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Apple Computer's most recent security fixes for Mac OS X break support for 64-bit applications in the operating system, a software maker has warned. Apple…
US power plants may have to tighten security against malicious hackers bent on wreaking havoc, according to a new federal law. Part of the 1,724-page energy…
A war has broken out between hackers behind viruses that exploit a recently discovered loophole in Windows 2000. The viruses written by the competing hacker…
Ukrainian government has brought in new regulations on telecomunnication services. The rules forbid ordering and sending spam, the Rosbalt news agency reported…
SMS spoofing is emerging as a menace and might hamper the growth of the mobile industry. For the uninitiated, with SMS spoofing a cyber criminal can send an…
**University and Industry Partnership Creates New Qualification** The University of Glamorgan and leading Information Security Company 7Safe have teamed up to…
Reports are coming in from threat centers around the country that the Zotob virus continues to spread rapidly, and impact Windows XP computers on consumer and…
A 26-year-old sex offender was sentenced to five years in federal prison Monday for possessing at least 600 images of child pornography on his computer.…
Kyiv, Ukraine -- Wednesday, August 10, the State department of intellectual property cessated activities of the "CD Master" enterprise involved in production…
Byelorussian hacker has hit a peculiar record with a criminal scent. He caused more than 15 million USD damage to 37 banks of the world, specifically to the…
A new Internet worm has been detected that can infect Microsoft's Windows platforms faster than previous computer worms, according to an antivirus software…
The Postal Inspector in San Diego has announced a new type of counterfeit scheme. You thought there was enough challenge dealing with cash. Now you get to…
Phishing is the activity of fraudulently presenting oneself online as a legitimate enterprise in order to trick consumers into giving up personal financial…
Bill Goodland, director of internet at cable giant NTL, acknowledges these worries and points out: 'We have been investing heavily to protect our customers.'…
Experts at SophosLabs™, Sophos's global network of virus, spyware and spam analysis centers, have warned users about a new phishing campaign which tries to get…
Milford police have charged the former pastor of a Waterbury church with fraud involving an Internet scam. Fifty-two-year-old Victor Whitworth has been charged…
Companies and individual Internet users can now protect themselves against a dangerous piece of malware which steals personal information such as credit card…
Windows 2000 users have had a hard week. While they're still waiting for Microsoft to repair and re-release the last official update to the aging operating…
Microsoft and former 'spam king' Scott Richter announced yesterday that they have reached a settlement. Richter has undertaken to comply with US federal and…
David Jeansonne, 44, was sentenced to six months in prison for sending malicious e-mails that caused computers of Microsoft WebTV customers to call the 911…
Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine -- According to the Interfax-Ukraine news agency on Tuesday, August 9 security service of Privatbank, one of the biggest banks in…
A US federal jury has begun deliberations in the trial of an accused computer attacker in one of the largest federal computer theft cases. Scott Levine, former…
Home Internet users have a one in three chance of suffering computer damage, financial loss, or both because of a computer virus or spyware, according to the…
We've been trying to contact you. Spend less on medicines. Re: Your loan request. Your order is confirmed. Sound familiar? Come-on spam notices ranging from…
Postbank, a major German retail bank, is introducing a new TAN system to combat the form of data pilfering known as phishing. From Monday onwards customers…
Pharming is one of the latest online scams and rapidly growing threat that has been showing up on the Internet. It’s a new way for criminals to try to get into…
A citizen of Byelorussia suspectedly damaged 37 international banks for $15.1 million. Byelorussian hacker has hit a peculiar record with a criminal scent. He…
In Festac Town, an entire community of scammers overnights on the Internet. By day they flaunt their smart clothes and cars and hang around the Internet cafes,…
There's a myth about security researchers that goes like this: Vendors are made up of indifferent slugs who wouldn't fix security vulnerabilities quickly -- if…
Hackers have taken aim at Cisco's website by exploiting a vulnerability that could expose users' passwords. Cisco spokeswoman Mojgan Khalili declined to…