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June 18, 2007 · net-security.org
One million complaints of computer crime a week

Online consumers in the U.S. have had a million things to complain about. Literally. The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) says that it received its one…

June 17, 2007 · hardocp.com
111 arrests in Internet fraud

Dutch authorities arrested 111 people for illegally being in the Netherlands. Authorities suspect that they were participating in e-mail scams that we are all…

June 16, 2007 · aapress.com
Free Wi-Fi scam

In order to keep up in today’s world, a business needs to make sure its employees stay connected, even on the road. Many airports and other public spaces offer…

June 15, 2007 · newstalk650.com
Internet scam! Beware!

If you're thinking of selling your car, computer-- or really anything on the internet, beware of a cheque scam going around. RCMP Sergeant Brad Kaeding says a…

June 15, 2007 · egovmonitor.com
Cybercrime convention

To fight ICT-based crimes like child pornography, money laundering, fraud and terrorism through the internet, countries worldwide are turning to the Council of…

June 14, 2007 · ibls.com
Spam king arrested

On May 30, 2007 Robert Alan Soloway, voted one of the ten biggest spam artists in the world, was arrested in Seattle, a week after being indicted by a grand…

June 14, 2007 · websitehostdirectory.com
ID theft search engine

Arlington, Virginia - (Website Hosting Directory) - June 13, 2007 - Online risk monitoring and management solutions firm, Cyveillance, has been chosen by…

June 13, 2007 · svherald.com
Internet scam or true?

Here’s a new one I hadn’t seen before. Victim posts their resume on a career-oriented/job finder Web site. Suspect responds by e-mail posing as a corporation…

June 13, 2007 · news.mywebpal.com
Nigeria and Internet scam

The mention of “Nigeria” in Internet messages has been enough recently to send up red flags in many people’s minds concerning scams. But the words of warning…

June 12, 2007 · mypetjawa.mu.nu
Nazi hacker

You may have noticed problems accessing The Jawa Report and Jawa comments. We have been under a sustained heavy spam/DDOS since Friday. I posted an email a…

June 12, 2007 · infoworld.com
Hacker tricks

The annals of crime are rife with tales of heists pulled off by enterprising criminal minds. But for every caper carried out with style and smarts, there are…

June 11, 2007 · itar-tass.com
Struggle with cybercrime

A conference on fostering international cooperation in the struggle with cybercrime in the cyberspace will open in Strasbourg on Monday. The conference is held…

June 11, 2007 · jacksonvilleprogress.com
Cybercrime news - cyberbegging

The Cherokee County District Attorney’s office is investigating whether a man who appears to have fallen victim to an Internet scam should face forgery…

June 10, 2007 · The Inquirer
Google scam

IN A FINE TWIST of irony, the software algorithms at Google's planet-wide cluster interrupted my peaceful web searching experience to tell me I looked more…

June 9, 2007 · registerguard.com
Guilty in Internet fraud

Two Springfield residents face federal prison terms after pleading guilty Wednesday to stealing more than $684,000 from more than 9,700 victims through an…

June 8, 2007 · SecurityFocus
Pirates and ID thieves beware

The U.S. House of Representatives passed on Wednesday a second bill aimed at restricting the actions of spyware purveyors and online data thieves, but many…

June 8, 2007 · zdnetasia.com
India's watchdog for high-profile security breaches

India is to finally get a data privacy watchdog to oversee the country's IT and business process outsourcing (BPO) offshore outsourcing industry and to address…

June 7, 2007 · wcsh6.com
Prison for Internet scam

A 47-year-old Westbrook man who lost everything he owned in an Internet scam and then defrauded others is going to prison for 18 months. At Thursday's…

June 7, 2007 · seguingazette.com
Possibly Internet scam

If you were looking for high-paying, part-time job, a classified ad promising $2,700 a month for “only a little of your time” probably sounded too good to be…

June 6, 2007 · SFGate.com
Celebrity's website hacked

Country singer Carrie Underwood's MySpace page has been hacked by a cell-phone ringtone promotion. Over the last 24 hours, fans of the "American Idol" winner…

June 6, 2007 · Computer Crime Research Center
Internet scam at Hawai

Loan officer Dennis Torres is still kicking himself for what's happened. He mistakenly gave sensitive information on what he thought was his bank's secured…

June 5, 2007 · bobsguide.com
Security fear factor

Research reveals 74 per cent of IT directors admit lack of trust in their network security Seventy-four per cent of senior executives feel exposed to…

June 5, 2007 · counterterrorismblog.org
Threat to Internet

In today's edition of the Wall Street Journal Europe Jim Hendler (a computer science professor at RPI) and I discuss the implications of the recent…

June 4, 2007 · Scmagazine.com
Symantec sued in China

A Chinese man is suing information security giant Symantec for the collapse of his computer following an anti-virus update from the company last month. The…

June 4, 2007 · hurriyet.com.tr
Turkish and Russian hackers

Turkish and Russian computer hackers who stole money from people’s bank accounts by spreading a virus that reveals users’ internet banking details are being…

June 3, 2007 · The Inquirer
Google vulnerabilities

Google's desktop search application is vulnerable to an exploit that allows a determined attacker to remotely run most programs installed on a victim's…

June 2, 2007 · russia-ic.com
Kaspersky antivirus story

Since the Internet was invented, computers all over the world have been in danger of getting a fresh virus able to destroy your operating system. Luckily,…

June 1, 2007 · Techtarget.com
Spam King arrested

A top spammer known as the "Spam King" has been arrested after years of investigations and experts say it could result in a short-term dip in the volume of…

June 1, 2007 · indiatimes Infotech
Google to launch antivirus?

Google has bought Internet security startup GreenBorder Technologies, which creates secure connections to protect e-mail and Web users from malicious or…

May 31, 2007 · digitalartsonline.co.uk
Firefox add-ons exploited by hackers

Hackers can drop malicious code into systems running Mozilla's Firefox when the browser is armed with any of several high-profile add-ons, including Google…