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April 1, 2006 · theitshield.com
Dangerous virus attacks

A dangerous Trojan spying on your computer while connecting to a remote attacker is a threat big enough, in itself. What if the same malice has peer-to-peer…

March 31, 2006 · toacorn.com
Police units to target cybercrime

An increase in high-tech crime is forcing police to undergo special training to successfully investigate such cases. To ensure there are enough trained…

March 31, 2006 · mailtribune.com
Computer crime: Man charged

Investigators seeking evidence of a counterfeiting operation at a Medford home seized computer equipment and hand grenades, then arrested three people…

March 30, 2006 · boston.com
Unit to fight child porn

A bill to add new muscle to an overburdened state police computer crimes task force won a vote of support in the Senate on Tuesday, but whether there will be…

March 30, 2006 · auctionbytes.com
Cybercrime: PayPal flaw

AuctionBytes reported on Friday a vulnerability on the PayPal website that allowed anyone to find out if an email address was attached to a PayPal account, and…

March 29, 2006 · dailytelegraph.news.com.au
First anti-spam law

ISP service providers could face huge fines if they do not provide spam filtering or impose email sending limits under new rules set down by a communications…

March 29, 2006 · Washington Post
Microsoft couldn't patch its IE flaw

A couple of computer-security companies have separately released free patches to plug a critical security flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser that…

March 28, 2006 · Australian IT
US data exposed to attacks

The US government's health insurance programs may put public medical and financial information at risk because of flawed computer security, according to…

March 28, 2006 · http://www.marketwire.com/
Symantec targets cybercrime

Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced the availability of Symantec Client Security 3.1 and Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10.1, offering enhanced…

March 27, 2006 · auctionbytes.com
PayPal vulnerable

A flaw on PayPal's website could help scammers who send out "phishing" emails by allowing them to determine a PayPal member's full name and include it in hoax…

March 27, 2006 · AME Info
Ethical hacking

IT Operations are the backbones of organizations today. 'Hacking' is an action taken from either inside or outside of an organization aimed at affecting the…

March 26, 2006 · TechWeb News
Internet Explorer exploited

The unpatched CreateTextRange vulnerability in Internet Explorer is already being used by at least one Web site to install spyware on users' machines, a…

March 25, 2006 · APP.com
Internet thief pleads guilty

When an Internet site last year offered a luxury automobile for sale for $20,000, a Pennsylvania man forwarded a $2,500 down payment to the seller. The problem…

March 24, 2006 · The Register
Hackers hit Sun's grid

Just hours after it went live, Sun Microsystems' grid computing service was felled by hackers using a denial-of-service attack. Sun, however, won't reveal any…

March 24, 2006 · Washington Post
Internet Explorer critical flaw

Security experts are warning that at least one set of instructions showing bad guys how to exploit an unpatched security hole in Microsoft's Internet Explorer…

March 23, 2006 · suburbanchicagonews.com
Targeting computer crime

Sheriff's Detective Keith Smith is the only forensic computer examiner in Kane County who is specially trained to crack Internet child exploitation and child…

March 23, 2006 · ITNews Australia
Another Microsoft flaw

For the second time in two days, Microsoft acknowledged a zero-day bug in Internet Explorer, but this time promised to patch the problem. The vulnerability is…

March 22, 2006 · Herald Sun
Hacker arrested

The 22-year-old was arrested in Melbourne early today after a joint state and federal investigation into the sophisticated attacks on internet relay chat (IRC)…

March 22, 2006 · Silicon.com
Police unable to cope with cybercrime

Police forces around the world are being starved of financial and human resources to fight a growing number of crimes on the internet, Interpol has said.…

March 21, 2006 · ZDNet Australia
Anti spam law works

Australia's anti-spam watchdog has lauded the effectiveness of the Spam Act 2003, but warned international efforts and moves to combat the "fusion of spam,…

March 21, 2006 · PC WORLD
Microsoft to stop phishing

Microsoft Monday unveiled a global initiative to crack down on cybercriminals who engage in phishing. The company will set in motion more than 100 legal…

March 20, 2006 · Daily Times
New cybercrime threats

A new variety of unusually powerful Internet attacks can overwhelm popular Web sites and disrupt e-mails by exploiting the computers that help manage global…

March 20, 2006 · Daily Times
RFID can carry a virus

Cheap radio chips that are replacing the ubiquitous barcode are a threat to privacy and susceptible to computer viruses, scientists at a Dutch university said…

March 19, 2006 · tallahassee.com
Hackers play with banks

An Internet scam that prompted three area banks to temporarily shut down their Web sites is a new scheme designed to get confidential data from unsuspecting…

March 18, 2006 · SYMANTEC CORP
Symantec warns of cybercrime rise

Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today released its ninth volume of the Internet Security Threat Report, one of the most comprehensive sources of Internet threat…

March 17, 2006 · antivirus.about.com
Phishing targets PayPal

A common scam targeting PayPal customers revolves around an email that claims an erroneous charge was made to the recipient's account. For example, one such…

March 17, 2006 · pocket-lint.co.uk
Spam-free inboxes

A new security toolbar has been launched with the aim of protecting your email inbox from offensive spam, online fraud and phishing attacks by verifying the…

March 17, 2006 · Australian IT
Australian banks are fast in phishing scams

The National Australia Bank was able to quickly shut down three sites in China that launched a phishing attack on it. The bank's security response team…

March 16, 2006 · InformationWeek
More flaws from Adobe, Microsoft

Adobe on Tuesday warned that multiple critical vulnerabilities in its Flash media player put users at risk, possibly from drive-by downloads, and urged all to…

March 16, 2006 · Vnunet.com
Microsoft Office critical flaw

Microsoft has issued one update for Windows and one for Microsoft Office as part of its monthly patch cycle. The Office update patches five separate…