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A computer hacker drove the Kremlin's new English-language television channel off air today in a major embarrassment for the station just two days after it…
Al-Qaida and other terror groups are more sophisticated in their use of computers but still are unable to mount crippling Internet-based attacks against US…
For the second time this year, government investigators are warning about potential security problems in state computers. Hackers have not yet breached any…
Tony Neate is a Detective Sergeant with the South Wales Police now seconded to the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit based in London. He has 29 years service, of…
Kiwibank customers today became the latest targets of an internet "phishing" scam. Bogus e-mails were sent to Kiwibank customers, directing them to a…
Convenience outweighs security concerns when it comes to shopping online, according to a Federal Government report that reveals that ten million Australians…
Britons are adopting a lax attitude to online security, with nearly half of victims of internet fraud not even realising that they have had money stolen from…
A new U.S. study shows that nearly one in every four computer users are targeted by identity theft scams each month. The second annual AOL/National Cyber…
A date found embedded in recent variants of the Sober worm provides a clue as to the timing of the next planned attack, a security firm said Wednesday. The…
New threats increase by 48% in 2005 as cybercriminals turn to targeted attacks Sophos annual security report names Zafi-D as year's worst malware Sophos…
Roughly one in four U.S. Internet users are targets of phishing attacks--phony e-mails seeking personal financial data--according to a study conducted by Time…
The government organisation, which conducts inquiries into mergers, markets and the regulation of the major regulated industries, has rolled out Wisdom from…
Scam artists are in hot pursuit of your identity. And they're cooking up a growing number of so-called phishing schemes, using e-mails that look like they're…
Representatives from the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Attorneys’ offices from around the country will be in Albuquerque Dec. 5-9 for the annual Computer…
A new security survey shows that more than half of all New Zealand businesses have been targeted by phishing attempts. Phishing, says security vendor Symantec,…
Antivirus provider, Sophos, said the Sober-Z worm is still quite prevelent on the Internet in that it estimates that 1 in 13 emails contain some variant of the…
A security researcher has published information showing that a previously unknown design flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could be used by malicious Web…
Sony BMG admitted it was hiding potentially dangerous "anti-piracy" software inside people's computers with their XCP virus-like program. After Mark…
Internet Security Systems, Inc has announced it is offering government agencies a complete set of products and services for assessing security needs and…
Google Inc. yesterday announced it will offer automatic virus scanning for all attachments sent through its popular Gmail system. The anti-virus will attempt…
Mozilla Firefox is literally catching fire with Internet users and college students around campus. Many people are already switching to Firefox because it has…
An Internet hacker might have gained access to personal and financial data of about 140,000 customers of Scottrade Inc., a stock brokerage based in St. Louis…
Microsoft urged users to run a complete system scan on its new Windows Live Safety Center to detect and delete the code. Both proof-of-concept code and an…
Sophos reports highest ever record of new malware, and new Sober worm shoots to #1 Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses, spyware and…
Microsoft is warning customers that it knows of malicious software being used to exploit a security hole in Internet Explorer, which is as yet unpatched.…
Technology used for decades by law enforcement agents to wiretap telephones has a security flaw which makes it a doddle to overcome. According to the New York…
In the corrupt and clandestine world of cybercrime, the most valued commodity is anonymity. Criminals, such as those in the lurid Shadowcrew underground…
One of a PC user’s best friends – search engine superpower Google – could become an enemy tool if used by hackers, online security experts have warned. A…
Global cybercrime generated a higher turnover than drug trafficking in 2004 and is set to grow even further with the wider use of technology in developing…
The malls can be crazy during the holiday season with long checkout lines and little parking. But cyberspace is great spot to start your shopping. According to…