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Responding to the rising cybercrime threat, the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday unveiled an online tool designed to help consumers avoid becoming victims…
H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) sent out an unwelcome promotional gift over the holidays -- free tax preparation software. The objectionable surprise wasn't the contents…
Numerous additional problems with Windows' handling of .wmf format files have been identified, according to reports. Submissions to the bugtraq mailing list…
Just before New Year's, some Europeans received a link from the buddy list in their MSN Instant Messenger software to a purported funny Christmas picture. The…
The Sober worm, which was due to activate last Thursday, has stopped spreading and its author has held back from uploading malware onto any machines. Sober was…
After getting a heavier spate than usual of those phony "phish" e-mails on my computer, I have decided: If you can't evade 'em, why not join 'em: Dear friend,…
In a body-blow to spammers, US-based Internet service provider - CIS Internet Services, has been awarded a whopping $11.2 billion in damages, in a judgement…
Three state law enforcement units are being combined to fight computer crime under one banner. The new Computer Crime Task Force, formed by state Attorney…
Criminals are again targeting eBay members, this time by sending forged auction inquiries from what appears to be the site's 'Question from eBay Member'…
With an increasing amount of business being done online, the chances are growing that you, or your company, may become a victim of online criminal activity. It…
Airmen are being warned to watch for a bogus e-mail message that’s designed to look like an official Air Force message, an apparent scam to steal airmen’s…
Popular online auction site eBay was the target for 96 per cent of all UK phishing attacks in December, according to security specialists Fortinet. Fraudsters…
Sober-Z virus reaches pandemic proportions, reports Sophos Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses, spyware and spam, has revealed the…
Microsoft said Tuesday it would be at least a week before it could fix a recently discovered weakness that might let an attacker take control of a computer…
Fighting crime in cyberspace requires vigilance The Star's view: Caution and a heavy dose of common sense will go a long way toward reducing identity theft and…
The hacker community is all abuzz about the fun new things they can do with the Xbox 360. Those crazy Xbox 360 hackers are at it again. It seems a group…
New Jersey has joined a handful of states with something that New York and the federal government lack — a law to give people some protection against identity…
Panda Software presents the ranking of the viruses and spyware most frequently detected by the Panda ActiveScan online security solution in 2005. In first…
It turns out online banking is not only convenient for users, but con artists as well. A recent trend of unexplained withdrawals and in some cases bankruptcies…
Most Winnipeggers say they feel safe walking in their neighbourhoods after dark, even though 43 per cent say they have been victims of crime in the past year,…
The National Security Administration (NSA) is in direct violation of federal privacy laws by serving cookies to visitors of its Web site in order to track…
A previously unknown flaw in Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system is leaving computer users vulnerable to spyware, viruses and other programs that could…
One in five Britons (18 per cent) did most of their banking online in 2005, according to a new report from Lloyds TSB Internet banking. The findings also show…
An Oregon man has pleaded guilty to charges he used a computer worm to infect as many as 20,000 computers that then attacked eBay.com and other Web sites two…
The 22nd Chaos Communication Congress (22C3) is a four-day conference on technology, society and utopia. The Congress offers lectures and workshops on a…
A poll released by Protegrity Corporation, a provider of data security management solutions, found that Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI)…
A new breed of targeted digital attack designed to filch sensitive data from computers at businesses and government agencies has emerged as the latest…
The Recording Industry of America (RIAA) is leaning on the US Senate to take tough action against Russia over music and software piracy in that country.…
Internet fraudsters have targeted National Australia Bank customers over Christmas with a flood of hoax emails designed to trick account holders into revealing…
Major police forces across Canada, including the RCMP, OPP and the Toronto force, are among thousands of law enforcement agencies and forensic investigators…