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The Kind of Cybercrime Interpol Expects at the Summer Olympics
(News) With cybercrime now a global phenomenon, perhaps it will take a global police organization to keep it in check.
Council of Europe, ISPs draft anti-cybercrime tactics
(News) A set of guidelines to help European ISPs and law enforcement agencies cooperate on cybercrime investigations are close to being complete.
Major Web sites hit with growing Web attack
(News) A blossoming Web attack, first reported by security researcher Dancho Danchev earlier this month, has expanded to hit over a million Web pages, including many well-known sites.
Criminals Target CA's BrightStor in New Attack
(News) Cybercriminals have found a new program to attack: CA's BrightStor ARCserve Backup.
FBI looks at Chinese role in Darfur site hack
(News) The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into a possible China connection in the hack of a nonprofit group created to draw attention to the ongoing genocide in western Sudan's Darfur region.
Data thieves steal credit card data from supermarket chain
(News) Data thieves broke into computers at supermarket chains Hannaford Brothers and Sweetbay, stealing an estimated 4.2 million credit and debit card numbers, Hannaford said Monday.
EBay aims to help security officers through Red Team confab
(News) EBay is trying to help chief information security officers (CISOs) build a common front in the war against cybercrime
Student fined for attack against Estonian Web site
(News) A 20-year-old Estonian student has been fined for participating in a cyberattack that paralyzed Estonian Web sites and soured the country's relationship with Russia, a government official said Thursday.
FBI warns of rise in phone-based 'vishing' attacks
(News) With consumers finally getting wise to phishing attacks, scammers are hitting the phones.
With trials beginning, another Estonia cyberattack
(News) With the trial starting for four ethnic Russians charged in connection with rioting last year, the Estonian news site Delfi.ee has weathered a two-week-long denial of service attack.
ID Theft Suspect Pleads Guilty
(News) A Columbia man's computer fraud scheme allegedly involved more than 600 victims worldwide.
UK prepares prosecutors for amended computer crime law
(News) U.K. prosecutors have received guidance on interpreting amendments to a computer crime law that introduce stronger penalties for computer hacking.
Digital Vigilantes: Hacking for a Good Cause
(News) Using a piece of software he originally created to access computers remotely, Brad Willman went on the offensive against child pornographers.
Digital Vigilantes: Using eBay to Catch a Truck Thief
(News) Ben Adams used the Internet and took some big risks to recover his 1949 Chevy truck.
Digital Vigilantes: The White Knight of Phish-Busting
(News) An Alabama man works frustration with an attack on his employer's Web site into a full-time career of catching phishers and online fraudsters.
'Dark Side' of the Web Considered at Conference
(News) The Le Web 3 conference has kicked off in Paris with a discussion about identity theft and other downsides of Web 2.0.
Two sentenced in Italy for massive phishing operation
(News) Two people have been sentenced for their participation in a massive phishing operation busted up by Italian authorities in July.
Ex-Microsoft Staffer Charged in Fraud Case
(News) The former MSN manager is accused of manipulating domain name registrations, once contributing to a Hotmail crash.
Police Raid Botmaster Blamed for 1 Million Infections
(News) The raid took place on the home of the alleged ringleader of an international group of cybercriminals that is said to be responsible for massive PC infections.
Police raid botmaster blamed for 1 million infections
(News) Police have raided the home of the alleged ringleader of an international group of cybercriminals said to be responsible for infecting more than one million computers.
'Swatters' Trick AT&T, Make Fake 911 Calls
(News) Criminals have been using social engineering skills to gain access to AT&T networks and mimic emergency calls.
Senate OKs Restitution for Cybercrime Victims
(News) A bill would enable victims of online identity theft schemes to seek restitution from criminals.
Former FBI, CIA employee pleads guilty to computer crime
(News) A former employee of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and Central Intelligence Agency has pleaded guilty to charges of fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship and accessing a U.S. government computer system to unlawfully find information about her relatives and the Islamic organization Hizballah.
Hacker pleads guilty to creating botnets
(News) A hacker has pleaded guilty to infecting hundreds of thousands of computers with malware in order to steal money from Paypal accounts. He could spend 60 years in prison and face a US$1.75 million fine.
Major Russian crime hub suddenly dies
(News) One of the Internet's most notorious malware and software exploit hubs, the Russian Business Network (RBN), has suddenly gone offline.
Government lags cybercrime fight, says report
(News) Governments face a unique challenge when it comes to battling cybercrime, according to a recent report entitled, 'Countering cybercrime: It's Everyone's Responsibility'.
Singapore is IP safe
(News) A low broadband growth rate coupled with a lower level of pirated software use compared to the rest of the region appear to be key factors behind Singapore's positive showing in a recently released Internet security threat report, which covered the first six months of this year.
Scammers get jail time for Microsoft software scheme
(News) Four people have been sentenced to jail time and tens of millions of dollars in fines for buying discounted Microsoft software and then illegally reselling it at a profit.
