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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…
The software giant has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to take up issues including spam,…
Phishing could be stopped very quickly if banks were made responsible for the losses incurred, according to security guru Bruce Schneier. Writing in his…
It may be difficult to reveal the statistics to determine the amount of money being lost by individuals, companies, and government corporations in cybercrime.…
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…
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…
Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses, spyware and spam has welcomed news that the UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) plans to…
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…
WASHINGTON (Hollywood Reporter) - The chief author of legislation that would treat steamy Hollywood films the same as hard-core pornography said Tuesday that…
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…
Signalling a trend towards increased 'outsourcing' of some elements of malware creation, security experts are reporting a surge in the level of professionalism…
*SpyCop today announced that commercial monitoring spyware is being developed with features that can rival the most advanced FBI wiretap tools. An article by…
**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…
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) is adding security features to its network switches and wireless products, in the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Internet Users at Risk from Phishing Crime Epidemic; New Survey Shows Most People Unaware of “Phishing Scams,” Despite Being Targeted A recently released…
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…
The Internet security firm Finjan and its Malicious Code Research Center provided Google with information leading to the correction of two vulnerabilities.…
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…