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A woman has admitted stalking the lead singer of American rock group Linkin Park and using US government computers to obtain his personal information.…
In the fight against cybercrime, companies are moving towards multi-layered defence of information resources, also referred to as defence in depth, says Dr K.…
With a piracy rate of 73 percent in 2006, according to the Business Software Alliance (BSA), Lebanon remained one of the top intellectual property violators in…
In a room so secure that even Secretary of State Debra Bowen can't enter without an escort, a team of state experts is trying to hack into three electronic…
Looks like it is not just Apple that is set to benefit from iPhone hype, spammers are doing their best to get in on the action too, according Secure Computing…
Three companies involved in selling plots of agricultural land to the public have been wound up in the High Court, following an investigation by the Companies…
The prosecution of cybercrime by law enforcement agencies encounters many obstacles, detailed in other summaries dealing with cybercrime prosecution. As a…
From a California senator to a computer hacker, it was a strange dare: Steal my Capitol security code, if you can. He could. Using a little laptop, the hacker…
Computers can be the best friend of your business, or a weapon used to destroy it. That's the message emerging from a spate of attacks on businesses that range…
The DOJ is also reaching out to overseas governments in hopes of encouraging them to crack down on intellectual-property crime. Last year, the DOJ provided…
A Waterloo man has been arrested for passing counterfeit checks he received as part of an Internet scam. Police arrested Arlin William Dempster, 75, of 1707…
At times, when I am working at my com- puter something begins to run in the background that slows everything down. Nothing appears on the screen to indicate…
A study finds cybercriminals using mind games to get our info and cash Security software company McAfee has announced findings from new research revealing how…
In a case of justice gone horribly wrong, WebGuy.net's Mark W. Mumma, ISP, spam victim and anti-spam activist, has been dealt the ultimate "low blow" by a…
Q A friend’s son opened a zip file from someone he’d met in a chat room – video clips. He then received a message from that person saying that he now had…
As days pass, we go through several technological, cultural, political, and oil-related technologies. We move from one century to another while our minds, as…
President George W. Bush on Monday highlighted the growing danger of cyberattacks, in a meeting with his Estonian counterpart Toomas Ilves, whose country…
Anyone who follows technology or military affairs has heard the predictions for more than a decade: Cyberwar is coming. Although the long-announced,…
Otherwise smart people are still being duped into spending big money to collect imaginary lottery winnings in Internet scams. Since the Express reported last…
Attackers armed with an exploit tool kit have launched massive attacks in Europe from a network of at least 10,000 hacked Web sites, with infections spreading…
A new computer virus was identified last week that spreads via USB flash drives and other removable media on Windows PCs. This method of propagation is about…
In what federal prosecutors say is the first such case in Michigan, a Kentucky man faces prison time after he pleaded guilty in Detroit on Wednesday to…
A single mother cheated social services out of more than $15,000 in part to pay for high-speed Internet and digital cable, a North Bay court heard Tuesday.…
The Department of Homeland Security's chief information officer is expected to receive a tongue-lashing from lawmakers on Capitol Hill Wednesday, where an…
Former Home Secretary David Blunkett and South Yorkshire Chief Constable Meredydd Hughes have joined forces to launch a major initiative aimed at fighting…
About two weeks ago I got a referral from another attorney. He had a client who needed help with an international business problem, specifically that she had…
New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny and Attorney General Kelly Ayotte are warning consumers not to cash any sweepstakes checks purporting to be…
A January report from the U.S. Joint Council on Information Age Crime shows that 36% or less of organizations polled report computer-related crimes to law…
Restrictive covenants have been used as contracts between employers and employees to protect their investment in the employee capital and their confidential…
The FBI is in the process of locating and notifying the users of one million computers controlled by hackers through automated crime networks or "botnets,"…