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July 22, 2007 · net-security.org
MS Excel virus

It is very easy to know when Pahooka.A has infected a computer. Once run, it replaces the computer’s desktop wallpaper with a multicolored star on a blue…

July 22, 2007 · woodtv.com
Hacker obtains databases of universities

A hacker has accessed two University of Michigan databases containing student information, including names, addresses and some Social Security numbers, a…

July 21, 2007 · eveningtimes.com
Car buying scam

A car buying scam could affect local residents. This week a Waverly resident learned she had almost been scammed, possibly by an overseas resident, when the…

July 20, 2007 · clevelandleader.com
Celebrity's nude photos stolen by hacker

According to Celebslam.com, someone hacked into Lindsay Lohan's computer and stole nude photos that were taken of her by ex-boyfriend Calum Best. Lindsay is…

July 20, 2007 · TechNewsWorld
Safety of online shopping

Web shoppers have a need for speed. They've gobbled up broadband connections, and they're less patient in poking around sites that they perceive as wasting…

July 19, 2007 · 9wsyr.com
Greeting card fraud on the Inernet

We have a Your Stories Alert related to electronic greeting cards. The FBI says they've been receiving reports of fraud linked to e-cards and online postcards,…

July 19, 2007 · columbiatribune.com
Internet ad scam

Reggie Kinser just wanted to sell a used piece of exercise equipment. He ended up getting caught in bizarre attempt by someone to scam him out of thousands of…

July 18, 2007 · desmoinesregister.com
Internet “phishing” scams

The Internal Revenue Service is warning Iowans about Internet “phishing” scams currently hitting the area in which fraudulent e-mails are sent that appear to…

July 18, 2007 · kcrg.com
Nigerian puppy Internet scam

It’s an old scam, with a new look, and people are falling for it. Con artists are now taking advantage of you as you try to add a fluffy friend to the family.…

July 17, 2007 · countercurrents.org
Cyber fraud circle

Who are we? We’re the winners—America loves a winner. In America there are winners, and everybody else. Remember that old saying, "It’s not if you win or lose,…

July 17, 2007 · crn.com.au
Cybercriminals in your network

When phishers successfully duped several business executives last month by it took the problem of cybercrime to a whole new level. When phishers successfully…

July 16, 2007 · nypost.com
Hackers broke into Western Union

Hackers raided a poorly secured Western Union database and stole the personal data of more than 20,000 customers, including 1,300 New Yorkers, the…

July 16, 2007 · news.yahoo.com
Hacker unlocks Microsoft security

A member of the Doom9 Forum known only as "Divine Tao" claims to have defeated Microsoft's Digital Rights Management (DRM) platform for securing the…

July 15, 2007 · Forbes.com
Cybercrime top countries

Cybercrime, like every digital industry, is outsourcing. Though the U.S. still produces more malware, spam and viruses than any country in the world, illicit…

July 14, 2007 · HindustanTimes.com
Harry Potter and the computer virus

A computer virus has claimed that 'Harry Potter is dead'. Hackers have disguised the PC worm as a file called 'HarryPotter-TheDeathlyHallows.doc', the title of…

July 13, 2007 · affiliatetip.com
Hacker safe affiliate program

I met Cresta Pillsbury, Director of Business Development for HACKER SAFE, at Affiliate Summit earlier this week. She mentioned how HACKER SAFE had created…

July 13, 2007 · myfoxmemphis.com
Cybercrime fight

Watching the pitiful parade of would-be predators rushing into traps laid by investigative reporters piqued the curiosity of Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson.…

July 12, 2007 · COMPUTERWORLD
$75 million in credit card fraud losses

Four members of a South Florida-based criminal gang believed to have been responsible for more than $75 million in credit card fraud losses have been arrested…

July 12, 2007 · thetidenews.com
12 years for internet fraud

The Ikeja High Court Thursday sentenced Nwagbogwu Stephen, 22, to 12 months imprisonment without option of fine for Internet fraud. Stephen who pleaded guilty…

July 11, 2007 · blogs.govexec.com
Cybersecurity group in Estonia

The Department of Homeland Security is sending a group of cybersecurity experts this week to Estonia to help the nation analyze the cyberattacks that crippled…

July 11, 2007 · forbes.com
Hackers and brokers

But Dave Aitel, chief technology officer of another vulnerabilities broker called Immunity, says that security professionals will never be able to offer…

July 10, 2007 · intergovworld.com
Online cybermischief

In the good old days - like June 2002 - IT security professionals were worried about vandalism. OCIPEP, the federal government's Office of Critical…

July 10, 2007 · sbj.net
Online selling scam

Hay farmers are the targets of a new Internet scam, according to Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon. Nixon says con artists are contacting businesses…

July 9, 2007 · The Register
Jailed for inciting terrorism on the Internet

Three men have been jailed for their use of the internet to incite terrorism. The three were convicted after entering a late change of plea to 'guilty' earlier…

July 9, 2007 · siouxcityjournal.com
First cybersecurity program

Siouxland leaders are set to formally break ground this morning on a $6 million command center designed to enhance local responses to natural disasters and…

July 8, 2007 · gulf-daily-news.com
Web virus in greeting cards

users in Bahrain are being warned about greetings cards celebrating American Independence Day that can infect their computers with a virus. The e-mail poses as…

July 7, 2007 · trainingpressreleases.com
A new guide into cybercrime

The Good Practice Guide for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence has been revised by public and private sector experts to reflect recent developments in computer…

July 7, 2007 · fin24.co.za
TÜRK HACKER

Johannesburg - "It's nothing to write home about," said Transport Department spokesperson Collen Msibi when told that part of the eNatis website had been…

July 7, 2007 · brewtonstandard.com
Beware of Internet scam

This time of year con artists are busy thinking up new schemes to trick people into parting with their cash. In this part of the state home improvement fraud…

July 6, 2007 · ITNews Australia
Hacker smackdown

A showdown is brewing between two sets of security researchers over whether virtualisation-based rootkits are detectable in a system or not. A showdown is…