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September 12, 2007 · hindu.com
Viruses: One in 28 e-mails

With the Internet becoming the order of life for more and more Indians, who depend on e-mails to stay in touch, their computers are facing an increasing virus…

September 11, 2007 · en.apa.az
CIS country to join Cybercrime convention

Azerbaijan Communications and Information Technologies Ministry has submitted the translation of Convention on Fight against Cybercrime to the Foreign…

September 11, 2007 · SFGate.com
FBI hacker agent arrested

A computer expert who served as a confidential source for an elite FBI computer crime squad has been arrested on wire-fraud charges, five years after being…

September 10, 2007 · palmbeachpost.com
Banks and online security

Banks can batten down their own computers but not the PC in your spare room. It's a problem that hampers widespread consumer adoption of online banking just as…

September 10, 2007 · bdafrica.com
Business sector and cyber crime

The business community like the media should have celebrated the withdrawal of The Kenya Communications (Amendment) Bill, 2007 by Information Minister Mutahi…

September 9, 2007 · daniweb.com
One cybercrime every ten seconds

In the UK last year there were a staggering 3,237,500 cybercrimes committed according to a new report from online identity specialists Garlik in collaboration…

September 8, 2007 · vnunet.com
FBI spying Internet and e-mails

Judge Victor Marrero, of the District of Columbia, determined that the rules under the Patriot Act that allowed the FBI to secretly request telephone, internet…

September 7, 2007 · itu.int
Strengthening cybersecurity

Focusing on cybersecurity and building telecommunication and ICT infrastructure, ministerial representatives of seven countries addressed ITU’s annual Council…

September 7, 2007 · wfmz.com
Fans ripped off on the Web

With football season right around the corner, one Eagles fan thought he found a dream come true- season tickets for a fair price online. But a few days later,…

September 6, 2007 · Computer Crime Research Center
Internet fraud capital

Post-codes confirm London as UK’s hottest card fraud Hot Spot Local evidence pinpoints CNP fraud growth across the country It’s official: London remains the…

September 6, 2007 · Computer Crime Research Center
Hello, I would like to give to you millions of dollars

I received my first e-mailed Internet scam letter on Friday, April 27, 2007. It was from a man named "Ali Husain," who called himself a "Bill and Exchange ...

September 5, 2007 · idahostatesman.com
New hacker tricks

Business owners and managers: Have you checked your full voice-mail system recently? It's one of those business tools that most of us take for granted until…

September 5, 2007 · telegram.com
Online lottery scams

Everyone knows the saying: “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” But not enough people follow it, authorities say. The adage is a mantra of law…

September 4, 2007 · allafrica.com
Scam, scam, scam: Nigerians on the Internet

Nigerian fraudsters have tried to besmirch the name of one of the pillars of the country's constitutional democracy, the very institution charged with rooting…

September 4, 2007 · dmwmedia.com
Phone hacker gets job

17-year old New Jersey hacker George Hotz, who unlocked the iPhone so that it can be used on any operator’s network, recently traded his unlocked iPhone for a…

September 3, 2007 · itpro.co.uk
Cybercrime ignored

Nearly half of small companies think that cybercrime is an issue for larger enterprises, according to a new survey. The study of 600 IT managers in small and…

September 3, 2007 · tribune.com.ng
Internet fraud arrests

Two young men, aged 17 and 18 are currently being held at the Lagos detention facility of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on allegation…

September 2, 2007 · azcentral.com
Easy money on the Internet

"Earn $2,000 a month." "Get rich from your living room!" "$30/hr at home." Their methods are convincing, getting customers to invest thousands of dollars by…

September 1, 2007 · visaliatimesdelta.com
Nigerians evil men: Internet fraud

When you opened your e-mail account, the first e-mail you received was probably, "Welcome to Yahoo!" (or AOL, or Google ...). The second was probably from…

August 31, 2007 · vnunet.com
Monster hack

Monster.com has admitted that the number of job seekers on its website who had their personal data stolen is greater than the 1.3 million originally reported.…

August 31, 2007 · The Inquirer
DoJ's task force to combat computer crime

The Department of Justice (DoJ) has created a task force that will deal with cybersecurity issues in legislation and investigation. The group will pursue the…

August 30, 2007 · PC WORLD
Hackers steal millions of IDs

One week after hackers stole personal information from millions of people who had posted their resumes to the job-searching site Monster.com, the company has…

August 30, 2007 · itweb.co.za
Cybercrime losses

SA loses billions of rands annually due to the population management system's inability to provide effective ID verification, says the Department of Home…

August 29, 2007 · KOTV
Deputy faces computer crime charges

A former Delaware County deputy is being given a one-year deferred sentence after pleading no contest to a computer crimes charge. Krista Brady of Grove was…

August 29, 2007 · NEWS.com.au
Couples' pillow talk fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission has this year announced investigations into seven cases involving married couples. In 2006 there was one. In some cases…

August 28, 2007 · expatica.com
Federal police tackling cybercrime

The federal police are setting up a national unit to combat internet fraud. The unit will primarily address the large number of complaints of minor fraud that…

August 28, 2007 · hs.fi
Pharmacy cybercrime

Losses amounting to several billions of euros are caused to official pharmaceutical companies annually by tens of thousands of online pharmacies. Illegal…

August 27, 2007 · times-age.co.nz
Malicious email software

Malicious email software that blasted hundreds of thousands of messages to businesses throughout Wairarapa has been fingered as belonging to an infected…

August 27, 2007 · CBS NEWS.com
Internet scam warning!

If you get a letter saying you've won the lottery, odds are you'll win nothing but trouble if you play along. The Early Show consumer correspondent Susan…

August 26, 2007 · NDTV.com
Cybercrime on rise as Internet users grow

Cyber criminals are having a field day as more and more people begin to use the Internet for day-to-day transactions. So beware, if one sees an e-mail from the…