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November 19, 2008 · washingtonpost.com
Answers Trickle Out as Spammer Networks Remain Compromised

At about 4:30 p.m. Eastern time last Tuesday, the volume of junk e-mail arriving at inboxes around the world suddenly plummeted by about 65 percent. Confronted…

November 17, 2008 · techtree.com
Obama, McCain Cyber-attacks have Chinese Origins?

Government officials in the US suspect that a series of attacks on the US Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain's campaign computer networks…

November 16, 2008 · people.com
Jury to Hear About Suicide in MySpace Cyber-Hoax Trial

Jurors in a cyber-hoax trial will hear evidence a Missouri woman's messages on MySpace provoked the suicide of a 13-year-old neighbor, a judge in Los Angeles…

November 14, 2008 · Latimes.com
Spam traffic plunges after report blames server hosting company

Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates' 2004 proclamation that the spam problem would be solved within two years has proved a bitter joke, with unsolicited…

November 12, 2008 · Blogs.zdnet.com
Profitability of spam finally measured

Researchers at UCSD have determined the return on investment for spam generated by the Storm botnet. While the per-message response rate is astonishingly low,…

November 12, 2008 · geek
Japanese hacker arrests doubled in 2007

In Japan, where crime is generally very low, computer crime appears to be booming. The Japanese Ministry of Justice have released figures showing that arrests…

November 12, 2008 · Telegraph.co.uk
Internet faces increased threat from hackers

A survey of 70 of the world's biggest internet companies found growing concern over a range of new threats from malicious hackers, many of them rival criminal…

November 11, 2008 · Boston.com
Obama brings cyber sensibility to office

New administration will continue to tap into high-tech tools. If Obama gets his way, all Americans will have broadband Internet access, whether they live in…

November 10, 2008 · PCworld.com
Wanted: New Antispam Tactics

The spread of CAPTCHA-breaking tools has resulted in a sudden surge in the use of blogging sites such as Google's Blogspot to host spam adverts, security…

November 9, 2008 · intomobile.com
iPhone hacker discovers iPhone crashing bug

The iPhone is apparently still a big target for would-be malicious hackers. With the iPhone 3G now available around the world, and Apple now the second largest…

November 7, 2008 · newsfactor.com
Obama, McCain Used in Malicious Spam Attacks

Security research firm Sophos on Wednesday discovered attackers have launched their own presidential campaign. Attempting to exploit President-elect Barack…

November 7, 2008 · Daily Times
Cyber-terrorism will be punishable by death

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari promulgated the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance on Thursday, making cyber-terrorism punishable with death or…

November 5, 2008 · seattletimes.nwsource.com
Microsoft report: Cybercrime losses more often result from human error

Microsoft's six-year effort to improve computer security is paying dividends, according to a report the company plans to release today, but human errors, such…

November 4, 2008 · COMPUTERWORLD
Spam surges as Google's CAPTCHA falters

The spread of CAPTCHA-breaking tools has resulted in a sudden surge in the use of blogging sites such as Google's Blogspot to host spam adverts, security…

November 4, 2008 · Computer Crime Research Center
HACKER CLAIMS APPLE PRODUCTS CAN BE SHUT DOWN

There are new details about a virus that could potentially disable Apple gadgets. A hacker who failed to get a job a Apple has generated a lot of Internet buzz…

November 1, 2008 · PCworld.com
Malicious Spam Jumps Eightfold

The amount of spam containing dangerous attachments designed to infect PCs with malicious viruses increased by eight times between July and September this…

October 31, 2008 · marketwatch.com
NO on Prop 8 Web Reveals Massive Cyber Attack

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct 30, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The NO on Prop 8 Web site was hit by a massive cyber invasion called a distributed denial of…

October 30, 2008 · thisdayonline.com
Senate Considers Bill against Cyber Crime

The Senate yesterday referred a Bill for an Act to outlaw perpetration of financial crimes through such electronic devices as mobile phones, internet and the…

October 29, 2008 · 9wsyr.com
Curbing Cell Phone Spam

Cell-phone spam still trails computer spam, with the typical cell-phone user receiving at most a few spam text messages per year rather than the thousands that…

October 28, 2008 · bcs.org
'Nine out of ten' emails are spam

More than nine per cent of all emails which arrived in companies' inboxes in the third quarter of 2008 were legitimate, according to research. The claim comes…

October 27, 2008 · Computer Crime Research Center
Recent Stock Market Decline Causes Economic Cybercrime to Hit All Time High, According to PandaLabs

GLENDALE, Calif., Oct 22, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- PandaLabs, Panda Security's malware analysis and detection laboratory, today issued a security alert…

October 27, 2008 · Computer Crime Research Center
US authorities shutter worldwide spam operation

Authorities said Tuesday they have shut down one of the largest spam operations in the world, a vast network involving countries from New Zealand to China and…

October 26, 2008 · Computer Crime Research Center
Microsoft Combats Cybercrime in Nigeria

Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) and Microsoft have partnered to educate the country's youth on cybercrime and to provide opportunities for them to use their…

October 24, 2008 · blog.wired.com
Russian Coder: I Hacked Georgia's Sites in Cyberwar

Government and independent investigators are still trying to figure out who, exactly, hit Georgia's websites during its August war with Russia. Now, one of the…

October 22, 2008 · Allheadlinenews.com
Spain's Battle Against Online Child Pornography Yields 121 Suspects

Madrid, Spain (AHN) - Spain's largest operation against online child pornography yielded a large catch of 121 people. Aside from the arrests, Spanish police…

October 22, 2008 · wptv.com
Second arrest made in child porn case

STUART, FL, -- A second arrest has been made in a child pornography case. Federal authorities have arrested Georgia resident Laura Culver, W/F, 08/26/55.…

October 21, 2008 · vnunet.com
Sarkozy falls prey to bank hacker

French President Nichols Sarkozy was the victim of an internet bank attack, according to government officials. The attacks occurred in September when Sarkozy's…

October 21, 2008 · internetnews.com
Hacker Hits French President's Bank Account

In a sign that cybercrime can reach even heads of state, French police are scrambling to investigate the hacking of French president Nicolas Sarkozy's personal…

October 21, 2008 · clickpress.com
Phone Spam Filter Reaches The 1 Million Mark

Phone Spam Filter, the best website in the United States for finding telemarketers and phone solicitors, announced today that it has successfully processed…

October 21, 2008 · COMPUTERWORLD
Hackers renew airline-ticket scam spam

In a reprise of a summer tactic, hackers are trying to trick people into infecting their PCs with malware by sending them e-mail that poses as bogus…