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October 29, 2005 · lahontanvalleynews.com
No e-fraud in Nevada, local sheriff says

Nevada ranks seventh in the nation in the number of Internet fraud reports, according to FBI statistics, but Churchill County residents don't appear to be…

October 28, 2005 · newsnet5.com
Online shopping tips

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…

October 28, 2005 · Vnunet.com
Microsoft vs. zombies

Microsoft has filed lawsuits against 13 unnamed senders of spam email messages through botnets. The actual charges were filed in August, but Microsoft only now…

October 27, 2005 · prnewswire.com
Goodmail, badmail; Red Cross vs. SPAM

Goodmail Systems(TM), creators of CertifiedEmail - a new class of e-mail to help shield consumers from spam, fraud and phishing, announced today that the…

October 27, 2005 · BBC News
Get Safer Online, NHTCU suggests

**Widespread ignorance about basic computer security is putting millions of people at risk from net-savvy criminals, a survey suggests.** It found 83% of 1,000…

October 26, 2005 · siouxcityjournal.com
Cybercrime task force to operate

ANKENY -- Iowa's law enforcement community is teaming up to fight Internet crimes with a new task force that focuses on crimes against children. A study found…

October 26, 2005 · kval.com
Phishing scams again

Eugene - It's consumer-beware time again on the Internet. A Eugene-based credit union is warning members about a phony e-mail making the rounds. It's a…

October 25, 2005 · wikipedia.org/
Lottery scam, advance fee scam, beware!

Computer Crime Research Center files a lot of e-mails every day. People turn to us complaining that they received e-mail notifications of winning lotteries.…

October 25, 2005 · spamstopshere.com
SpamStopsHere Reports Rise in Spear Phishing Attacks

Press release -- Ann Arbor, MI, October 20, 2005 – Greenview Data, Inc., an industry leading provider of SpamStopsHere email security solutions, announced…

October 24, 2005 · telegraphindia.com
Phishing and pharming dangers

There’s a new breed on the Net — the cyber window shopper. Shopping online offers lots of benefits that you won’t find shopping in a store or by mail. The…

October 24, 2005 · eastsidebusinessweekly.com
Computer crime, new figures

Concern about data privacy has been growing within the corporate world for years. But it has begun to take center stage in boardrooms and IT departments…

October 23, 2005 · Washington Post
Phishing back again

Phishing attacks grew 28 percent from May 2004 to May 2005. About 73 million adult e-mail users reported more than 50 phishing e-mails during the 12-month…

October 22, 2005 · toptechnews.com
Microsoft team Nigeria to fight cybercrime

The software giant has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to take up issues including spam,…

October 21, 2005 · Vnunet.com
Phishing could be stopped

Phishing could be stopped very quickly if banks were made responsible for the losses incurred, according to security guru Bruce Schneier. Writing in his…

October 21, 2005 · thisdayonline.com
Cybercrime: new approach

It may be difficult to reveal the statistics to determine the amount of money being lost by individuals, companies, and government corporations in cybercrime.…

October 20, 2005 · cambridge-news.co.uk
Internet scam brings millions

A senior member of staff at an insurance company has told a court how he panicked when he received a letter warning the firm's internet domain name was about…

October 20, 2005 · USA Today
Cybercrooks lure citizens into international crime

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. — To Karl, a 38-year-old former cabdriver hoping for a career in real estate sales, the help-wanted ad radiated hope. The ad sought…

October 20, 2005 · Net-security.org
Sophos Welcomes Specialist Cyber Crime Prosecutors

Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses, spyware and spam has welcomed news that the UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) plans to…

October 20, 2005 · Detnews
FBI vs spam

Michigan's unapologetic king of bulk e-mail is in trouble again. This time, an FBI raid has closed what some consider one of the world's largest houses of…

October 19, 2005 · REUTERS
Bill on child porn revisited

WASHINGTON (Hollywood Reporter) - The chief author of legislation that would treat steamy Hollywood films the same as hard-core pornography said Tuesday that…

October 19, 2005 · ekathimerini.com
Biggest ever child porn ring

Police said yesterday that they had arrested five people and were looking for another 15 in connection to Greece’s biggest and most shocking child pornography…

October 19, 2005 · Vnunet.com
New hacker tools

Signalling a trend towards increased 'outsourcing' of some elements of malware creation, security experts are reporting a surge in the level of professionalism…

October 19, 2005 · eMediaWire
Spyware is the origin of all cybercrime, id theft and credit card fraud

*SpyCop today announced that commercial monitoring spyware is being developed with features that can rival the most advanced FBI wiretap tools. An article by…

October 19, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Microsoft regular patch for another critical flaws

**One of the latest Microsoft's problem for security in Windows 2000/Server 2003/XP operating systems seemingly is leading to some problems rather than fixing…

October 19, 2005 · REUTERS
Cisco introduces new security features

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) is adding security features to its network switches and wireless products, in the…

October 19, 2005 · Newsday.com
Police detained school bus driver, child porn

State police have arrested a school bus driver on a child pornography charge. Ricky Mulvaney, 37, of Williamstown, was charged Sunday with a felony count of…

October 18, 2005 · Out-Law.Com
Using new access keys

Around 30,000 customers of Lloyds TSB are being issued with a password-generating device that will add an extra layer of security when they do their online…

October 18, 2005 · commsdesign.com
Hackers: new targets

There was a time when the biggest mobile computing risk was losing a laptop. How quickly things change. Cell phones, smart phones, and PDAs increasingly are…

October 18, 2005 · PC WORLD
Battle against phishing, new success

The number of days a phishing site remains online has dropped to an average of 5.5 days, a sign that countermeasures against fraudulent Web sites are being…

October 18, 2005 · PC WORLD
Take 10 steps to secure

Each new wave of computer viruses, spies, and spam may have you ready to dust off your typewriter, but PC security can be effective without being a chore. To…