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Be careful, the IRS is warning taxpayers about an Internet scam that sends out fake emails. They direct people to a web link that requests personal and…
A former credit union CEO was sentenced to a year in jail after being convicted of arranging to have sex with a 5-year-old girl while her mother watched. The…
A Georgia man will appear in a Harrisonburg court next week on charges he scammed $450,000 from an elderly area resident. Bennie Robert Moore Jr., 67, of…
Police have nabbed a Staten Island teenager after he broke into America Online databases in Manhattan and India and stole personal customer and employee…
An FBI specialist on white-collar crime said Wednesday that identity theft scam artists are increasingly targeting college students. John Letterhos is a…
Most people know about the potential dangers on the internet, but Cary's new crime unit will also look for a new kind of criminal -- one that uses the latest…
There has been an understandable public outcry against the RIAA’s attempts to more than triple the sound recording copyright royalties on Internet radio. (See…
BMW has been the victim of an internet scam claiming it is offering cash prizes or cars. The company has put out a statement warning that emails headed…
John Gruber of Daring Fireball has interviewed Dino Dai Zovi one of the people who cooked up an exploit to hack into a Mac last week as part of a challenge…
Hundreds of websites powered by St. Catharines-based YourNameSells.com – including dozens of businesses and non-profit groups in the Niagara area – remain…
A hacker scheme that involved buying search keywords on Google, then routing users to a malicious site when they clicked on sponsored links, was revealed…
These days you can do just about anything on the internet, from surfing to shopping. And that gives scam artists more avenues to take advantage of you. Here's…
Computer hacker Gary McKinnon is to be extradited to the United States. This case dates back to 2001, when Mr McKinnon hacked into computers belonging to the…
MessageLabs, a leading provider of integrated messaging and web security services to businesses worldwide, today announced the findings of its MessageLabs…
Warning !April 26 is 'Computer Virus Day' and it is expected that millions of computers world wide may be attacked by deadly virus. Owners of most of the…
With profits from fraud using privileged personal data stolen via phishing or spyware rocketing and making the development of malware an ever more lucrative…
Online shoppers are undeterred by the prospect of cyber crime providing they are fully informed of the potential risks, a new report has suggested. Consumers…
The press service of the Kirovsk region department of the Federal Security Service (FSB) has published a report on detention of a hacker, who is charged with…
Two security experts have discovered a way to inject false messages - some amusing and others potentially frightening - into car satellite navigation (satnav)…
The Legislature unanimously approved a bill that Attorney General Bill McCollum said Thursday will give Florida the nation's toughest penalties for sexual…
Dr. David Christopher Winkler, a 35-year-old Kerrville doctor charged Friday with possession of child pornography, is innocent and may have been a victim of…
A hacker managed to break into a Mac and win a $10,000 prize as part of a contest started at the CanSecWest security conference here. According to the security…
A federal grand jury has indicted Christopher Andrew Piasecki, 20, of Illinois, for possessing images on his computer of children engaging in sexually explicit…
British academics and information security experts are teaming up in plans to develop a cybercrime reporting portal for Europe. The project, still at the…
McAfee Inc. announced the release of its second issue of Sage, a semi-annual security journal designed to inform executives and technical personnel on…
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) yesterday warned investors to exercise caution when investing through online portals after foiling yet another…
The Tacoma Police Department had responded to a lot of complaints linked to craigslist.org - fraud, prostitution, rental scams - but nothing quite like what…
A warning about a scam that's going around our area, this one happened most recently in Lower Paxton Township in Dauphin County. It's a "get rich quick" type…
Anti-virus programs are not enough to prevent hackers from taking over your computer, according to Jason Jankowsai, Videotron’s support team manager.…
The Direct Marketing Association has again called for legislation that would create a national standard for notifying consumers in the event of the loss or…