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October 17, 2008 · Computer Crime Research Center
Spam Problem to be Solved Once and For All by Patent Pending Methodology From CapeMax

BERLIN, Conn., Oct 16, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CapeMax, LLC proposes to solve the global spam problem once and for all by employing a new patent…

October 16, 2008 · vista.blorge.com
Microsoft predicts hacker behaviour

Microsoft has released its monthly Windows security update, this time with 11 bulletins fixing 20 problems. It’s the first bulletin to rank problems both for…

October 16, 2008 · visayandailystar.com
Negros doc warns vs. email hackers

Friends of a Negrense doctor were nearly victimized by a hacker who gained access to her email address and sent messages saying she had been mugged in London…

October 16, 2008 · theinquirer.net
Contempt for hacker's autism defence

PEOPLE LIKE Pentagon Hacker Gary McKinnon often discover they have Asperger's Syndrome late in life. The UK government is more concerned that he discovered it…

October 15, 2008 · infotech.indiatimes.com
Smartphones: Hacker's next target?

SAN FRANCISCO: Some of the most vicious Internet predators are hackers who infect thousands of PCs with special viruses and lash the machines together into…

October 14, 2008 · cbc.ca
Ex-hacker 'Mafiaboy' tells all in memoir

A former hacker, who temporarily shut down several major websites and led the RCMP and the FBI on a manhunt when he was 15, has written a tell-all memoir about…

October 14, 2008 · thanhniennews.com
Student hacker arrested

Investigators say a high school student from the central province of Quang Nam has been arrested for allegedly hacking into local websites earlier this month.…

October 13, 2008 · Computer Crime Research Center
'Spam attack' halts Virgin e-mail

Tens of thousands of Virgin customers have spent four days cut off from, or with little access to, their e-mail accounts after a suspected spam attack. The…

October 10, 2008 · Afp.google.com
Hackers using fake YouTube pages to attack computers

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) — Computer security specialists warn that hackers are using fake YouTube pages to trick people into opening their machines to diabolical…

October 10, 2008 · Ctv.ca
Canadian teen hacker reveals secrets in tell-all book

A Canadian computer whiz who hacked into some of the world's most prominent websites when he was just 15 years old revealed in a new tell-all book that he was…

October 10, 2008 · itworld.com
40 Trillion Spam E-mails This Year

Ferris Research, the mail and messaging specific research group, made plenty of noise not long ago when they said there will be 40 trillion (with a T) spam…

October 10, 2008 · Vnunet.com
IronPort bolsters spam protection

IronPort Systems has unveiled a range of hardware platforms designed to bolster its enterprise and carrier-grade email security systems. The security firm,…

October 8, 2008 · ABC.net.au
NT govt hacker acted from spite, court told

Last May, the man allegedly hacked into the Territory government's computer network and systematically shut parts of it down. The Royal Darwin Hospital,…

October 8, 2008 · pcadvisor.co.uk
British hacker faces 15 years in prison

A British hacker faces 15 years in prison after launching a denial-of-service (DoS) attack against two US companies. Lee Graham Walker and German Axel Gembe…

October 8, 2008 · security.itproportal.com
Israeli super-hacker accused of masterminding $1.8m fraud

Israeli hacked - known as The Analyzer - who is being extradited from Canada by the US government for his alleged involvement in a $1.8 million worldwide…

October 7, 2008 · english.chosun.com
Cyber Slander Law Stirs Public Sentiment

Controversy has flared up over Grand National Party's attempt to pass a law on online slander and real-name use on the Internet, stoked by the suicide of a…

October 7, 2008 · latimesblogs.latimes.com
Cyber-bullying common

Many teenagers say they are the victims of online bullying, but few tell their parents or other adults, according to a study by UCLA researchers. Moreover,…

October 7, 2008 · news.cnet.com
Study: Uptick in spam-sending zombie PCs in September

Compromised computers that send spam as part of their regular botnet activity increased dramatically in September, according to a Symantec study (PDF) released…

October 7, 2008 · PCworld.com
Put an End to Cell Phone Spam

It's a sad fact that most of us are exposed to an endless flood of unsolicited messages from purported international dignitaries, dubious pharmaceutical…

October 6, 2008 · Cjad.com
Alleged cyber-pedophile in police custody

An alleged cyber-pedophile is in police custody after asking two minors to meet him for sex. Instead of the teenagers he was expecting, Laval police surprised…

October 6, 2008 · ukpress.google.com
Men indicted over cyber attacks

Two Europeans were indicted for allegedly launching internet attacks to shut down two retail websites in the US A federal grand jury indicted Lee Graham Walker…

October 3, 2008 · eWEEK
Americans Confused as Ever over Cyber-security

You can lead users to security but that doesn't mean they'll use it or even know whether they have it. In the annual kickoff campaign for cyber-security…

October 3, 2008 · ukpress.google.com
Briton accused of cyber attacks

A Briton has been charged in Los Angeles for allegedly launching internet attacks to shut down two US retail websites. A federal grand jury returned the…

October 3, 2008 · Computer Crime Research Center
The Privacy Council Launches: 'Together We Can End SPAM, Junk Mail and Unsolicited Phone Calls'

The formation of a Global Privacy Council designed to set firm standards around online privacy has been announced today. In addition to bringing together…

October 2, 2008 · kswo.com
Watch out for cyber-criminals

Undated_Between your e-mails, your personal documents, and your internet activity, cyber-criminals can watch it all. The methods are becoming more and more…

October 2, 2008 · chicagotribune.com
FBI arrests Indy man on cyber extortion charge

INDIANAPOLIS - The FBI said an Indianapolis man tried to extort more than $200,000 from insurance giant AIG after stealing a computer server that contained…

October 2, 2008 · rockymountainnews.com
Hacker gets customer information from Foothills rec district

The Foothills Park & Recreation District is working with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office to investigate the theft of information from the district's…

October 1, 2008 · crn.com.au
Does cyber-terrorism exist?

Global security experts gathered in Malaysia last month to help ramp up the world’s defenses against cyber-terrorism. Dubbed by organisers as ‘the largest…

September 29, 2008 · expressbuzz.com
Cryptologists needed to detect cyber crimes

It’s an exciting blend of permutations and combinations. Called the science of secrecy, cryptography has probably got more attention in the last couple of…

September 29, 2008 · indianexpress.com
Govt must take steps to tackle cyber terrorism

Senior BJP Leader and Punjab State Investor Cell Chief Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal has termed the UPA Government 'ignorant' about the misuse of Information…