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He can find George Bush senior's social security number and Leonardo DiCaprio's mother's maiden name in under 15 seconds, and led the FBI on a three-year…
A web server belonging to a state-operated Chinese bank is hosting phishing sites targeting U.S. banks and financial institutions. Phishing e-mails sent on…
THE MAC USER who set up a 'hack my Mac challenge to prove how secure the operating system has had the rug pulled from under him. Dave Shroeder's challenge…
Expanding upon its Windows Genuine Advantage program, which requires customers to verify their licenses before downloading operating system updates, Microsoft…
At the beginning of the week, many members of GoTranslators, a worlwide freelance translators' website, received the following e-mail: *Confirm your…
Infection by viruses was the biggest single cause of the worst security incidents for UK companies in the past two years, accounting for roughly half of them,…
Think you've got a refund coming from the Internal Revenue Service? Don't get tricked by a phony e-mail asking you for a little extra information, like your…
In the course of a busy day, you may write a check at the grocery store, charge tickets to a concert or game, rent a car, mail your tax returns, change your…
Cybercrime is on the rise -- and today's attacks are often silent, hard to detect and highly targeted, according to a new survey. Symantec (down $0.57 to…
A hacker is claiming to have hacked a Mac OS X server system in under 30 minutes. The hacker won a Swedish competition last month in which hackers were invited…
Symantec Internet Security Threat Report - the industry's "State of the Internet" analysis, confirms shift from hacking for fame to hacking for fortune Online…
We know what a virus is. You catch one, you come down with a cold, or as the medical practitioners would have it, an upper respiratory infection. Most of us…
An Israeli couple has been indicted on charges of developing the ‘Trojan Horse’ computer virus that has attacked corporate computer systems. Michael and Ruth…
If you use a debit card and live in Fitchburg or Leominster, investigators say keep an eye on your account. The Office of Consumer Affairs says a computer…
A favorite ploy of identity thieves is "phishing." Criminals use the Internet, even posing as representatives of the IRS, to send authentic-looking messages to…
Google, Inc. was made aware of a minor flaw in GMail by a teenage blogger earlier today. Anthony, 14, claimed that when he sent a Javascript code to his GMail…
Federal authorities have targeted two men who they say used the website MySpace.com to set up sexual encounters with underage Connecticut girls. The…
PROBLEM: Having an unsecure computer in a Wi-Fi hot spot SOLUTION: Connect to a legitimate service provider and make sure the paid service you tap into is the…
The number of people arrested for fraud and other crimes linked to the Internet jumped almost 52 percent last year to a record 3,161, Japan's National Police…
For the ninth month running, Sdbot.ftp was the malware most frequently detected by the free online antivirus solution, Panda ActiveScan…
America Online said Tuesday it has filed three civil lawsuits against three gangs that obtained private identity information of unsuspecting customers through…
The Mobile Malware Researchers Association, a non-profit organization of professional researchers, says it discovered the first virus that can be transferred…
The number of phishing Web sites grew by around 65 percent in December, which experts say is due to the increasing use of easy-to-use phishing kits. The…
A state police sergeant tried to seduce someone he thought was a 14-year-old boy over the Internet, offering to be a sexual tutor in an explicit seven-month…
A new spin on an old scam has state Attorney General Tom Corbett's office issuing a familiar warning: Overseas traveler's checks plus requests for wire…
An Auckland-based web hosting company says it has averted a potential phishing scam targeted at National Bank customers. Web Drive managing director Daniel…
A Florida man has been jailed for eight years after being convicted of stealing vast amounts of personal information from Acxiom, one of the world's largest…
On Tuesday , 2/21/2006, the Moroccan hacker known as Yanis was arrested in Metz by the Paris PJ. Anyway he got out of prison after 20 hours and he is waiting…
Responding to growing anxiety about cybercrime, Charles Schwab Corp. on Wednesday joined the small number of online banks and brokerages that publicly promise…
One of the persistent unknowns in the battle against cyber-crime is the true scope of the problem. Since the Internet revolution began a decade ago, U.S.…