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July 5, 2005 · idm.net.au
McAfee on cybercrime

Cybercriminals have split into different classes, ranging from amateur cyber delinquents to professional cyber gangs, but they both share the same purpose of…

July 5, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Cybercrime: virus activity

Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against spam and viruses, has published a report revealing the top ten viruses and hoaxes causing problems for…

July 4, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Piracy court case

In a major blow to technological innovation today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favour of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in a huge P2P case. Since the case began in…

July 4, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Credit card fraud is paying

The Ukrainian law enforcement detained an Internet con artist who allegedly created quite an efficient scheme of covering his tracks and stole quite a sum out…

July 3, 2005 · wired news
Google maps hacks

The internet's two largest search engines are begging to get hacked. On Wednesday, Google opened a set of programming interfaces for its popular Google Maps…

July 3, 2005 · Times On Line
Child porn in Britain

DOZENS of men accused of downloading child pornography from the internet may have been wrongly prosecuted, according to expert prosecution and defence…

July 3, 2005 · THE STAR
New record for phishing attacks in May, IBM

The number of phishing attacks detected by IBM Corp. rose to a record high in May as massive volumes of scam e-mails were pumped out by criminals seeking to…

July 2, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Internet fraud: con artist sentenced to 3 years of jail

Novgorod City court has refused to commute punishment for the Novgorod local man charged of Internet fraud. According to the Novgorod police department, a…

July 1, 2005 · Yahoo!News
New Wi-Fi Hacker Attack

To truly understand a criminal, you have to get inside his mind and think as he does. Follow his steps. See what he sees. LucidLink Wireless Security has done…

July 1, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Cybercrime in Russia

The ever-increasing number of computer crimes is outrunning the trend of computerization in Russia. According to the According to the Information center of the…

June 30, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Hacker Cracks Google Video Security

The Norwegian who became a hacker hero for developing software to crack DVD encryption has posted a programme to break the lock on Google’s new video viewer.…

June 30, 2005 · PC Pro
National Hi Tech Crime Unit Arrests Phishing Gang

If you ever wondered whether the threat of phishing and identity theft is being overblown by security companies, the National Hi Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) has…

June 29, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Tracking Pedophiles

Cops might just have a new weapon to fight pedophiles: the Child Exploitation Tracking System. CETS is a computer system that allows global police agencies to…

June 29, 2005 · thebostonchannel.com
UConn Personal Data Exposed to Hackers

University of Connecticut officials have discovered a 20-month-old security breach of a computer server that contains Social Security numbers and other…

June 29, 2005 · economictimes.indiatimes.com
Sun's sting operation

In yet another call-centre scandal, which has further exposed the security chinks in Indian BPO companies, the UK-based tabloid 'The Sun' reported on Thursday…

June 28, 2005 · news.earthweb.com
MasterCard: 40M Credit Card Accounts Exposed

In what is considered one of the largest security breaches, MasterCard International said information on more than 40 million credit cards lay exposed at…

June 27, 2005 · Americas Network
Gartner Reports That Viruses and Worms Are Top IT Security Threats

Firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention, and anti-virus software are the high-priority defenses information technology (IT) managers are pursuing this…

June 27, 2005 · ZDNet UK
Microsoft Internet Explorer vs Mozilla Firefox, Opera 8.01

Microsoft does not plan to update Internet Explorer to prevent a spoofing attack that could trick users into giving out personal information to hackers. In the…

June 26, 2005 · The Inquirer
Microsoft's anti spam tactics

Despite the fact that Microsoft is practically forcing ISPs to adopt its Sender ID anti-spam methods, Sysadmins and network professionals don’t believe it will…

June 25, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Ukrainian hacker robbed European banks

The officials of Ukrainian Department on Struggle with Organized Crime in Donetsk region arrested professional hacker who stole $300,000 in different European…

June 24, 2005 · Vnunet.com
Are you SCARED of phishing?

Internet surfers are losing their trust in e-commerce due to the numerous security breaches and phishing type attacks. This is the conclusion of study carried…

June 24, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Computer crime exspensive

As society changes, so do the crimes that people commit. And as the internet takes on an ever more important role, computer crime is emerging as the…

June 23, 2005 · MSNBC News
ID theft shows growth trends

Overwhelmed by a flood of bad ID theft news, consumers in search of a raft say the government isn’t doing enough to protect them. In one of the most extensive…

June 23, 2005 · ABC12.com
1 nabbed for child porn, 1 for bestiality

The couple's Harrison-area home was searched by computer crime investigators in February. They left town a short time later, but now the couple is behind bars…

June 22, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
40 million credit card got hacked

In what could be the largest ever network security breach, it is believed that information on as many as 40 million credit cards may have been stolen.…

June 22, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Fighting cybercrime in CIS

The baffling complexity of problems related to computer crime necessitates international cooperation and first of all cooperation of countries-members of…

June 21, 2005 · InformationWeek
Hackers: Cavities in Security Software

Hackers are switching targets, a research firm said Monday, as they look for new vulnerabilities. Rather than focus on operating systems, Windows in…

June 21, 2005 · New York Daily News
Bluetooth targeted by hackers

The latest in wireless technology may have some strings attached. Bluetooth - the widely used technology that allows mobile devices to communicate without…

June 20, 2005 · COMPUTERWORLD
U.S. agencies unprepared to fight hackers

A majority of federal agencies appear to be unprepared to deal with emerging information security threats such as spyware, phishing and spam, according to a…

June 19, 2005 · ZDNet Australia
Phishing complaints double in Australia

The number of people complaining about falling victim to or being targeted by a phishing scam has doubled in Australia over the past few months, according to…