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For one so young, he seemed a peculiarly precocious convert to retail therapy. Mobile phones, iPods, swish suits and fancy holidays. You name it, he bought it.…
Yuliya Kalinina spelled out exactly what she was looking for in a husband in her Internet ad: "Green Card Marriage -- Will pay $300/month. Total $15,000," the…
No one would ever mistake Mark Schroeder for a Republican, although the Buffalo Assemblyman’s Democratic peers may occasionally wonder about the fact. They…
Do you think twice when typing in your credit card number online, but have no problem handing over your plastic card at a store? Well actually, you may have it…
Don't be bullied into fights. People tend to say things online that they would never say in person. Some people even say rude and malicious things, sometimes…
The holidays bring good cheer, mistletoe – and scam artists. Holiday scammers play on your trusting nature, desire for a bargain and “urgent need” to update…
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary concluded its investigation into a breach of provincial government security Monday, saying it found no evidence of criminal…
Internet users are being warned to never respond to emails which asks for personal details. Netsafe Executive Director Martin Cocker says criminals are getting…
This year, as one of his proposals to protect our children, Governor Romney has called for a new “One Strike, You’re Ours” law. This crime initiative will…
Consumers have been issued with a stark warning on Wednesday to be wary of fraud as they shop online this Christmas. According to Call credit, the United…
Susan Alford is not a criminal. She is not trying to bilk her bank out of more than $8,000. Yet, that is exactly what Downey Savings tells her she is doing.…
Q Here is a nice scam that somebody is really trying hard to pull on me. I have a vehicle for sale, and it is listed on the Web. "Mr. Henessey" has been…
Those using Google, Yahoo! and other search engines face a new danger according to the folks at Sunbelt Software: seeded search results that will redirect the…
With an increase in the number of counterfeit checks appearing at local banks and businesses, authorities warn that people who try to cash them could be in…
The newest scam may have you thinking twice about whether you can trust your caller ID. It's called telespoofing and it lets con artists appear as trusted…
The Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007 passed the Senate by unanimous consent. As is often the case in our nation’s legislature, the two…
News just in from Canada confirms that database disasters are not just confined to UK government agencies, after sensitive patient information has been…
State police in Gettysburg say they are investigating a scam involving travelers checks. Police said there have been several incidents in the area in which…
According to a survey carried out on behalf of Cloudmark, consumer confidence in brands would be severely dented by a phishing attack. Banks are most at risk,…
While U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan engage the enemy with guns, tanks, airplanes and missiles, the American military is quietly fighting a much different…
Q. If my cable internet connection is on all the time, is my computer vulnerable to malicious interference from the internet while my computer is booting up…
Modern School teacher Firoz Bakht Ahmed has received calls from all over the world in the past two days from friends, acquaintances and relatives. And he is…
Less than two weeks after the death of Eva Burr's mother, an Internet scam artist has tried to tarnish her good name. Apparently hacking into an online guest…
A Manitowoc bank received hundreds of telephone calls Friday from customers worried about a scam targeting their accounts. Bank First National officials said…
While investigating a hack attempt, a security researcher from Cambridge University’s computer science department has stumbled on a way to use Google as a…
Three Bahrainis have been arrested for getting involved in an international telephone billing and bankcards hacking scheme. A hacker lured one of them through…
A 19-year-old from Uppsala, Sweden, has been found guilty on seven counts of unauthorized access to Swedish university servers and research computers. He is…
SaskTel says one of its computers that contains customer e-mail distribution lists was infected with a virus. The Crown-owned telecommunications corporation…
A Seminole County man is under arrest, accused of soliciting sex from a teen he met online. Orlando's new cybercrime office arrested Frederick Cwik, Jr., 40,…
UK Chancellor Alistair Darling managed to keep a straight face as he told the House of Commons that as terrifying as the loss of 25 million child benefit…