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ISP service providers could face huge fines if they do not provide spam filtering or impose email sending limits under new rules set down by a communications…
A couple of computer-security companies have separately released free patches to plug a critical security flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser that…
The US government's health insurance programs may put public medical and financial information at risk because of flawed computer security, according to…
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced the availability of Symantec Client Security 3.1 and Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10.1, offering enhanced…
A flaw on PayPal's website could help scammers who send out "phishing" emails by allowing them to determine a PayPal member's full name and include it in hoax…
IT Operations are the backbones of organizations today. 'Hacking' is an action taken from either inside or outside of an organization aimed at affecting the…
The unpatched CreateTextRange vulnerability in Internet Explorer is already being used by at least one Web site to install spyware on users' machines, a…
When an Internet site last year offered a luxury automobile for sale for $20,000, a Pennsylvania man forwarded a $2,500 down payment to the seller. The problem…
Just hours after it went live, Sun Microsystems' grid computing service was felled by hackers using a denial-of-service attack. Sun, however, won't reveal any…
Security experts are warning that at least one set of instructions showing bad guys how to exploit an unpatched security hole in Microsoft's Internet Explorer…
Sheriff's Detective Keith Smith is the only forensic computer examiner in Kane County who is specially trained to crack Internet child exploitation and child…
For the second time in two days, Microsoft acknowledged a zero-day bug in Internet Explorer, but this time promised to patch the problem. The vulnerability is…
The 22-year-old was arrested in Melbourne early today after a joint state and federal investigation into the sophisticated attacks on internet relay chat (IRC)…
Police forces around the world are being starved of financial and human resources to fight a growing number of crimes on the internet, Interpol has said.…
Australia's anti-spam watchdog has lauded the effectiveness of the Spam Act 2003, but warned international efforts and moves to combat the "fusion of spam,…
Microsoft Monday unveiled a global initiative to crack down on cybercriminals who engage in phishing. The company will set in motion more than 100 legal…
A new variety of unusually powerful Internet attacks can overwhelm popular Web sites and disrupt e-mails by exploiting the computers that help manage global…
Cheap radio chips that are replacing the ubiquitous barcode are a threat to privacy and susceptible to computer viruses, scientists at a Dutch university said…
An Internet scam that prompted three area banks to temporarily shut down their Web sites is a new scheme designed to get confidential data from unsuspecting…
Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today released its ninth volume of the Internet Security Threat Report, one of the most comprehensive sources of Internet threat…
A common scam targeting PayPal customers revolves around an email that claims an erroneous charge was made to the recipient's account. For example, one such…
A new security toolbar has been launched with the aim of protecting your email inbox from offensive spam, online fraud and phishing attacks by verifying the…
The National Australia Bank was able to quickly shut down three sites in China that launched a phishing attack on it. The bank's security response team…
Adobe on Tuesday warned that multiple critical vulnerabilities in its Flash media player put users at risk, possibly from drive-by downloads, and urged all to…
Microsoft has issued one update for Windows and one for Microsoft Office as part of its monthly patch cycle. The Office update patches five separate…
Only two percent of home Internet users believe the Net is safe, according to a new survey commissioned by security vendor Symantec. The survey, querying 518…
Microsoft rolled out two patches for vulnerabilities as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday effort, fixing six vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office, and a less…
Australian CIOs believe more strongly than their global peers that employees now pose a threat to corporate security, according to a new IBM research report.…
For over five hours Friday, McAfee's anti-virus software erroneously flagged hundreds of legitimate executables as a malicious virus, leading some customers to…
The Butte County District Attorney's Office, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Canadian Postal Service recently helped a 74-year-old Oroville man retrieve…