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December 1, 2007 · mercurynews.com
Nice deal but Internet scam

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…

November 30, 2007 · security.blogs.techtarget.com
Visiting some websites might be dangerous

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…

November 30, 2007 · news-gazette.com
Counterfeit checks as part of Internet fraud

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…

November 29, 2007 · lasvegasnow.com
How the Internet plays a role in the scam

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…

November 29, 2007 · blogs.techrepublic.com.com
The Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act

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…

November 28, 2007 · Computer Crime Research Center
Data loss a global endemic as Canadian Health Agency admits to Major Hack

News just in from Canada confirms that database disasters are not just confined to UK government agencies, after sensitive patient information has been…

November 28, 2007 · eveningsun.com
Warning! Scam!

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…

November 28, 2007 · cbronline.com
Phishing survey

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,…

November 27, 2007 · sacbee.com
Hackers threatens US

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…

November 27, 2007 · smh.com.au
Questions: online security

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…

November 26, 2007 · timesofindia.indiatimes.com
School teacher defrauded by e-mails

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…

November 26, 2007 · canada.com
Online scammer and "shady deal with some Russians"

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…

November 25, 2007 · JS Online
People hit in bank scam

A Manitowoc bank received hundreds of telephone calls Friday from customers worried about a scam targeting their accounts. Bank First National officials said…

November 24, 2007 · idm.net.au
Hack attempt

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…

November 23, 2007 · gulf-daily-news.com
Hacking scam

Three Bahrainis have been arrested for getting involved in an international telephone billing and bankcards hacking scheme. A hacker lured one of them through…

November 23, 2007 · COMPUTERWORLD
Cisco hacker

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…

November 22, 2007 · canadianpress.google.com
Computer virus hits SaskTel

SaskTel says one of its computers that contains customer e-mail distribution lists was infected with a virus. The Crown-owned telecommunications corporation…

November 22, 2007 · cfnews13.com
25 years in prison for cybercrime

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,…

November 21, 2007 · techworld.com
E-fraud will end up

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…

November 21, 2007 · newsbiscuit.com
Incredibly destructive and ingenious computer virus

Shockwaves were sent through the IT world yesterday when it was revealed that the lone creator of an incredibly destructive and ingenious computer virus was in…

November 20, 2007 · ohio.com
Computer crime: online Sherlocks

Damon Hacker knows better than anyone else the kind of electronic fingerprints we leave behind on a daily basis. Did you use a computer today? A cell phone? A…

November 20, 2007 · newuniversity.org
Macs can't get viruses?

Windows is the most used operating system in the world, but what about at UC Irvine? Take a look around at your next lecture, and you’ll see that Apple’s OS X…

November 19, 2007 · Scmagazine.com
Cybercrime law in the Senate

A bipartisan bill that would impose harsher restrictions on cyberattacks and permit identity theft victims to seek financial restitution in federal court is on…

November 19, 2007 · news.cincypost.com
Vishing - new online scam

"Please notice that your VISA card is now disabled and you will not be able to use it. ... This is a security measure made by your bank. ..." That's the kind…

November 18, 2007 · wetmtv.com
Microsoft Windows: a new flaw

If you have a Windows computer, analysts say you should log onto microsoft's website and download their latest security fix in order to protect yourself from…

November 17, 2007 · charleston.net
Behind the firewall: computer crime

Germany is the land of ideas and innovations. Yet it is not only business competitors who may try to gain secret access to German expertise, it is also foreign…

November 16, 2007 · theretailbulletin.com
£594.5 million losses due to cyber fraud

Online shoppers' fears of being 'click pocketed' - becoming the victim of cyber fraud - is costing Britain's e-commerce sector £23 billion* a year, new…

November 15, 2007 · internetnews.com
Virus hits gamers

Seagate is warning customers of its external hard drives that their bare drive may not be so bare after all -- it might have a Trojan hidden on it. The…

November 15, 2007 · it.slashdot.org
Russian Hacker Gang

The shadowy hacker and malware hosting network that only recently fled Russia to set up operations in China has now pulled the plug there and vanished yet…

November 14, 2007 · ZDNet UK
SOCA's XP hack hit Microsoft

Microsoft has described the ease with which two officers from the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency managed to hack into Windows XP as both "enlightening and…