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It is not new news that cell phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) are subject to malware threats. But given the average consumer's lax approach to…
SAN FRANCISCO—Security experts are warning Internet users to be careful where they click owing to a nasty unpatched bug in the way Microsoft's Internet…
Former hacker Kevin Mitnick will be in SA next year to deliver keynote addresses at the ITWeb Security Summit 2006, which will be held in March. Former hacker…
Just days after Apple Computer updated the Windows version of its popular iTunes software, a security firm warned that a new critical vulnerability in the…
Games company Blizzard is facing a lawsuit from Chinese parents who claim that its fantasy game World of Warcraft killed their son. According to the Chinese…
The latest scam, revealed by the internet security vendor eBlocs, targets PC users via email and asks them to update personal and financial information by…
A recent survey of roughly 600 IT professionals found wireless e-mail is the biggest security concern when a company deploys mobile computing capabilities.…
No matter where you are or how big you are, if your organization hasn't been affected by spyware yet, it's only a matter of time. That's the message from…
First Tennessee Bank says it has learned about a new round of phishing e-mails targeting its customers and other consumers in Northeast Tennessee. Phishing…
Russian Information Technology and Communications Minister Leonid Reiman said at the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis that the international…
MarkMonitor, a provider of online corporate identity protection, today announced that it is working with Microsoft to help combat online identity theft.…
A computer obsessive nicknamed Weaselboy was jailed for six years yesterday for an elaborate internet scam that earned him more than £1.5 million. Still only…
Negotiators agreed on Tuesday to set up a global forum to discuss online crime, but appeared unlikely to resolve a dispute about control of the Internet ahead…
Police believe they have struck an important blow against internet fraud following a series of raids across the Netherlands in recent weeks. Nine 'chief…
German authorities warned Tuesday that new varieties of the Sober computer virus are in circulation and spreading quickly. Internet users should beware of…
Brian Frieze, a freshman geography major, was setting up his computer for the fall semester and had downloaded the new anti-virus updates. He then restarted…
Finnish researches today announced a high-risk vulnerability in a security protocol that serves an important role in key exchanges in IPsec VPNs. The severity…
No one can doubt the immeasurable benefits of the information revolution. Today, thanks to e-mail and the Internet, many of us are more productive, informed…
Hmm, what’s this message from eBay in my inbox? Dear eBay User, During our regular update and verification of accounts, we couldn’t verify your current…
Ebay users are being targeting with a new phishing attempt. This phishing attempt can be identified by the following URL, which has been partially masked to…
Imagine this on your plate every morning: terrorist cyber attacks, malicious coders, online sexual predators, phishers, pirates, spammers and scammers. On the…
RealNetworks patched its Real Player yet again on Thursday to fix multiple critical flaws in the popular media software. According to eEye Digital Security,…
Tokyo police have arrested a 34-year-old computer hacker Thursday on suspicion of transferring some 210,000 yen from a jewelry company's bank account to his…
Developing countries must take steps to fight cybercrime to benefit from the boom in e-business, according to a United Nations report published Thursday.…
BEDFORD, Mass., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- How likely are you to be wooed into a false sense of security by a friendly face or the promise of a cash prize? Armed…
An internet scam known as a "spoof" or "phishing" could cost you money if you're not careful on the net. A new scam asks customers of the internet service Pay…
[Press Release] MONTREAL & MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 2005--The Anti-Phishing Working Group and SRI International today announced the…
Lawyers say urgent amendments to the law may be needed, after a denial-of-service (DoS) attacker escaped conviction in November. It was ruled that the activity…
New York’s Westchester County has begun considering a law that would mandate that a network gateway server with a firewall be installed on every Wi-Fi network…
**Q:What is pharming? Is it like phishing?** A: Both pharming and phishing are methods used to steal personal information from unsuspecting people over the…