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July 26, 2005 · REUTERS
Banks to enhance anti-spyware protection

The FDIC on Friday urged banks to enhance their protections against spyware, to limit the risk that customers' personal data may be stolen. The guidance from…

July 26, 2005 · addict3d.org
Spam will be punished

Israeli technology firm Blue Security has reportedly set up a plan known as the "Blue Frog Initiative" to hammer spam websites with thousands of complaints.…

July 25, 2005 · ZDNet Australia
Phishing: security of online commerce

The Australian Bankers Association is still grappling with two-factor authentication for Internet transactions and has almost hit a "brick wall" in its…

July 25, 2005 · PC WORLD
Upsurge of e-fraud

Spanish authorities are reported to have arrested 310 people as part of an international investigation into one of the Internet's most active "419" or…

July 24, 2005 · saljournal.com
Child porn: It is hard to prove

Investigators had no doubt Johnny Oxendine was visiting child-porn sites on the laptop computer he used while working for Lockheed Martin Corp. Three hard…

July 23, 2005 · NEW SCIENTIST
Millions of compromised credit cards

More than 40 million credit card customers are at risk of fraud after hackers pilfered data from a US company that processes online transactions. CardSystems…

July 22, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Funny scholar steals mailboxes

Original news accured to be a **doubtful**. We have issued an investigation... CCRC Chief Editor, 23 Sep 2005 Competition is a good thing, if the competitors…

July 22, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Computer crime: credit card criminal ring exposed

Yesterday Ukrainian police approved the fact that they arrested a group of people and Dmitri Golubov as a leader of the group suspectedly committing crimes…

July 21, 2005 · ZDNet UK
New IM virus, beware!

A new instant messaging worm that masquerades as Apple Computer's iTunes application and drops adware on infected Windows PCs has been found. The worm, dubbed…

July 21, 2005 · Kanzas City Star
Man gets 35 years in child porn case

A California, Mo., man with two previous sex offenses on his record was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison Wednesday for producing and transporting child…

July 21, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Computer crime case: former manager pleads guilty

The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California announced that Roman Meydbray, 27, of San Jose, California, the former Information…

July 20, 2005 · wesh.com
Top Internet scams, beware

According to the Better Business Bureau, the international lotto scam that recently tricked an Ocala woman is No. 6 on the BBB's list of top 10 scams. Scam No.…

July 20, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Cybercrime: data theft

The sheer scope of the impact is mind-boggling. A recent security breach at a major credit card processor reportedly exposed more than 40 million card-holder…

July 20, 2005 · Herald Sun
Computer crime: The Australian facts and figures

Internet fraud is costing the National Australia Bank about $1 million a month and it could blow out to as much as $30 million a year by 2008. The NAB figures…

July 19, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
New XP flaws, Microsoft

A newly discovered and as-of-yet unpatched security vulnerability in Windows XP could let an attacker remotely crash computers. The flaw affects the Windows…

July 18, 2005 · itp.net
UAE banks hit by hackers

Banks across the UAE were hit by a wave of hacking attacks last month, with at least two banks reporting they had fought off the hackers. National Bank of…

July 18, 2005 · Bradenton Herald
Child porn: prosecution problems

Eleven pornographic images - some girls, some boys, some of both, one from Missouri, 10 from around the world, all graphically sexual in nature. A 48-year-old…

July 18, 2005 · Internetnews.com
Mozilla website attacked by hackers

Mozilla's SpeadFirefox.com community marketing site became an unwitting spam platform after it was hit by "unknown remote attackers," the site's managers said.…

July 17, 2005 · itworld.com
AMD sues Intel

Intel's compilers recognize when they're running on an AMD processor, and generate code that either degrades performance or causes it to crash. That's one of…

July 16, 2005 · chron.com
Retired policeman charged of accessing child porn

A retired South Texas police sergeant is accused of downloading child pornography on a city-owned computer while he was on duty. Santiago Salinas, 48, was…

July 15, 2005 · InformationWeek
Cybercrimes decrease, FBI and CSI

A downward turn in overall cyber crime has hit its fourth year, said the 10th-annual survey on computer crime released Thursday, and average financial losses…

July 15, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Spam issues

Latest market studies have reported that after all the hype surrounding spam mails and anti-spam utilities; users are still falling big time to the frauds…

July 14, 2005 · ZDNet UK
Computer crime: cyberattack in the UK

The National Hi-Tech Crime Unit has been called in after the local force failed to find any suitable leads. Computer crime experts at the National Hi-Tech…

July 14, 2005 · ZDNet UK
Hackers could get tougher sentences

A Labour MP is attempting to raise the maximum sentences that can be handed down on UK citizens who are convicted of hacking and DoS attacks. Tom Harris, MP…

July 13, 2005 · Silicon.com
Firefox bugs

The Mozilla Foundation has fixed several security flaws in its Firefox browser but has left people in the dark about what some of the issues entail. Firefox…

July 13, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Commercial piracy in Ukraine

The international recording industry today welcomed the adoption by Ukraine of a landmark CD plant law that is a decisive step in the fight against the…

July 12, 2005 · ZDNet UK
Sasser creator escapes prison

30 hours of community service and a suspended jail sentence have been handed down to Sven Jaschan after he admitted writing the Sasser worm A German judge on…

July 12, 2005 · banktechnews.com
40 million card owners could be exposed to danger

MasterCard's recent admission that 40 million customers could be affected by the lastest in a string of high-profile breaches has bankers scrambling to keep up…

July 11, 2005 · self seo
Watch Out! Scam!

The IFCC (Internet Fraud Complaint Center) received over 200,000 complaint submissions for 2004, an increase of 66.6% from 2003. The total dollar loss from all…

July 10, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Phishing on the rise

Postini, the industry 's leading provider of email security and management services, today announced that phishing attempts in June were once again on the rise…