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October 1, 2005 · www.news-miner.com
Internet 2: problems and perspectives

The Internet has connected the world like no other technology has ever been able to do. But the network has a dark side of viruses and bugs, hackers and…

October 1, 2005 · Business Wire
More than 50% of copanies suffered from cybercrime

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 30, 2005--More than half of European companies polled in a survey on global network risk admitted that they have suffered…

September 30, 2005 · linuxelectrons.com
Computer crime and intellectual property plea

Kevin J. O’Connor, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that CAROL SZOKE, 62, of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, waived indictment and…

September 30, 2005 · www.globes.co.il
New information technology team in Israel

Ministry of Justice director-general Dr. Aaron Abramovich has appointed a team to set up a legal authority for information technology. The team includes two…

September 29, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Controlling spam traffic

Today, almost all businesses rely on email for part of their communications needs. Yet a staggering proportion of email messages are destined not to…

September 28, 2005 · PC mag.com
Microsoft to prevent phishing with SP2

Microsoft on Tuesday released the latest aggregated group of updates, Service Pack 2, for its Office 2003 suite. Included are significant security…

September 28, 2005 · BizReport
Rise of computer crime

Online criminal activity of nearly every variety surged in the first half of 2005, fueled in large part by an increase in software security flaws and in the…

September 27, 2005 · JS Online
Man guilty, child porn case

Waukesha - A Sussex man who was snared last year by investigators combing records of companies in Belarus suspected of laundering profits from child…

September 27, 2005 · Red Herring
FBI focus on cybercrime

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation plans to meet with small- and medium-sized defense contractors in Silicon Valley to increase awareness about security…

September 26, 2005 · ARNnet.com.au
Phishing getting more and more advanced

Phishing is hooking more victims as the e-mail fraud attacks become more sophisticated and prevalent. According to Gartner, the number of phishing e-mail…

September 26, 2005 · Indianapolis Star, The
New spyware opportunities

If spyware and key-logging software weren't a big enough threat to privacy, researchers have figured out a way to eavesdrop on your computer simply by…

September 24, 2005 · The Inquirer
Microsoft's new security tool

EMC is upgrading its RepliStor asynchronous replication software to bring it in line with Microsoft’s Data Protection Manager (DPM) Replistor 6.1 will work,…

September 23, 2005 · PC WORLD
New virus targets mobiles

Virus writers have come up with a way to make their malicious software jump from a mobile phone to a PC. Security researchers have reported the first sightings…

September 23, 2005 · Times On Line
Copyright suit: Google accused

British book publishers are considering legal action against Google over the search engine company’s plans to create a virtual library by digitising millions…

September 22, 2005 · The Register
Firefox flaws

Security researchers have discovered a new vulnerability with Firefox that might allow hackers to seize control of Unix or Linux machines running vulnerable…

September 22, 2005 · InformationWeek
Google faces copyright charges

Despite contrary opinions from some legal experts, the Authors Guild on Wednesday said it was confident that it would win its copyright-infringement lawsuit…

September 21, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Credit card breach

News that hackers broke into the database of payment processor CardSystems, which contained information on over 40 million credit card accounts, raises the…

September 21, 2005 · netsecurity.about.com
How to avoid phishing scams

Many people enjoy fishing. It can be relaxing and peaceful and if you are really lucky there may actually be fish involved. If you have ever actually gone…

September 20, 2005 · The Register
Google spoofed by a worm

Virus writers have developed a worm that spoofs the behaviour of internet search engine Google, varying the results displayed to suit the requirements of…

September 20, 2005 · Washington Post
Tremendous growth of cybercrime, report says

Online criminal activity of nearly every variety surged in the first half of 2005, fueled in large part by an increase in software security flaws and in the…

September 19, 2005 · The Register
Dating website hacker, hacker arrested

Police last week arrested a 37-year-old man from Sheffield on suspicion of hacking into the website of London dating agency loveandfriends.com. The unnamed…

September 19, 2005 · REUTERS
Hackers seek money gain

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Computer hackers seeking financial gain rather than thrills or notoriety are increasingly flooding the Internet with malicious…

September 18, 2005 · news24.com
Mozilla vs Microsoft

New York - Mozilla, a non-profit company with just 16 employees, is stealing chunks of the internet browsing market away from Microsoft with its increasingly…

September 17, 2005 · DMeurope.com
Dutch Parliament to fight serious cybercrime

A substantial majority in the Dutch Parliament's lower house is behind justice minister Piet Hein Donner’s proposals to fight the more serious forms of…

September 16, 2005 · thaisnews.com
Two bank thieves detained in Thailand

The Central Crime Suppression Police and Investigation Police arrested two men who carried out a theft of 28 million baht while guarding a cash safe box going…

September 16, 2005 · siliconrepublic.com
Phone hack still a problem. companies told

Businesses are being warned to guard against telephone fraud, a type of hack that compromises their phone systems and leaves them facing large bills that could…

September 15, 2005 · CNN.com
Worm master appeared in court

A Moroccan magistrate questioned an 18-year-old science student in court on Tuesday about his alleged role in unleashing computer worms that disrupted networks…

September 15, 2005 · Washingtonpost
Paris Hiltom hacker pleads guilty

A 17-year-old Massachusetts kid has pleaded guilty for hacking into hotel heiress Paris Hilton's cell phone and distributing the racy contents of the device…

September 14, 2005 · The Timesonline.com
You can pay for online child porn with ... VISA, ...?

IF IT’S not illegal, then it’s OK. That is the secular, moral relativist approach to life — which I am attacking in a television programme tomorrow evening. To…

September 14, 2005 · Kansas.com
False child porn charges lead to a lawsuit

Brian and Sarah Doom were shocked when police showed up at their Wichita home accusing them of child pornography. The Dooms had never been in trouble with the…