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July 27, 2006 · boston.com
Cops using e-mail to alert about crime

The latest news on crime in Westborough soon may be just an e-mail away. Police Chief Alan Gordon will present the Board of Selectmen next month with several…

July 26, 2006 · Vnunet.com
Man charged with e-fraud

A US man has been charged with stealing the membership database held at the American College of Physicians (ACP) in Philadelphia, USA. William Bailey, Jr, of…

July 26, 2006 · net-security.org
Spanish cybercrime

Online fraud in Spain experienced a year-on-year growth of 50% in the first 4 months of 2006, according to Victor Domingo, president of the Internet Users…

July 25, 2006 · marketingvox.com
Follow basic Internet security practices

Delivered by ad networks, a banner ad for DeckOutYourDeck.com that ran on MySpace and other sites earlier this month was rigged to install up to five adware…

July 25, 2006 · KnoxNews
Bank security vs phishing

First Tennessee Bank has enhanced the security of its online banking system to better protect customer's financial information and deter identity thieves. "We…

July 24, 2006 · Techtree.com
PowerPoint affected by virus

In an advisory on its Web site, Microsoft Corp has warned against a new virus that exploits a vulnerability in its PowerPoint presentation software, allowing…

July 24, 2006 · technologynewsdaily.com
Hacking FIFA World Cup

Despite more than five million unique firewall events that occurred each day --including 128,000 that made it past the network firewalls-- not a single…

July 23, 2006 · TechNewsWorld
Fighting cybercrime

Fighting cybercrime requires an Enron-like scandal to force the hand of legislators, the FBI argued Friday. Only after such an event could the necessary…

July 22, 2006 · it.slashdot.org
FBI arrests hacker at a conference

"FBI agents today arrested Steven Rambam, the owner of a company that bills itself as the largest privately held online investigative service in the United…

July 21, 2006 · TechWeb News
Protecting from hackers

With 63 million American adults banking online and millions falling victim to identity theft, GuardID Systems, a San Mateo, Calif. startup, forecasts shipping…

July 21, 2006 · pocket-lint.co.uk
Microsoft Powerpoint virus

Security firms are in a flap again over the latest virus to attack a Microsoft Office program. This time the virus is concealed in a malicious PowerPoint…

July 20, 2006 · Australian IT
Phishing jump

The International Monetary Fund has warned of a jump in the number of fraudulent email and communication claiming to be from or affiliated with the global…

July 20, 2006 · financialmirror.com
More than 19 thousand of viruses detected

With the absence of widespread virus alerts, the first six months of 2006 has seemingly been a relatively quiet period, the Computer Crime Research Center…

July 19, 2006 · bloggingstocks.com
Click fraud hits Google

Although many of us here at BloggingStocks.com have written before on the threat click fraud is having -- and will continue to have -- on Google and others…

July 19, 2006 · biz.yahoo.com
Hackers attack banks, credit unions and utilities

SecureWorks, a leading Managed IT Security Services Provider, announced that it has seen a dramatic increase in the number of hacker attacks attempted against…

July 18, 2006 · cheboygannews.com
Computer criminal busted

An Afton man has been arrested in connection with a counterfeit money crime that occurred last October. Kenneth Richard Harrison, 44, of Montgomery Road in…

July 18, 2006 · googlewatch.eweek.com
Malware search released

A security researcher has created a new malware search Web site using Google's SOAP API and released it to the Web community. H.D. Moore, creator of the…

July 17, 2006 · whittierdailynews.com
Lottery scam comes back

At first, the Ross family thought they were lucky. Now they realize they've lost $980 to a Canadian lottery scam. Raymond Ross received a notice in the mail…

July 17, 2006 · ZDNet UK
Updated Computer Misuse Act

A Conservative peer's attempt to amend a law that could criminalise IT professionals has failed. The Earl of Northesk's attempt to introduce amendments to the…

July 16, 2006 · ABC News Online
Internet scam involving Roads and Traffic Authorities

The New South Wales Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) has launched an inquiry into drivers using the Internet to trade demerit points, to avoid losing their…

July 15, 2006 · SFGate.com
Viruses cost money

Companies and organizations continue to lose money because of virus attacks and other computer network breaches, but the losses have declined due to improved…

July 14, 2006 · elpasotimes.com
Phishing hits Internal Revenue Service

The Internal Revenue Service is warning computer users about bogus e-mails claiming to be from the federal tax agency and asking for personal financial…

July 14, 2006 · searchsecurity.techtarget.com
Fewer companies report losses due to cybercrime

On the surface, the results of the 11th annual CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey are positive, with fewer companies reporting financial loss from data…

July 13, 2006 · ComputerWeekly.com
Hacking expanded

Computers and networks, and the degree to which we rely on them, have changed almost beyond recognition since 1990, but the framework of the Act remains…

July 13, 2006 · itwales.com
Telephone version of phishing

Secure Computing Corporation, the experts in securing connections between people, applications and networks, have warned that familiar phishing attacks have…

July 12, 2006 · cbs11tv.com
Taking computer information "hostage"

Currently there are some 694-million people worldwide, 152-million right here in the United States that use the internet. Each of those people is at risk of…

July 12, 2006 · webwereld.nl
Microsoft to offer hackers a new look at security

Microsoft Corp. plans to give a hacker conference in Asia an inside look at new security features on Windows Vista later this year, the organizer of the event…

July 11, 2006 · IOL
South Africa to tackle cyber crime

South African banks are flouting the country's Electronic Communication Transaction (ECT) Act - legislated to tackle cyber crime - by disclaiming liability…

July 11, 2006 · theitshield.com
More risks from downloads

McAfee Inc., the global leader in intrusion prevention and security risk management, today announced findings from new research which shows that Europe’s…

July 10, 2006 · etna.mcot.net
Computer virus strains

Computer users in Thailand and other Asian countries have been warned of 26 computer virus strains spreading across the region via electronic mails (e-mails),…