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A favorite ploy of identity thieves is "phishing." Criminals use the Internet, even posing as representatives of the IRS, to send authentic-looking messages to…
Google, Inc. was made aware of a minor flaw in GMail by a teenage blogger earlier today. Anthony, 14, claimed that when he sent a Javascript code to his GMail…
Federal authorities have targeted two men who they say used the website MySpace.com to set up sexual encounters with underage Connecticut girls. The…
PROBLEM: Having an unsecure computer in a Wi-Fi hot spot SOLUTION: Connect to a legitimate service provider and make sure the paid service you tap into is the…
The number of people arrested for fraud and other crimes linked to the Internet jumped almost 52 percent last year to a record 3,161, Japan's National Police…
For the ninth month running, Sdbot.ftp was the malware most frequently detected by the free online antivirus solution, Panda ActiveScan…
America Online said Tuesday it has filed three civil lawsuits against three gangs that obtained private identity information of unsuspecting customers through…
The Mobile Malware Researchers Association, a non-profit organization of professional researchers, says it discovered the first virus that can be transferred…
The number of phishing Web sites grew by around 65 percent in December, which experts say is due to the increasing use of easy-to-use phishing kits. The…
A state police sergeant tried to seduce someone he thought was a 14-year-old boy over the Internet, offering to be a sexual tutor in an explicit seven-month…
A new spin on an old scam has state Attorney General Tom Corbett's office issuing a familiar warning: Overseas traveler's checks plus requests for wire…
An Auckland-based web hosting company says it has averted a potential phishing scam targeted at National Bank customers. Web Drive managing director Daniel…
A Florida man has been jailed for eight years after being convicted of stealing vast amounts of personal information from Acxiom, one of the world's largest…
On Tuesday , 2/21/2006, the Moroccan hacker known as Yanis was arrested in Metz by the Paris PJ. Anyway he got out of prison after 20 hours and he is waiting…
Responding to growing anxiety about cybercrime, Charles Schwab Corp. on Wednesday joined the small number of online banks and brokerages that publicly promise…
One of the persistent unknowns in the battle against cyber-crime is the true scope of the problem. Since the Internet revolution began a decade ago, U.S.…
As the ever-expanding age of the Internet develops further, so do the problems, such as identity theft and computer viruses, that accompany it. University…
The number of phishing Web sites skyrocketed in December, as did the number of sites designed to spread password-stealing badware, according to the most recent…
The issue of online fraud has barely left the headlines in recent times. Separate fact from fiction - download the FREE UK Online Fraud Report 2006 from…
Experts at SophosLabs™, Sophos's global network of virus, spyware and spam analysis centres, are warning of a phishing onslaught facing PC users, with more…
Security firm Secunia on Tuesday documented a possible exploit in Apple’s Safari Web browser that the company describes as “extremely critical.” Secunia calls…
Scammers passing themselves off as the "Nationwide Verification Office" have popped up in Indiana this month. Indiana Attorney General Steve Bell says the scam…
A second OS X worm has been identified that exploits an old Bluetooth vulnerability to spread from one Mac to another. Inqtana.A is a 'proof of concept' and…
In a town hall meeting last week by the Business Software Alliance (BSA), top law enforcement officials from the United States and Europe said that combating…
A state Office of Information Technology worker was placed on paid leave yesterday in connection with the investigation of a potential security breach to a…
Investigators with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Computer Crime Section, the Tallahassee Police Department and the U.S. Department of Defense…
The first worm targeting Apple Computer's Mac OS X operating system has surfaced, though it does not appear to be widespread or especially dangerous. Its…
Panda Software has published the PandaLabs 2005 Annual Malware Report, an analysis of developments in the malware panorama over the last year, and a reflection…
A British computer enthusiast accused by the US government of the world's "biggest military hack of all time" has begun a court fight against extradition to…
With Internet-based transactions and interactions growing at an explosive rate, it's incumbent upon providers of the networking equipment that runs the…