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October 23, 2005 · Washington Post
Phishing back again

Phishing attacks grew 28 percent from May 2004 to May 2005. About 73 million adult e-mail users reported more than 50 phishing e-mails during the 12-month…

October 22, 2005 · toptechnews.com
Microsoft team Nigeria to fight cybercrime

The software giant has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to take up issues including spam,…

October 21, 2005 · Vnunet.com
Phishing could be stopped

Phishing could be stopped very quickly if banks were made responsible for the losses incurred, according to security guru Bruce Schneier. Writing in his…

October 21, 2005 · thisdayonline.com
Cybercrime: new approach

It may be difficult to reveal the statistics to determine the amount of money being lost by individuals, companies, and government corporations in cybercrime.…

October 20, 2005 · cambridge-news.co.uk
Internet scam brings millions

A senior member of staff at an insurance company has told a court how he panicked when he received a letter warning the firm's internet domain name was about…

October 20, 2005 · USA Today
Cybercrooks lure citizens into international crime

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. — To Karl, a 38-year-old former cabdriver hoping for a career in real estate sales, the help-wanted ad radiated hope. The ad sought…

October 20, 2005 · Net-security.org
Sophos Welcomes Specialist Cyber Crime Prosecutors

Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses, spyware and spam has welcomed news that the UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) plans to…

October 20, 2005 · Detnews
FBI vs spam

Michigan's unapologetic king of bulk e-mail is in trouble again. This time, an FBI raid has closed what some consider one of the world's largest houses of…

October 19, 2005 · REUTERS
Bill on child porn revisited

WASHINGTON (Hollywood Reporter) - The chief author of legislation that would treat steamy Hollywood films the same as hard-core pornography said Tuesday that…

October 19, 2005 · ekathimerini.com
Biggest ever child porn ring

Police said yesterday that they had arrested five people and were looking for another 15 in connection to Greece’s biggest and most shocking child pornography…

October 19, 2005 · Vnunet.com
New hacker tools

Signalling a trend towards increased 'outsourcing' of some elements of malware creation, security experts are reporting a surge in the level of professionalism…

October 19, 2005 · eMediaWire
Spyware is the origin of all cybercrime, id theft and credit card fraud

*SpyCop today announced that commercial monitoring spyware is being developed with features that can rival the most advanced FBI wiretap tools. An article by…

October 19, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Microsoft regular patch for another critical flaws

**One of the latest Microsoft's problem for security in Windows 2000/Server 2003/XP operating systems seemingly is leading to some problems rather than fixing…

October 19, 2005 · REUTERS
Cisco introduces new security features

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) is adding security features to its network switches and wireless products, in the…

October 19, 2005 · Newsday.com
Police detained school bus driver, child porn

State police have arrested a school bus driver on a child pornography charge. Ricky Mulvaney, 37, of Williamstown, was charged Sunday with a felony count of…

October 18, 2005 · Out-Law.Com
Using new access keys

Around 30,000 customers of Lloyds TSB are being issued with a password-generating device that will add an extra layer of security when they do their online…

October 18, 2005 · commsdesign.com
Hackers: new targets

There was a time when the biggest mobile computing risk was losing a laptop. How quickly things change. Cell phones, smart phones, and PDAs increasingly are…

October 18, 2005 · PC WORLD
Battle against phishing, new success

The number of days a phishing site remains online has dropped to an average of 5.5 days, a sign that countermeasures against fraudulent Web sites are being…

October 18, 2005 · PC WORLD
Take 10 steps to secure

Each new wave of computer viruses, spies, and spam may have you ready to dust off your typewriter, but PC security can be effective without being a chore. To…

October 17, 2005 · The Register
UK people are exposed to ID theft risks

Almost 20m UK households are opening themselves up to fraud by failing to take precautions against identity theft, according to new research marking the UK's…

October 17, 2005 · news.independent.co.uk/
Recruits wanted to fight terrorism

MI6 launched its own website this week. Its aim was to dispel myths about the British secret service - and to attract a new kind of recruit. By the time…

October 17, 2005 · PC Pro
Biggest counterfeit operation, piracy

Three men from California have been charged with involvement in the biggest CD counterfeiting operation ever discovered in the US. The men - Ye Teng Wen, Hao…

October 16, 2005 · techtree.com
UK appears in spam charts

Sophos has published its latest report on the top 12 spamming countries during the last six months. Experts at SophosLabs analyzed all spam messages received…

October 15, 2005 · The Register
US leading in the top spam countries

The US has yet again topped a list of spam producing countries. One in four (26.4 per cent) of the spam messages intercepted by security firm Sophos's global…

October 14, 2005 · Vnunet.com
Privacy bust, biggest ever

US authorities have confirmed that three men behind the largest piracy ring yet found have been indicted. Ye Teng Wen, Hao He and Yaobin Zhai, all from…

October 14, 2005 · The Inquirer
Windows flaw exploited

An exploit for one of the worst Windows 2000 vulnerabilities that Microsoft patched on Tuesday has already been spotted in the wild. The remote exploit is…

October 13, 2005 · eMediaWire
Beware Internet risks

Internet Users at Risk from Phishing Crime Epidemic; New Survey Shows Most People Unaware of “Phishing Scams,” Despite Being Targeted A recently released…

October 13, 2005 · Out-Law.Com
Phishing for one-time passwords

A Swedish internet bank was forced to shut down its website for a short time last week after its one-time password security system was targeted by a new type…

October 12, 2005 · webpronews.com
Google and the phishing hole

The Internet security firm Finjan and its Malicious Code Research Center provided Google with information leading to the correction of two vulnerabilities.…

October 12, 2005 · communitydispatch.com
Copyright case: Man sentenced to 46 years in jail and $1.54m fine

Texas Man Sentenced To 46 Months In Jail And Ordered To Pay $1.54 Million Dollars In Restitution For Illegally Selling Copyright Protected Software And Video…