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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…

November 14, 2007 · time.com
Alicia Keys MySpace Scam

It's easy to see how visitors to Alicia Keys' MySpace page could have accidentally clicked on the wrong spot last week and gotten whisked off to a Chinese…

November 13, 2007 · ZDNet UK
250,000 PC botnet and money stolen: computer crime

A Los Angeles man is facing up to 60 years in prison and fines of up to $1.75m (£839,000) after admitting to infecting at least 250,000 PCs with…

November 13, 2007 · mercurynews.com
Cybercrime and protection

Beginning in March, 102 employees of the IRS received phone calls, purportedly from the computer help desk, requesting their user names and suggesting they…

November 12, 2007 · itweb.co.za
Infecting hundreds of thousands of computers: hackers

A hacker pleaded guilty to infecting hundreds of thousands of computers with malware to steal money from Paypal accounts. He could spend 60 years in prison and…

November 12, 2007 · THE AGE
Best 2007 year hack

A Swedish hacker tells how he infiltrated a global communications network used by scores of embassies over the world, using tools freely available on the…

November 11, 2007 · The Register
Multi-million card fraud

A group of 17 people has been indicted in New York for alleged involvement in a credit card counterfeiting and an ID theft racket that raked in millions. The…

November 10, 2007 · afp.google.com
US 'spybot' computer crime

A hacker from a "botnet underground" group that infected nearly a quarter-million computers with spy software is pleading guilty to criminal charges, US…

November 9, 2007 · precisionmarketing.co.uk
Internet police force: InternetPol

The Government is considering setting up a new national police unit to tackle online crime, just two years after the National High Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) was…

November 9, 2007 · kxly.com
Cellular viruses

We all know someone who’s had a computer virus or you’ve been lucky enough to get one on your own machine. It’s never a good thing, and on the other end of it…

November 8, 2007 · Computer Crime Research Center
2nd Annual Fraud & Corruption Summit, 5th-8th March 2008, Stockholm

The event will bring together as a team the disciplines of Internal Audit, Security, Fraud Prevention, Corporate Responsibility and Risk Management. A unique…

November 8, 2007 · networkworld.com
P2P software could lead to id theft

In one of the first cases where file sharing programs such as LimeWire were used to steal identities, a Seattle man plead guilty to one count each of mail…

November 8, 2007 · sunnewsonline.com
Aggressive front of scam artists

An aggressive campaign on con artists and their foreign collaborators who defraud innocent citizens is what Tunde Akingbade sets to carry out in his book;…

November 7, 2007 · business.timesonline.co.uk
Cybercrime seminar: terrorist events and funding occur through cyberspace

Australian High Commissioner Douglas Foskett in Dhaka has called for building a counter-terrorism framework across the Asia-Pacific region for safety of all…

November 7, 2007 · blog.washingtonpost.com
Most sophisticated cyber criminal networks

A major Russian Internet service provider whose client list amounted to a laundry list of organized cyber crime operations appears to have closed shop. But…

November 6, 2007 · courant.com
E-crimes getting widely spread

Despite stepped-up law enforcement and better security software, threats from cybercriminals remain potent, according to the 2007 Consumer Reports' State of…

November 6, 2007 · aberdeencity.gov.uk
Hacker attacked city council website

Only one system was compromised - the database which delivers our A-Z of Services. No other systems were affected. An Aberdeen City Council spokesman said: "We…

November 5, 2007 · cbs13.com
University computer hacked by a student

A hacker has gained access to the information of more than 160 UC Davis students, putting the financial records of those students at risk. A person under…

November 5, 2007 · chicagotribune.com
Online threats coming with Internet

Like many Americans inextricably wired into the Internet age, Greg Abbott has an e-mail account he wishes wasn't constantly bombarded with spam, personal…

November 4, 2007 · globes.co.il
US to help Israel tackle computer crime

The US is willing in principle to help Israel thwart computer crime and share relevant technologies and procedures, US Secretary of Homeland Security Michael…