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Yahoo Inc. held Open Hack Day October 5 and 6 in Bangalore, India, in a bid to build an ecosystem of external developers familiar with the company's…
Formal policy proposals submitted by the Global Cyber-security Agenda (GCA) will be put into action this week in order to create a stronger “global movement”…
Server injection attacks and smart phone spyware could turn a candidate's fortunes upside-down if they manage to find their way into a Presidential hopeful's…
Experts from around the world gathered in Geneva last week to discus how to fight cybercrime through international co-operation. The meeting, held under the…
It seems as if we see a new form of online criminal activity just about every day. If it isn't a bank's website being taken over by criminals, it's an attempt…
When Douglas E. Robinson showed up in Yorkville saying he was a homeless Vietnam veteran who had lost everything in Hurricane Katrina, the American Legion post…
My name is I. Cheatum and I am the assistant branch manager of Crooked Credit Services. I am soliciting your assistance in the transfer of $15,000,000 in U.S.…
So last week Apple Inc. released its expected iPhone re-locker, a bit of firmware that turned previously hacked open iPhones into expensive pocket-sized…
Sophos is warning users about a virus attached to an email disguised as a message of support from the Dalai Lama to monks and protesters in crisis-torn…
Instead, it's rumbling across the state in a converted mobile home. The Indiana State Police gave a tour Wednesday of the mobile laboratory, which allows…
On Oct. 4, Belinda K. Sweetin of Goldendale was indicted by a Sherman County Grand Jury for first-degree theft by deception of more than $1,000. The indictment…
It is the fastest growing, fastest changing type of crime in the world and a university here in Georgia is on the frontlines of the battle to control it.…
We've all seen the clichéd image of a student freaking out as his term paper is somehow deleted from his hard drive the night before it is due, and all of us…
Like real-world theft, the hijacking of an Internet address can happen quickly and with little warning. New York computer consultant Ronen Inowlocki knows…
When I was a kid, I was fascinated by hypnosis. What could be more appealing to a nerdy 13-year-old boy living in Queens than getting others to do whatever he…
A Chinese man who cloned an Olympics Web site and made around $50,000 from fake prize draws has been arrested by police in the island province of Hainan, state…
A new law protecting the rights of designated drivers starts Monday here in Florida. Last June, a Pinellas Park resident said he was kicked out of a bar and…
Users of IT support services for their businesses may need to seek protection against the use of web advertising to infect computers with malware, an expert…
You, yes you, can bid online for this brand new car and possibly get it for only $2,000! Sound too good to be true? It is. You'll send the money and they'll…
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…