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Spam is on the run, with the world's leading spammer closed down and bankrupt. However, experts warn the latest computer scam called phishing is far more…
Turkish hacker responsible for Internet banking fraud has been caught in Adana. Atilla Ekinci, 23, is being held responsible for breaking into people’s…
LONDON, August 26, 2005 – The UK public is largely ignorant of the threats they face online and subsequently are at greater risk than ever of having their home…
It's one of the newest scams to hit the Tristate and, if you're not careful, there are several ways you too could become a victim. It's something that can cost…
With about 85% of the nation's critical infrastructure--energy utilities, manufacturing and transportation facilities, telecommunication and data networks, and…
Japanese authorities have arrested a Chinese exchange student for hacking into the online game Lineage II. The hacker had crafted a special software…
An online intruder has disappeared into the wild blue yonder with personal data on approximately half of the U.S. Air Force's 70,000 officers. The information…
Windows NT server operators beware: hacker and Napster fan 'Pimpshiz' has you in his sights and is out to do some serious damage in the run up to the Napster…
The UK government is to move against the availability of violent pornography online, the Home Office has announced. Following a meeting between Home Secretary…
At a hearing in New York, a fired America Online engineer has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for selling 92 million AOL e-mail addresses.…
Cisco has released a patch for its Cisco Clean Access (CCA) software, which is designed to seek out unsafe hardware on a network. The patch, rated less…
Apple Computer's most recent security fixes for Mac OS X break support for 64-bit applications in the operating system, a software maker has warned. Apple…
US power plants may have to tighten security against malicious hackers bent on wreaking havoc, according to a new federal law. Part of the 1,724-page energy…
A war has broken out between hackers behind viruses that exploit a recently discovered loophole in Windows 2000. The viruses written by the competing hacker…
Ukrainian government has brought in new regulations on telecomunnication services. The rules forbid ordering and sending spam, the Rosbalt news agency reported…
SMS spoofing is emerging as a menace and might hamper the growth of the mobile industry. For the uninitiated, with SMS spoofing a cyber criminal can send an…
**University and Industry Partnership Creates New Qualification** The University of Glamorgan and leading Information Security Company 7Safe have teamed up to…
Reports are coming in from threat centers around the country that the Zotob virus continues to spread rapidly, and impact Windows XP computers on consumer and…
A 26-year-old sex offender was sentenced to five years in federal prison Monday for possessing at least 600 images of child pornography on his computer.…
Kyiv, Ukraine -- Wednesday, August 10, the State department of intellectual property cessated activities of the "CD Master" enterprise involved in production…
Byelorussian hacker has hit a peculiar record with a criminal scent. He caused more than 15 million USD damage to 37 banks of the world, specifically to the…
A new Internet worm has been detected that can infect Microsoft's Windows platforms faster than previous computer worms, according to an antivirus software…
The Postal Inspector in San Diego has announced a new type of counterfeit scheme. You thought there was enough challenge dealing with cash. Now you get to…
Phishing is the activity of fraudulently presenting oneself online as a legitimate enterprise in order to trick consumers into giving up personal financial…
Bill Goodland, director of internet at cable giant NTL, acknowledges these worries and points out: 'We have been investing heavily to protect our customers.'…
Experts at SophosLabs™, Sophos's global network of virus, spyware and spam analysis centers, have warned users about a new phishing campaign which tries to get…
Milford police have charged the former pastor of a Waterbury church with fraud involving an Internet scam. Fifty-two-year-old Victor Whitworth has been charged…
Companies and individual Internet users can now protect themselves against a dangerous piece of malware which steals personal information such as credit card…
Windows 2000 users have had a hard week. While they're still waiting for Microsoft to repair and re-release the last official update to the aging operating…
Microsoft and former 'spam king' Scott Richter announced yesterday that they have reached a settlement. Richter has undertaken to comply with US federal and…