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August 1, 2007 · theretailbulletin.com
Shadow fraud!

A survey conducted by 192.com Business Services has revealed that over 70 per cent of Internet retailers are failing to report fraud losses or fraud attempts,…

July 31, 2007 · chinaknowledge.com
Computers in China and viruses

With over half of computers attacked by viruses in the first half of this year, China has become one of the most serious computer virus-stricken regions in the…

July 31, 2007 · blog.washingtonpost.com
File sharing: security threat

The makers of peer-to-peer file sharing software such as Limewire are no strangers to controversy. Hollywood has been battling file-sharing over the Internet…

July 30, 2007 · telegraph.co.uk
Internet fraud at record levels

Fraud is running at record levels, according to a study by business services firm KPMG. The value of frauds in the first half of 2007 totalled £594m, more than…

July 30, 2007 · eMediaWire
Buying online threats

Internet fraud is a growing threat as more and more consumers go Online to buy everything from flowers to furniture. Internet Bedroom Furniture Leader,…

July 29, 2007 · telegraphindia.com
Red flag on cybercrime is up

India is pretty low down on the totem pole for cyber crimes: way behind the malicious, crooked and cross-wired geeks in the US, China and Europe. A research by…

July 29, 2007 · bizjournals.com
Internet business and fraud

The owner of three Internet-based companies has pleaded guilty in the southern Ohio division of U.S. District Court to claims that he lied to investors about…

July 28, 2007 · tvnz.co.nz
Internet customs scam

The New Zealand Customs Service is warning people who have bought goods over the internet about a new email scam. The scam emails are sent to Hotmail accounts…

July 28, 2007 · webpronews.com
FBI warns of E-card scam

The FBI and the greeting card industry are warning people of fraudulent emails that claim to contain an electronic greeting card from an anonymous individual,…

July 27, 2007 · thestandard.com.hk
Eight nabbed in eBay fraud

Police have arrested eight people over a HK$5 million internet scam that made use of international e-auction platform eBay to cheat would-be buyers all over…

July 27, 2007 · legalbrief.co.za
Spyware scams leading

Police have predicted that scams using spy software downloaded from the Internet will become the ‘cybercrime of the future’. Supt Jerome Hardenberg, of Western…

July 26, 2007 · darkreading.com
Organized crime is funded by cybercrime

For months now, the feds have said organized crime was moving into the realm of cybercrime, using hackers to run scams and break into systems. But Assistant…

July 26, 2007 · whitepapers.techrepublic.com.com
Mechanism of zombie networks

Users who visit malicious Web sites frequently (and unknowingly) arrive via spam or phishing e-mails. Once there, complex infection mechanisms rapidly spread…

July 25, 2007 · nzherald.co.nz
Cybercrime grew hugely

The black market for software nasties like viruses and spyware has grown hugely in recent years. But a worrying new discovery by a web security specialist…

July 25, 2007 · wtvq.com
Spammers attack Internet

If you have e-mail, then you've probably received a greeting card in your in-box within the last month. Don't open it! Internet spammers have launched an…

July 24, 2007 · salem-news.com
FBI warns of Internet scams

The FBI is warning the public against three separate Internet scams that continue to flourish through spam e-mails. The warning comes after the FBI's Internet…

July 24, 2007 · p2pnet.net
Thai government website hacked

Thailand’s information and communications technology ministry site was sabotaged yesterday. A hacker posted a picture of a, “smiling Thaksin Shinawatra and…

July 23, 2007 · Zwire.Com
Fraud over the Internet

Hillsborough Township police are warning residents about several reports of attempted fraud over the Internet, in which victims received packages with checks…

July 23, 2007 · taipeitimes.com
Democratic Progressive Party was attacked by hackers

Chinese hackers have sent e-mails to the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) local branches and other recipients in the name of the DPP chairman with a trojan…

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…