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A computer hacker accessed computer systems containing confidential personal data of Western Illinois University alumni a full month ago, but some of the more…
With the absence of widespread virus alerts, the first six months of 2006 has seemingly been a relatively quiet period. Yet this apparent calm is the result of…
South African banks are adamant that their internet banking systems are secure. Despite these assurances from banks, people continue to lose their money.…
They're ba-ack. A series of scams that began during tax season are making another round, IRS officials warned Monday. The latest one typically comes as an…
IT security experts have warned of a worm that purports to be Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) anti-piracy tool. WGA has recently been branded as…
In Pay-Per-Percentage vs. PPC, Shimon Sandler points out an interesting new paper from the folks at Microsoft Research - Pay-Per-Percentage of Impressions: An…
Of course, if you'd looked at my eBay account last week, you'd never have known that. It showed I was selling 12 DVD collections like full seasons of Desperate…
Microsoft is facing a class-action suit over a tool that gathers data on a user’s computer in an effort to detect bootlegged copies of its Windows operating…
Combating a growing number of email phishing attacks will be a major focus of the second annual Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security July 12-14 at Carnegie…
Personal and financial information of more than 300,000 people may be in the hands of a hacker following a Wednesday break-in of the state computer system that…
The number of reported attempts to penetrate Pentagon computer networks rose sharply in the past decade, from fewer than 800 in 1996 to more than 160,000 last…
NEARLY a month before Delhi Police’s Special Cell booked Ankit Srivastava, 26, for hacking into Airtel’s website to get phone details of 26 influential…
In the movie "What Dreams May Come" a character played by Robin Williams is killed in a car accident and ends up in heaven. His wife, despondent over the loss,…
A former technology manager was sentenced this week to a year in prison and six months of home confinement for placing a so-called "time bomb" on his…
Symantec Corp. said Monday it will release in September a beta version of a security software product that hardens a computer's defenses against e-commerce and…
Police in India have arrested an HSBC employee in connection with a scam believed to have taken more than £200,000 from the accounts of UK bank customers. The…
Three computer experts have been arrested over an alleged international plot to spread viruses via e-mail. Police say the viruses run without the knowledge of…
Security within Australian organisations is being threatened by the confusion between the concepts of IT security and information security, researchers Frost &…
High tech companies often talk a good game when it comes to security, but apparently the fact that they are heavily dependent on digital information and…
The confidential account details of thousands of banking customers have been exposed to fraud following a blunder by the Australian High Tech Crime Centre…
Five leading online service providers will jointly build a database of child-pornography images and develop other tools to help network operators and law…
Click fraud can be hazardous to your portfolio – and becomes more so each day. That warning should run as a red alert to investors about to buy shares of any…
Microsoft's Global Phishing Enforcement Initiative has netted its first criminal: 23 year-old Jayson Harris from Davenport, Iowa was sentenced to 21 months in…
A former technology manager was sentenced this week to a year in prison and six months of home confinement for placing a so-called "time bomb" on his…
Jayson Harris, 23, was also ordered to pay $57,000 (£32,000) in damages. Harris had pleaded guilty on two counts of wire fraud and fraud. Harris operated the…
**The FBI is warning web users of phishing attacks targeting users of a popular social networking web site. The scam is designed to steal personal…
The top cyber-crime investigator for the Monroe County Sheriff's Department has himself been arrested for computer tampering. 44 year old Investigator Michael…
The Internet sites of three Maine newspapers were hacked into during the weekend by someone who replaced legitimate Web news pages with replacement pages…
Social networking sites, where millions of people communicate with friends and family, are emerging as the next frontier for Internet pickpockets. These…
The first university course of its sort is to be launched in the UK by the University of Abertay, Dundee. The course will comprise of lessons teaching students…