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The thrill-seeking teenager is no longer the face of computer hacking. Sophisticated computer experts looking to profit from their technical skills are driving…
Sophos has incorporated several new features in a security software package released Wednesday that allows network administrators to manage security for…
Federal authorities arrested one man in Miami and another in Spokane, Wash., today in connection with what they said was a hacking scheme involving the resale…
The bloke who claimed that he was asked by a US elected official to build a program which would hack into electronic voting machines is standing for election.…
Security teams have discovered a new instant messenger (IM)-based phishing attack aimed at stealing the account information of users of the popular social…
Despite repeated warnings, people still get hooked by "phishing." Now there's a renewed effort to get people to resist the temptation to respond to what looks…
One of the hottest new courses on U.S. college campuses is a direct result of cybercrime. Classes in digital forensics — the collection, examination and…
One of the chief selling points (if a free browser can have a selling point) of Mozilla Corporation's Firefox browser has been its reputation of being more…
The Tokyo-based group is alleged to have stolen from approximately 700 people a total of 100 million yen (approximately $900,000) by drawing victims to a fake…
A new flaw found in Microsoft Corp.'s software could be exploited to cause a denial-of-service attack on certain applications although the bug isn't viewed as…
The hacking of two public school computer systems in the past three weeks is a warning for computer users everywhere, cybercrime investigators said. "Data is a…
The hacking of two public school computer systems in the past three weeks is a warning for computer users everywhere, cybercrime investigators said. "Data is a…
With identity theft much in the news these days, many of us have found ourselves wondering just how safe our personal information is. And we're right to worry.…
Manchester Police will not pursue the hacker who held a UK woman to ransom after moving her computer files into a locked folder. Filenappers used a virus,…
Crime comes crawling in off the web, invading your house without breaking a window or picking a single lock. These are predators that are nearly as invisible…
Bigger budgets and beefed-up staffing would help local law enforcement agencies in the battle against online sex predators. To effectively go undercover and…
Sending alerts on breaches of Internet security will be explored as part of wider steps to combat hackers and cybercrime, the European Commission said on…
(Japan Economic Newswire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)KYOTO, May 30_(Kyodo) _ The Kyoto police on Tuesday arrested a man suspected of belonging to a phishing…
In a new Hollywood drama, Torrentspy.com, a BitTorrent search engine, has accused the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) of hacking its servers. The…
Robert M. Carey, age 52, of Bowie, Maryland pleaded guilty today to producing and possessing child pornography, announced United States Attorney for the…
Mark Hayes thought he had got away with the perfect electronic crime. But he forgot one thing – a piece of paper in his pocket that has ensured he will go down…
Researchers have exposed a flaw in Symantec’s corporate anti-virus software, which could allow hackers to gain control of an affected computer. Symantec has…
Goldleaf Technologies, a unit of Goldleaf Financial Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:GFSI) and a leading provider of Web-based ACH and check conversion solutions,…
The lawsuit has been filed by Valence Media, the parent company of Torrentspy. They are claiming, an unidentified person was approached by an MPAA executive…
Hacker Nguyen Van Nhuan was accused of hacking the Mobifone network and stealing six “lucky” telephone numbers, including 0902000000, 0905522222, 0905588888,…
Two US teenagers have been charged with attempted extortion and illegal computer access following an attempt to blackmail social networking site MySpace.com.…
Internet crime often starts with phishing, the practice of sending out reams of cleverly worded email to try and dupe users into revealing bank account or…
An Auckland man has been sent to prison for almost three years for a sophisticated internet fraud. Mark Hayes, 19, was sentenced in Auckland District Court…
Online banking is providing “unprecedented” levels of opportunity for fraudsters according to a Unisys financial services expert who yesterday presented the…
Security experts said Monday that hackers have unleashed a malicious program that takes advantage of a vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2003 to control infected…