such…

June 12, 2006 · arstechnica.com
Microsoft warns against zombies

When we first reported on zombie PC networks a couple of years ago, the idea seemed kind of novel. Infect the machines with a malicious program, instruct them…

June 11, 2006 · The Register
Why phishing works

Occasionally a criminal is so, well, clever that you have to admire him even as you wish that he spends the rest of his life in jail. Take Arnold Rothstein,…

June 10, 2006 · Computer Crime Research Center
Microsoft holes remain unpatched

Though Microsoft has gone back and forth for years on really putting Windows 98 and Windows ME into their “End of Life” clauses that will prevent them from…

June 9, 2006 · DenverPost.com
Hacking grows

The thrill-seeking teenager is no longer the face of computer hacking. Sophisticated computer experts looking to profit from their technical skills are driving…

June 9, 2006 · networkworld.com
New security updates, computer virus

Sophos has incorporated several new features in a security software package released Wednesday that allows network administrators to manage security for…

June 8, 2006 · The New York Time
Computer crime: hacking and reselling Internet phone services

Federal authorities arrested one man in Miami and another in Spokane, Wash., today in connection with what they said was a hacking scheme involving the resale…

June 8, 2006 · The Inquirer
Hackers in Congress

The bloke who claimed that he was asked by a US elected official to build a program which would hack into electronic voting machines is standing for election.…

June 7, 2006 · Scmagazine.com
New IM-based attacks

Security teams have discovered a new instant messenger (IM)-based phishing attack aimed at stealing the account information of users of the popular social…

June 7, 2006 · business.mainetoday.com
Banks warn against phishing

Despite repeated warnings, people still get hooked by "phishing." Now there's a renewed effort to get people to resist the temptation to respond to what looks…

June 6, 2006 · USA Today
Cybercrime: college courses in digital forensics

One of the hottest new courses on U.S. college campuses is a direct result of cybercrime. Classes in digital forensics — the collection, examination and…

June 6, 2006 · securitypronews.com
Firefox got holes

One of the chief selling points (if a free browser can have a selling point) of Mozilla Corporation's Firefox browser has been its reputation of being more…

June 5, 2006 · noticias.info
Samurai phishing gang

The Tokyo-based group is alleged to have stolen from approximately 700 people a total of 100 million yen (approximately $900,000) by drawing victims to a fake…

June 5, 2006 · COMPUTERWORLD
Flaw in Windows Server

A new flaw found in Microsoft Corp.'s software could be exploited to cause a denial-of-service attack on certain applications although the bug isn't viewed as…

June 5, 2006 · Pittsburghlive.com
Cybercrime can strike anywhere, experts say

The hacking of two public school computer systems in the past three weeks is a warning for computer users everywhere, cybercrime investigators said. "Data is a…

June 4, 2006 · Pittsburghlive.com
Hackers get into all computers

The hacking of two public school computer systems in the past three weeks is a warning for computer users everywhere, cybercrime investigators said. "Data is a…

June 3, 2006 · Sun-Sentinel.Com
Cybercrime earns $180 billion overtaking drug trafficking

With identity theft much in the news these days, many of us have found ourselves wondering just how safe our personal information is. And we're right to worry.…

June 2, 2006 · Out-Law.Com
Hackers use viruses

Manchester Police will not pursue the hacker who held a UK woman to ransom after moving her computer files into a locked folder. Filenappers used a virus,…

June 2, 2006 · thedailysentinel.com
Crime on the web

Crime comes crawling in off the web, invading your house without breaking a window or picking a single lock. These are predators that are nearly as invisible…

June 1, 2006 · metrowestdailynews.com
More money to fight computer crime

Bigger budgets and beefed-up staffing would help local law enforcement agencies in the battle against online sex predators. To effectively go undercover and…

June 1, 2006 · paktribune.com
EU against cybercrime

Sending alerts on breaches of Internet security will be explored as part of wider steps to combat hackers and cybercrime, the European Commission said on…

May 31, 2006 · tmcnet.com
Phishing swept out money

(Japan Economic Newswire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)KYOTO, May 30_(Kyodo) _ The Kyoto police on Tuesday arrested a man suspected of belonging to a phishing…

May 31, 2006 · SecurityFocus
Hackers hired for millions USD

In a new Hollywood drama, Torrentspy.com, a BitTorrent search engine, has accused the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) of hacking its servers. The…