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February 2, 2006 · smh.com.au
What will happen tomorrow with your PC?

Tomorrow is D-Day for a dangerous computer virus which has spread throughout the world via email and is programmed to destroy PC files on February 3. Email…

February 1, 2006 · ComputerWeekly.com
Israeli worm creators to face trial

A London-based Israeli couple at the centre of one of the world's largest industrial espionage and computer hacking scandals have been extradited to Israel to…

February 1, 2006 · USA Today
More news from Kama Sutra worm

A fast-spreading e-mail worm is raising alarms because its sole purpose is to obliterate the everyday working documents widely used by consumers, students and…

January 31, 2006 · thesun.co.uk
Kama Sutra virus

A Kama Sutra computer virus could delete millions of everyday files on PCs across the world, experts warn. The worm was nicknamed after the love-making bible…

January 31, 2006 · InformationWeek
Winamp critical flaw

The popular Winamp music player suffers from a zero-day vulnerability that attackers are already exploiting, a security company warned Monday. A patch is not…

January 31, 2006 · Red Herring
Security giants to team up against spyware

A group of security vendors teamed up Monday to establish industry standards for identifying spyware and testing methods for eradicating it as there’s growing…

January 30, 2006 · Australian IT
Microsoft thief to go to jail

A US federal judge has sentenced a convicted hacker known as "illwill" to two years in prison for selling the code for Microsoft's closely-guarded Windows…

January 30, 2006 · nytimes.com
eBay scams

A year ago Jacqui Rogers, a retiree in southern Oregon who dabbles in vintage costume jewelry, went on eBay and bought 10 butterfly brooches made by Weiss, a…

January 30, 2006 · Daily Times
Spyware authors to be named and shamed

Internet researchers at Harvard and Oxford universities said on Tuesday they are seeking to enlist Web users in a program to name and shame suppliers of…

January 29, 2006 · cio-today.com
New Kama Sutra worm

Security analysts are warning computer users about a new and potentially destructive Internet worm that can obliterate important documents. The worm, called…

January 28, 2006 · techtree.com
Universities to stop malware

Harvard University's Berkman Center and the Oxford Internet Institute have launched a "Neighborhood Watch" initiative against spyware and other malicious…

January 27, 2006 · globetechnology.com
US is the major silicon spam valley

The United States, with anti-spam laws in place, still tops the "Dirty Dozen" list of countries that spew the most unsolicited e-mail, a new survey says.…

January 27, 2006 · The Inquirer
Skype may pose a hacker threat

A boffin at Cambridge University says that the Voice over IP system used by Skype is a brilliant tool if you want to carry out denial-of-service attacks. Jon…

January 26, 2006 · Computer Crime Research Center
10th CSI/FBI Survey Shows Cybercrime Losses Down For Fourth Straight Year

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Computer Security Institute (CSI) announced today the results of its 10th annual Computer Crime and Security Survey: average cybercrime…

January 26, 2006 · China Daily
China vs Google

Google, the world's most popular Internet search engine, yesterday launched a Chinese-language service that will be stripped of content deemed offensive or…

January 26, 2006 · Red Herring
Microsoft helps to sue against spam and spyware

With help from Microsoft, Washington state filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a company that allegedly used spam and misleading advertising to frighten users…

January 26, 2006 · Computer Crime Research Center
Beware of fake job offers, internet scam

ISLAMABAD: The world famous Nigerian Advance fee fraud known as ‘419 Scam’, used to send e-mails or postal letters offering to move a billion of US dollar…

January 26, 2006 · Computer Crime Research Center
France: Online betting issues

**Decision of the Court : ** Partial confirmation of Decision of First Instance Court of Paris 8 July, 2005 **Report of the Dispute : ** The Court rules on a…

January 25, 2006 · gcn.com
Viruses, spam and phishing

It’s getting so you can’t stick your head out onto the Internet anymore without someone trying to sell you something, infect your computer with viruses or…

January 25, 2006 · vnunet.com
Online crime caused $67.2bn damage to the US

Online crime in the US alone caused $67.2bn in damages last year, according to a survey conducted by the FBI. The findings were based on a poll of 2,066…

January 24, 2006 · InformationWeek
Spam-Botmaster pleaded guilty

A 20-year-old accused of using hundreds of thousands of hijacked computers, or "bot nets," to damage systems and send massive waves of spam across the…

January 24, 2006 · Business Week
We Need to Stop Adware

A nonprofit technology group asked the Federal Trade Commission on Monday to stop a software developer from allowing "deceptive and unfair" methods in…

January 23, 2006 · businessweek.com
Livedoor chief denies wrongdoing

The chief executive of an Internet portal at the center of a widening securities fraud investigation denied allegations Sunday that he violated securities…

January 23, 2006 · southbendtribune.com
Phishing scams

You have probably heard about identity theft, in which people steal other people's personal information to use for illegal purposes. In a new scheme called…

January 22, 2006 · financialmirror.com
Hacker breaks into a U.S. Navy database

A 19-year-old Spanish hacker broke into a U.S. Navy database, jeopardizing the security of a nuclear submarine maintenance facility in California. The hacker…

January 22, 2006 · The Inquirer
F-Secure software found vulnerable by F-Secure

Finnish security outfit F-Secure has had to issue a security warning about its own products. In a security bulletin here, F-Secure said a flaw in its software…

January 21, 2006 · COMPUTERWORLD
Voicemail hacking

Sahil Gupta, the second man charged over the Telecom voicemail hacking incident in April, walked free from an Auckland court last week. Gupta was charged along…

January 20, 2006 · itnewsonline.com
Microsoft exalted Bulgaria for phishing gang arrest

Microsoft Corp. has commended the Bulgarian law-enforcement National Services to Combat Organized Crime (NSCOC) agency for investigations leading to the arrest…

January 19, 2006 · rockymountainnews.com
New cybercrime unit

The folks at the new regional computer forensics lab in Centennial say they're going to take a byte out of crime. They led journalists on a tour of the new…

January 19, 2006 · insurancejournal.com
FBI reports 90% of companies are victims of computer crime

The FBI reports that 9 out of 10 organizations in the country are victims of some sort of computer security incident, and one-fifth are hit more than 20 times…