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February 8, 2007 · peacejournalism.com
Fighting cybercrime

Commerce online has brought crime online. Law enforcement agencies have developed new methods and new relationships to catch the bad guys in cyberspace. Daniel…

February 8, 2007 · unbeatable.co.uk
Windows Vista claimed security

After recent claims that Windows Vista packages provide enhanced levels of security, tests have been conducted to prove otherwise. The tough-testing Virus…

February 7, 2007 · securitypronews.com
Hacker tracks lead to S.Korea

A heavy inflow of Internet traffic directed at root servers operated by the Department of Defense and ICANN caused plenty of headaches for administrators, but…

February 7, 2007 · emarketer.com
Click frauds: Google responds

Last week, Click Forensics published a report claiming that the overall industry average click fraud rate for the fourth quarter of 2006 was 14.2% (see: Click…

February 7, 2007 · PC WORLD
RSA security conference

One of the biggest security conferences in the world, The RSA Conference 2007, kicks off today in San Francisco. Security big wigs from industry and government…

February 6, 2007 · telecom.paper.nl
New security device from Microsoft

Today, Microsoft released another security product, as the company further seeks to protect the integrity of the Windows brand. IAG (Intelligent Application…

February 6, 2007 · ajc.com
Hacker breaks into a .gov website

Computer hackers tapped into a Web site at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week, planting a virus that has possibly infected computers used…

February 5, 2007 · times.hankooki.com
Cybercrime crackdown in Korea

People committing illegal acts online, including defaming someone or campaigning before the designated campaign period begins, will be subject to punishment,…

February 5, 2007 · sundaylife.co.uk
Hacker digs in private mails

A probe was under way yesterday after a computer hacker gained access to the personal email of Ulster jail boss Robin Maysfield. Sunday Life can reveal the…

February 4, 2007 · crmbuyer.com
Unit fighting cybercrime in India

There is a fair chance some of your most critical private data Free Trial - Way Beyond CRM – Learn how Landslide can help you. is flitting at some time or…

February 3, 2007 · whbf.com
Internet scam: too good or too bad?

Many people throughout the country have been victims of Internet fraud. Whether you're searching the Internet for business or surfing the web for leisure,…

February 2, 2007 · infoworld.com
Police spam

Spam e-mail allegedly sent by the police office is making the rounds in the German-speaking region of Europe. The e-mail contains an attachment with malware…

February 2, 2007 · Computer Crime Research Center
$1,8 billion of counterfeit and pirated goods in 2006

Calgary, Canada, Jan. 29 --- During 2006, the International Chamber of Commerce's BASCAP Intelligence Reports monitored 1,647 global incidents of intellectual…

February 1, 2007 · Scmagazine.com
Airport at risk of ID theft

We all love the convenience of Wi-Fi to stay connected anywhere our laptops take us. In fact, you may be reading this article on your wireless-enabled laptop…

February 1, 2007 · siliconrepublic.com
Cybercrime in Ireland

Cyber crime is affecting almost all Irish organisations, with 86pc saying they have experienced this over the past 12 months and almost a quarter (24.4pc)…

January 31, 2007 · virusbtn.com
E-crime more harder for police

A report issued by the Metropolitan Police has admitted that, despite serious under-reporting of computer-related crime incidents, UK police forces are forced…

January 31, 2007 · northernstar.com.au
Cyber fraud

LOCAL business owners have been urged to make sure their computer security systems are up-to-date after a Lismore business lost tens of thousands of dollars in…

January 30, 2007 · southflorida.bizjournals.com
Internet fraudsters get jailed

Defendants in an Internet and securities fraud case have been sentenced to jail and to pay a total of $14.8 million in restitution. The Honorable James I. Cohn…

January 30, 2007 · technologynewsdaily.com/
Computer fraud survey

RSA, The Security Division of EMC, released the findings of its fourth annual Financial Institution Consumer Online Fraud Survey. Conducted in December 2006,…

January 29, 2007 · p2pnet.net
Phishing emails

Interesting email from our m8 Korrupt on Gulli over in Germany. He tells p2pnet about phishing activities on Rupert Murdoch's MySpace, which is touted as a…

January 29, 2007 · pcpro.co.uk
Botnets in China

China is now the most infected country in the world and Asia contains half the world's infected computers, according to security company Prolexic. The figures…

January 28, 2007 · kansascity.com
Double trouble by lottery scam

Shirley Tyus of Columbia thought her ship had finally come in. The former nurse’s aide was notified she’d won, incredibly, not one, but a fast succession of…

January 27, 2007 · fox23.com
E-mail scam warning by FBI

The FBI says scam artists are putting a new twist on a death threat hoax. In early December, the FBI warned of an e-mail scam where the sender said he'd been…

January 26, 2007 · financialmirror.com
New phishing tactics

A new phishing kit has been discovered that is being used by fraudsters to capture victims' personal information online in real-time, Computing reported. The…

January 26, 2007 · news.com.com
UK police vs cybercrime

London's Metropolitan Police has warned that the U.K.'s local police forces "can no longer cope" with e-crime, and has called for a national unit to be set up…

January 25, 2007 · ospint.com
Russian hacker cracks Stock Exchange

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has frozen the New York Stock Exchange account of the Russian Evgeniy Gashichev and his company Grand Logistic.…

January 25, 2007 · cantonrep.com
Beware phishing

Most sophisticated computer users know about “phishing” — the act of sending an e-mail to a user claiming to be a legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam…

January 24, 2007 · zycko.com
Costy cybercrimes

Computer-based crime is costing some firms up to £270,000 an hour but many companies are not doing enough to protect their IT security or make the authorities…

January 24, 2007 · pingwales.co.uk
Report cybercrimes

Giving oral evidence to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee currently investigating personal security on the internet, representatives of…

January 23, 2007 · cantonrep.com
Strom worm virus

Someone out there wants to use your computer, and they want to use it to bother other computer users. The "Storm Worm" - so named because it commonly bears the…