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Thierry Zoller, Security Engineer at German tech company n.runs AG, posted a message to the Full Disclosure list saying that n.runs is now putting the new…
A Pacific Grove woman told police Monday that someone she had met through an Internet dating service may have used her in an identity theft "reshipping" scam.…
French and Russian cyber-crime experts have pledged to strengthen joint efforts to crackdown on organised crime networks targetting the Internet.…
Equifax Inc. today unveiled enhancements to its fraud portfolio, strengthening its position as a leading provider of fraud prevention and identity verification…
The statistics are startling: About 35,000 bogus checks are presented to state banks and credit unions every month, and about half of those are deposited by…
U.S. securities regulators are studying a new method to fight fraud through online postings of investor complaints. The Securities and Exchange Commission…
"Citing recent highly publicized corporate data breaches that have beset major companies like Ameritrade, Citigroup, and Bank of America, McAfee CEO David…
Hacker toolkits that used to be available only on hidden forums are now for sale on eBay, according to security vendor Tier-3. The development is further…
The College of Computing and Informatics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) will host the 7th annual Fall Cyber Security Symposium on the…
A court in central China on Monday sentenced a computer programmer to four years in prison for creating and spreading a virus known as 'panda burns joss…
Hacking kits, enabling criminals to break into personal email and bank accounts, are being sold on eBay, online security experts have warned. Anyone wanting to…
Hey, kids and parents, thanks for going online to check out my recent column on the secrets to success. Several of you even posted e-mail responses. Let’s…
A former Unix system admin at Medco Health Solutions, a big US drugs prescription management firm, has admitted to planting malicious code that would have…
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office officials warn of a new telephone scam in which fraudulent telemarketers coax individuals into giving their checking account…
It’s hard enough to catch criminals when they cross state lines. The vague boundaries of the Internet and the increasing number of crimes committed online —…
A former Clarksville man who ran an Internet drug fraud scheme was sentenced to serve 29 months in prison, U.S. Attorney Paul M. O’Brien announced Wednesday.…
In the coming weeks we will no doubt see the first volley of breathless predictions for the Christmas 2007 online shopping season. Even with fears of a…
If you've ever had your computer hacked, or credit card or other personal details stolen online, congratulations: You're now a statistic in a crime wave that…
The Computer Security Institute has just released the 2007 edition (PDF) of its long-running "Computer Crime and Security Survey," and it offers some dreary…
Finding the evidence in computer crime cases starts getting a little easier for Lake County detectives next week. American Hotel Registry in Vernon Hills will…
With 'cyber attacks' are becoming an increasingly common phenomenon, Estonian lawmakers are considering amendments to the penal code that would put such online…
Police and Western Union representatives are investigating a wire-fraud case involving a Caravelle Drive woman. Police said the woman wired $2,200 to a man in…
Several readers have asked me how reliable the home-based jobs advertised in the newspapers are. One of them related her experience: “I responded to an ad…
A computer science graduate from Texas A&M University admitted in federal court Wednesday to hacking into his alma mater's computer system and obtaining…
Central Florida senior citizens defrauded of their savings say an alleged scam artist promised them badly needed help but delivered nothing. Marvin Lewis is…
A demonstration by University of Akron student Rick Deacon on ways to hack MySpace accounts backfired when Deacon discovered that his own account was disabled…
The Johnston County Board of Elections reports that someone has tried to access the server where it keeps voter registration data. Security measures used by…
A team of researchers and engineers at a UK division of Franco-German aerospace giant EADS has developed what it believes is the world's first hacker-proof…
Interpol Secretary General Ronald K. Noble this week called for the creation of an integrated cybercrime investigative network to combat the growing threat.…
While fighting cybercrime has become a bigger problem for law enforcement over the past 10 years, given increased involvement from organized-crime groups,…