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April 7, 2006 · InformationWeek
HP printer software exposed to hacker worm attacks

Hewlett-Packard acknowledged this week that software used to control two of its color printers could be exploited by attackers to remotely steal files from…

April 6, 2006 · sourcewire.com
Cybercrime will succeed in 38% of cases

• 38% expect to be victims of successful network attacks in 2006 • Confidence levels unimproved despite escalating budgets • 74% say security issues are a…

April 6, 2006 · insideindianabusiness.com
Internet scam warning from Attourney General

Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter is warning Hoosiers to watch for an official looking email that is using the Chase Bank name and is promising customers…

April 5, 2006 · smdailyjournal.com
Computer crime: police against online criminals

When Belmont police received a tip last month about a San Carlos man trying to pick up teenage girls on the community Web site Craigslist they sprang into…

April 5, 2006 · news.monstersandcritics.com
Homeland Security Officer arrested in child porn sting

A high-ranking public relations official in the US Department of Homeland Security was arrested Tuesday night at his home outside Washington for allegedly…

April 4, 2006 · klastv.com
Phishing for Your Tax Money

The deadline to file your taxes is right around the corner. The IRS warns criminals are out there, looking to steal your important personal information online,…

April 4, 2006 · wistv.com
Crack down on internet predators

As Congress investigates how to crack down on internet predators, an amazing story unfolded at a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday about a 13-year-old California…

April 3, 2006 · Computer Crime Research Center
The International scientific and practical conference "International cooperation in the struggle against cybernetic space crimes"

18-19 of May 2006 Donetsk Law Institute LLU IA will hold the International scientific and practical conference “International cooperation in the struggle…

April 3, 2006 · prweb.com
Hacker safe mark

The Edgewise Media Website, a supplier of blank media and accessories to the TV and movie industries is now tested and certified daily to pass the FBI/SANS…

April 3, 2006 · itworldcanada.com
New hacker methods

Domain registrars are locked in a "cold war" against hackers, as they race to create defences against an ever-growing arsenal of attacks, internet gurus said…

April 2, 2006 · techspot.com
Crackdown on cybercrime

An ongoing undercover operation has been announced by the U.S. Secret Service to target people who steal personal information. Operation Rolling Stone has…

April 1, 2006 · theitshield.com
Dangerous virus attacks

A dangerous Trojan spying on your computer while connecting to a remote attacker is a threat big enough, in itself. What if the same malice has peer-to-peer…

March 31, 2006 · toacorn.com
Police units to target cybercrime

An increase in high-tech crime is forcing police to undergo special training to successfully investigate such cases. To ensure there are enough trained…

March 31, 2006 · mailtribune.com
Computer crime: Man charged

Investigators seeking evidence of a counterfeiting operation at a Medford home seized computer equipment and hand grenades, then arrested three people…

March 30, 2006 · boston.com
Unit to fight child porn

A bill to add new muscle to an overburdened state police computer crimes task force won a vote of support in the Senate on Tuesday, but whether there will be…

March 30, 2006 · auctionbytes.com
Cybercrime: PayPal flaw

AuctionBytes reported on Friday a vulnerability on the PayPal website that allowed anyone to find out if an email address was attached to a PayPal account, and…

March 29, 2006 · dailytelegraph.news.com.au
First anti-spam law

ISP service providers could face huge fines if they do not provide spam filtering or impose email sending limits under new rules set down by a communications…

March 29, 2006 · Washington Post
Microsoft couldn't patch its IE flaw

A couple of computer-security companies have separately released free patches to plug a critical security flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser that…

March 28, 2006 · Australian IT
US data exposed to attacks

The US government's health insurance programs may put public medical and financial information at risk because of flawed computer security, according to…

March 28, 2006 · http://www.marketwire.com/
Symantec targets cybercrime

Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced the availability of Symantec Client Security 3.1 and Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10.1, offering enhanced…

March 27, 2006 · auctionbytes.com
PayPal vulnerable

A flaw on PayPal's website could help scammers who send out "phishing" emails by allowing them to determine a PayPal member's full name and include it in hoax…

March 27, 2006 · AME Info
Ethical hacking

IT Operations are the backbones of organizations today. 'Hacking' is an action taken from either inside or outside of an organization aimed at affecting the…

March 26, 2006 · TechWeb News
Internet Explorer exploited

The unpatched CreateTextRange vulnerability in Internet Explorer is already being used by at least one Web site to install spyware on users' machines, a…

March 25, 2006 · APP.com
Internet thief pleads guilty

When an Internet site last year offered a luxury automobile for sale for $20,000, a Pennsylvania man forwarded a $2,500 down payment to the seller. The problem…

March 24, 2006 · The Register
Hackers hit Sun's grid

Just hours after it went live, Sun Microsystems' grid computing service was felled by hackers using a denial-of-service attack. Sun, however, won't reveal any…

March 24, 2006 · Washington Post
Internet Explorer critical flaw

Security experts are warning that at least one set of instructions showing bad guys how to exploit an unpatched security hole in Microsoft's Internet Explorer…

March 23, 2006 · suburbanchicagonews.com
Targeting computer crime

Sheriff's Detective Keith Smith is the only forensic computer examiner in Kane County who is specially trained to crack Internet child exploitation and child…

March 23, 2006 · ITNews Australia
Another Microsoft flaw

For the second time in two days, Microsoft acknowledged a zero-day bug in Internet Explorer, but this time promised to patch the problem. The vulnerability is…

March 22, 2006 · Herald Sun
Hacker arrested

The 22-year-old was arrested in Melbourne early today after a joint state and federal investigation into the sophisticated attacks on internet relay chat (IRC)…

March 22, 2006 · Silicon.com
Police unable to cope with cybercrime

Police forces around the world are being starved of financial and human resources to fight a growing number of crimes on the internet, Interpol has said.…