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November 28, 2005 · oscnewsgazette.com
E-mail fraud: Florida Law Enforcement warning

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is warning citizens to beware of an ongoing mass e-mail phishing scam where computer users receive unsolicited…

November 28, 2005 · northjersey.com
Fraud: Computers involved

Paramus detectives investigating a fraud involving money-laundering schemes had confiscated a computer they suspected held crucial evidence. But its hard drive…

November 26, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Types of computer crimes

Computer Crime, E-Crime, Hi-Tech Crime or Electronic Crime is a crime in which a computer plays an essential part. This type of crime is the illegal…

November 25, 2005 · vnunet.com
Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Opera to join in the name of computer security

Browser developers including Mozilla, Microsoft and Opera are seeking to create a standard way to give the web surfer more information about the…

November 25, 2005 · Australian IT
FBI virus slowing

The spread of a computer virus which proliferated through email appearing to come from the FBI, the CIA or Germany's BKA agency has slowed, Finnish anti-virus…

November 25, 2005 · Canada.com
Computer crime: survey found Canadians fearing hackers

Two new national surveys have found disturbing admissions by Canadian companies of their vulnerability to hackers, and evidence that consumers overwhelmingly…

November 24, 2005 · eMediaWire
Biggest threat to internet security unveiled

(PRWEB) November 23, 2005 -- Computer fraud is becoming more common every year, making it difficult for users to have increased Internet security. With each…

November 24, 2005 · eurekareporter.com
Phishing scams on the rise

In the last two days an unknown number of county residents may have received an e-mail allegedly from Coast Central Credit Union asking that customers verify…

November 23, 2005 · Red Herring
Sober worm strikes as FBI, CIA email

The Sober email worm that first struck in 2003 has made another comeback through a variant disguised as an email from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation…

November 23, 2005 · REUTERS
Computer crime: hackers shifted from OS to Apps

Online criminals shifted their attacks in 2005 from computer operating systems such as Windows and others to media players and software programs, according to…

November 22, 2005 · Scmagazine.com
Phishing scam targets Liverpool FC fans

**Security experts have warned internet users of a spam campaign which pretends that the recipient has won a lottery sponsored by Liverpool Football Club in an…

November 22, 2005 · integratedmar.com
Computer crime: who is the next victim?

It is not new news that cell phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) are subject to malware threats. But given the average consumer's lax approach to…

November 22, 2005 · ABC News Online
Computer terrorism reveals Internet Explorer flaw

SAN FRANCISCO—Security experts are warning Internet users to be careful where they click owing to a nasty unpatched bug in the way Microsoft's Internet…

November 22, 2005 · mybroadband.co.za
Former hacker Kevin Mitnik moves to Africa

Former hacker Kevin Mitnick will be in SA next year to deliver keynote addresses at the ITWeb Security Summit 2006, which will be held in March. Former hacker…

November 21, 2005 · InformationWeek
Apple iTunes found vulnerable

Just days after Apple Computer updated the Windows version of its popular iTunes software, a security firm warned that a new critical vulnerability in the…

November 21, 2005 · The Inquirer
Computer crime: computer game killed a boy

Games company Blizzard is facing a lawsuit from Chinese parents who claim that its fantasy game World of Warcraft killed their son. According to the Chinese…

November 20, 2005 · Scmagazine.com
Phishing strikes eBay

The latest scam, revealed by the internet security vendor eBlocs, targets PC users via email and asks them to update personal and financial information by…

November 19, 2005 · searchsmb.techtarget.com
Wireless e-mail will be the biggest security concern

A recent survey of roughly 600 IT professionals found wireless e-mail is the biggest security concern when a company deploys mobile computing capabilities.…

November 18, 2005 · searchsmb.techtarget.com
Computer crime: Data theft, spyware, id theft

No matter where you are or how big you are, if your organization hasn't been affected by spyware yet, it's only a matter of time. That's the message from…

November 18, 2005 · timesnews.net
US banks issue phishing scam warnings

First Tennessee Bank says it has learned about a new round of phishing e-mails targeting its customers and other consumers in Northeast Tennessee. Phishing…

November 18, 2005 · Rian Novosti
Cybercrime: Russia declares war

Russian Information Technology and Communications Minister Leonid Reiman said at the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis that the international…

November 18, 2005 · webhosting.info
Microsoft acquires brothers in arms vs phishing

MarkMonitor, a provider of online corporate identity protection, today announced that it is working with Microsoft to help combat online identity theft.…

November 17, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Internet scam mastermind jailed

A computer obsessive nicknamed Weaselboy was jailed for six years yesterday for an elaborate internet scam that earned him more than £1.5 million. Still only…

November 17, 2005 · ZDNet Australia
Cybercrime moves

Negotiators agreed on Tuesday to set up a global forum to discuss online crime, but appeared unlikely to resolve a dispute about control of the Internet ahead…

November 17, 2005 · expatica.com
Internet fraud raids in Holland

Police believe they have struck an important blow against internet fraud following a series of raids across the Netherlands in recent weeks. Nine 'chief…

November 16, 2005 · iht.com
German government warns of virus

German authorities warned Tuesday that new varieties of the Sober computer virus are in circulation and spreading quickly. Internet users should beware of…

November 16, 2005 · thedailyeasternnews.com
Computer crime: spyware

Brian Frieze, a freshman geography major, was setting up his computer for the fall semester and had downloaded the new anti-virus updates. He then restarted…

November 15, 2005 · searchsecurity.techtarget.com
Internet security: Cisco flaws

Finnish researches today announced a high-risk vulnerability in a security protocol that serves an important role in key exchanges in IPsec VPNs. The severity…

November 15, 2005 · bradenton.com
Internet fraud: How to run safe guide

No one can doubt the immeasurable benefits of the information revolution. Today, thanks to e-mail and the Internet, many of us are more productive, informed…

November 14, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Internet phishing

Hmm, what’s this message from eBay in my inbox? Dear eBay User, During our regular update and verification of accounts, we couldn’t verify your current…