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November 3, 2007 · list.co.uk
Computer crimes in Massively Multiplayer Online RPG games

These days, when we talk about crime in the cyber world we’re not referring to the joyriding depicted in Need for Speed or the multiple murders of Manhunt.…

November 2, 2007 · thequindecim.com
Tips of online protection

Now that all accounts can be accessed using the same username and password it is important that your password be strong enough so that it can't be cracked.…

November 2, 2007 · deseretnews.com
New FTC fake e-mail

A new e-mail claiming to be from the FTC could infect a user's computer with a virus that collects personal information. The spoof e-mail includes a logo for…

November 1, 2007 · english.vietnamnet.vn
Vietnamese money stolen by Nigerian hacker

On October 17, the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam arraigned this hacker, named Opeoluwa Mark Adeyemi, 36, for fraud, and permitted him to be out on…

November 1, 2007 · ZDNet UK
Governments and cyber threat

The UK government has failed to understand the threat to the continued growth of the internet posed by cybercrime, according to the influential House of Lords…

October 31, 2007 · InformationWeek
FTC e-mails spoofed: Internet crime

The Federal Trade Commission, which regularly goes after spammers for violating the law, Monday warned that a spammer is sending out bogus e-mail messages that…

October 31, 2007 · Computer Crime Research Center
Is your PC a zombie? [Computers hijacked by hackers]

The greatest threat to global cyber security today, according to Internet Security Systems researcher Josh Corman, may be your mother's computer. Or more…

October 30, 2007 · The Register
£60,000 scammed out: Internet fraud

Scammers conned both a mortgage firm and a bank to hit an IT director for £60,000. UK police are hunting the gang responsible for the scam, and at least nine…

October 30, 2007 · venturacountystar.com
Internet con artists are money vampires

If you have a public e-mail account, the odds are you've gotten an e-mail from someone overseas needing to transfer millions of dollars out of a corrupt Third…

October 29, 2007 · Computer Crime Research Center
the 5th Jubelee International Information Security Conference "Securitatea Informationala-2008" (April, 2008)

The Laboratory of Information Security (www.security.ase.md) of the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova announces . The main purpose of this conference is…

October 29, 2007 · thespoof.com
Spam e-mails and fake websites

There are a growing number of scams run through spam e-mails and fake websites and countless numbers of people every year fall victim to Internet scams. Jason…

October 29, 2007 · enews20.com
Russian hackers

A security researcher has recently reported that the ongoing attacks using malicious PDF files are caused by one of the most notorious Russian hacker groups,…

October 28, 2007 · Philly.Com
Crime-fighting computer systems

A storyline of chaos, infighting and dysfunction has become all too familiar within the police force of one of America's most violent cities. For four years…

October 27, 2007 · p2pnet.net
John Doe hackers

Facebook is after Canadian ‘John Doe’ hackers it says “may have stolen personal information” from members. And it wants ISPs Rogers Communications Inc. and…

October 26, 2007 · journal-news.com
Internet scam may hit close to home

Hamilton police are worried that an Internet scam may hit close to home. Former Butler County Sheriff Richard Holzberger alerted the department to the scam. He…

October 26, 2007 · vnunet.com
Microsoft and new trends in cybercrime

Microsoft's has discovered some interesting new trends in cybercrime. The firm's Research Unit, which has just released its six-monthly Security Intelligence…

October 25, 2007 · ibnlive.com
Protect your passwords from hackers

There’s finally some good news if you're trying to protect yourself from hackers. If you're looking for a hacker-proof password, simplicity may be the way to…

October 25, 2007 · canadianpress.google.com
Hackers and yoggies

Computers have become virtual police states to cope with multiple threats from viruses, data and identity theft. But as the capabilities of security software…

October 24, 2007 · searchsecurity.techtarget.com
New cybercrime laws proposed

Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate Monday would boost cybercrime laws and ban the creation of botnets. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Joseph Biden,…

October 24, 2007 · blog.wired.com
Hackers have a space

Imagine a device that looks like a lawnmower, rolls up to you and shows you your wifi password. It's Hackerbot, and 3ricj says people react kindly to the…

October 23, 2007 · techtree.com
Hacker tools sold

Recently, Secure Computing Corporation announced that rapid change in- and high profitability of- cybercrime are driving cyber thieves to increasingly adopt a…

October 23, 2007 · computerworld.com.my
Internet fraud: click ads frauds

Companies like Google and Yahoo that control major online advertising networks have not met their pledge to aggressively ferret-out click fraud among their…

October 22, 2007 · detnews.com
Computer virus hits Lawrence Technological University

But the Lawrence Technological University senior may not be able to access the drawings and PowerPoint presentation he's been diligently compiling on his…

October 22, 2007 · hindu.com
First forensic lab in India

‘Truth Labs’, billed as the country’s first independent private forensic science lab, was inaugurated here on Sunday by Governor N.D. Tiwari. It is sponsored…

October 21, 2007 · freep.com
Computer virus problem

Computer experts at Lawrence Technological University have been working since Wednesday afternoon to resolve a computer virus problem that forced the shutdown…

October 20, 2007 · newindpress.com
SMS hacker

A slip of a youth, Dipak Kumar Jain has done something that has even baffled the cyber experts in Delhi. A commerce graduate from local VD College, Dipak has…

October 19, 2007 · associatedcontent.com
Fighting child predators

In an October 16th 2007 press release, McAfee announced that the corporation was giving an award for fighting cyber crime to Texas Attorney General Greg…

October 19, 2007 · marshallindependent.com
Internet scam could cost thousands

It started out as a hopeful sign, Brenda Ness said. After listing her business, the Pit Stop Restaurant in Tracy, on a couple of real estate Web sites, Ness…

October 18, 2007 · driffieldtoday.co.uk
Fresh Internet fraud

Police have urged people in the East Riding to be on their guard to avoid becoming a victim of fraud online. The warning comes after a man in the Driffield…

October 18, 2007 · PC WORLD
Attractive target for hackers

Corporate storage systems and networks are an attractive target for hackers looking to steal sensitive data or launch computer attacks, Alan Lustiger, security…