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February 26, 2007 · Zwire.com
Hackers infiltrate websites

For the second time in a week, the Delaware County government Web site was infiltrated by a hacker Saturday, causing visitors to the site to see a map of…

February 25, 2007 · southbendtribune.com
Lottery scams

Barbara Brownell received some good news in the mail the other day. "I just won the German lottery," she said with a laugh, noting that she received a letter…

February 24, 2007 · thechronicleherald.ca
Hacking profitable

A computer security breach by a hacker who stole TJX Cos. customer data was broader than initially feared, and started 10 months earlier than first thought,…

February 23, 2007 · mcall.com
Widespread scam

True or false: If a check ''clears'' within the typical one to five business days but later is discovered to be fake, the bank customer who deposited the check…

February 23, 2007 · duport.co.uk
Vulnerability to internet crime

Businesses are being urged to effectively recycle confidential material in order to reduce their vulnerability to internet crime. According to information…

February 22, 2007 · nbc5i.com
Warning! Online coupon fraud

Online coupons can be a convenient way to cut costs, but experts warn about potential fraud. NBC 5 reported that crooks sometimes create counterfeit coupons…

February 22, 2007 · pocket-lint.co.uk
Flaws in browsers help hackers access hard drives

A security researcher has discovered two fairly serious flaws in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser and Mozilla's Firefox. Michal Zalewski, who posts to a…

February 21, 2007 · arabianbusiness.com
Region appears in cybercrime

Cyber criminals are stepping up their focus on the Middle East, as more people go online, experts warned this week. The alert follows the busting last week of…

February 21, 2007 · net-security.org
E-voting unsecure

A Princeton University computer science professor who bought several Sequoia electronic voting machines off the Internet claims he found no hardware security…

February 20, 2007 · Out-Law.Com
How cybercrime works

Hackers are no longer motivated by notoriety – it's now all about the money. Guillaume Lovet, Threat Response Team Leader at security firm Fortinet, identifies…

February 20, 2007 · cantonrep.com
Internet ID theft scam

The online news site USA Voice isn’t going to win any kudos from media critics. Not for its “news” stories and not for its Fox News-style slogan, “USA Voice:…

February 19, 2007 · newswire.co.nz
Hacker destroys ihug websites

Internet service provider ihug says customers targeted by a hacker were responsible for backing up their own sites because they were bound by the conditions of…

February 19, 2007 · thenews.com.pk
Pirates nabbed

Police have registered criminal cases against the owners of two computer firms and their four salesmen were also arrested here in Clifton for defying the…

February 18, 2007 · www.upi.com
Computer crime wins the fight

The head of Britain's Serious Organized Crime Agency says that because of decades of faulty police work, crime kingpins have a one-in-20 risk of prison. Sir…

February 17, 2007 · net-security.org
Hacking business

Hacking isn't a kid's game anymore. It's big business. Online black markets are flush with stolen credit card data, driver's license numbers, and malware, the…

February 16, 2007 · mybroadband.co.za
Combating online fraud

Focus has once again fallen on the need to combat online fraud as a Bidorbuy seller made off with over R 100 000-00 from buyers who never received their goods.…

February 16, 2007 · REUTERS
Panda virus in China

China has detained six men in their 20s for writing or profiting from a computer virus dubbed the "joss-stick burning panda" which has infected over a million…

February 15, 2007 · smarthouse.com.au
St. Valentine virus

US security company PandaLabs is warning PC users to be on guard against any romantic messages received by email as they may contain malicious code. The…

February 15, 2007 · networkmagazineindia.com
Cyber law

With the recent amendments being approved by the Cabinet, the Information Technology Act 2000 (The Act) is all set to silence critics with its new Avatar. The…

February 14, 2007 · journalnow.com
Protect children from online threats

AT&T Inc. has created a Web site aimed at educating parents on how to protect their children from online and wireless security threats. The Web site is just…

February 14, 2007 · net-security.org
Cybercrime calculator

The University of New Hampshire has unveiled a tool for gauging the level of threat any would-be attacker poses to the energy, emergency response or other…

February 13, 2007 · PC WORLD
Hacker appeals sentence

The leader of a gang that committed what has been described as the Netherland's biggest cybercrime is appealing his sentence. The man, a 20 year old from Loon…

February 13, 2007 · ksby.com
Lottery scams

Santa Maria residents are targets of yet another scam. Letters are being sent through the mail about Irish lottery winnings. Scammers want you to pay $2,000 in…

February 12, 2007 · Computer Crime Research Center
4th International Information Security Competition "Securitatea Informationala-2007"

The Laboratory of Information Security of the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova announces the 4th International Information Security Competition…

February 12, 2007 · infoworld.com
ISP involved in e-mail fraud

A U.S. federal jury convicted the former owner and president of ATE Tel Solutions Inc., a telecommunications and Internet service provider, on seven of nine…

February 12, 2007 · dailytimes.com.pk
Hacker tricks with nuclear website

Red-faced officials at Canada’s nuclear safety watchdog said they were probing how a hacker had managed to litter its official website with dozens of colour…

February 11, 2007 · The Enquirer
Fraud vs id theft

Fraud outstripped identity theft as the leading consumer complaint in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for 2006, according to a new report by the…

February 10, 2007 · thisisguernsey.com
Ethical hacker

Matthew Parker, from the technology security and risk services team, has passed the EC Council exam. An ethical hacker is a skilled IT professional who knows…

February 9, 2007 · allafrica.com
Safety of online banking

An initiative by Standard Bank to tighten the safety of online banking has failed, with fewer than one in seven customers bothering to use the security…

February 9, 2007 · InformationWeek
More efforts fo fight computer crime

"Despite progress, greater efforts are needed in the fight against cybercrime." That's how the Business Software Alliance summarized a town meeting that the…