ID thieves have a 50-50 chance of going to prison
(News) If you're a convicted identity thief, you've got about a 50 percent chance of avoiding jail time.
Is the US at risk from cyberwarfare?
(News) May was not a good month for geeks in Estonia.
Insiders overtake viruses as biggest security worry
(News) Company insiders have overtaken viruses as the most reported security incident, the annual report from the respected U.S. Computer Security Institute (CSI) has reported.
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(News) Good-guy sites, like CastleCops.com, are suffering Web site outages from distributed denial-of-service attacks.
Criminals operating malware supermarkets
(News) The global market for criminal malware now operates like a supermarket, complete with special offers and volume discounts, a security company has discovered.
Seattle man arrested for P-to-P ID theft
(News) A Seattle man faces as many as 29 years in prison after being charged with using the LimeWire and Soulseek P-to-P (peer-to-peer) networks to commit identity theft.
Spam fighters hit criminals' weak spot
(News) Is the fight against spam horribly misguided?
Is the U.S. at Risk From Cyberwarfare?
(Reviews) Hostile governments may be behind the next wave of Internet attacks.
Three indicted on software piracy charges
(News) Three Florida men were indicted Thursday on charges related to selling millions of dollars worth of counterfeit software through several Web sites, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
UK police data stolen in server heist
(News) A database containing mobile phone numbers and information about their use has been stolen from a company carrying out forensic investigations for police forces across the U.K.
Web scam: Pssst... wanna buy a house?
(News) Web scammers are turning to online property forums to collect personal information about users for later attempts to swindle them out of money, according to a security researcher.
Symantec's 'Dark Vision' mines carder sites
(News) Researchers at Symantec Corp. have developed a system that mines underground Web sites and chat rooms for sensitive information that is being sold.
E-Mail Scams Target Deep-Pocketed Victims
(News) Sophisticated phishing attacks aimed at business executives have hooked thousands of users.
Researchers: Forensics software can be hacked
(News) The software that police and enterprise security teams use to investigate wrongdoing on computers is not as secure as it should be, according to researchers with Isec Partners Inc.
China busts large piracy syndicate with FBI's help
(News) A flurry of raids and arrests in China over the last two weeks have ended what is estimated to be the world's largest piracy syndicate in operation for more than six years.
Government, contractors hit in targeted attack
(News) Computers belonging to the U.S. government, contractors and companies in the transportation industry were hit by a targeted computer attack in July that yielded password information for hundreds of Internet and intranet Web sites, a computer security vendor said Tuesday.
Italy arrests 26 for phishing operation
(News) Italy has become the latest country to clamp down on phishing, with authorities there arresting 26 people for an alleged scam to swindle bank customers.
Fraudsters use charities to test credit cards
(News) Credit card thieves are becoming big-time charity donors, but it's not out of the goodness of their hearts.
Kremlin accused of DDOS cyberbullying
(News) Russia has been used as the launch-pad for a new wave of cyberattacks aimed at a number of political and media organizations within the country.
After attacks, US government sending team to Estonia
(News) Two months after much of Estonia's online infrastructure was targeted by an online attack, the U.S government is sending cyberinvestigators to help the Baltic state better understand what happened.
Gonzales: DOJ committed to fighting piracy, cybercrime
(News) The U.S. Department of Justice and President George Bush are committed to fighting intellectual-property theft and cybercrime, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales told a small audience in Seattle on Wednesday morning.
Two plead to selling counterfeit software on eBay
(News) Two more defendants have pleaded guilty to charges of criminal copyright infringement for selling counterfeit software with a retail value of nearly US$6 million on eBay Inc., the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
Attackers persuade users to infect themselves
(News) The Sans Institute has uncovered more evidence that internet attackers don't necessarily need any clever technical tricks to plant malicious software on users' systems -- an understanding of psychology will do just as well.
Pentagon shuts down systems after cyber-attack
(News) The U.S. Department of Defense took an estimated 1,500 computers offline Wednesday after a security breach within the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD).
Online crime group logs millionth complaint
(News) Online consumers in the U.S. have had a million things to complain about. Literally.
EC urges coordinated effort against cybercrime
(News) Russia's coordinated attacks against Estonia's computer systems earlier this month were cited as one of the many reasons why the European Union countries should work more closely to fight cybercrime, European Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs Franco Frattini said Tuesday.
Illinois realtors, brokers warned of data compromise
(News) The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) is sending out letters to an estimated 300,000 licensees and applicants informing them of a potential compromise of their names, Social Security numbers and other personal data.
Estonia recovers from massive denial-of-service attack
(News) A spree of denial-of-service (DOS) attacks against Web sites in Estonia appears to be subsiding, as the government calls for greater response mechanisms to cyber attacks within the European Union.
Experts: US vulnerable to major cyberattacks
(News) The U.S. government needs to take action now to avoid crippling cyberattacks that could shut down major communications systems nationwide, a group of cybersecurity experts told U.S. lawmakers Wednesday.
EU police data-sharing plan draws criticism
(News) Plans by several European Union members states to establish a system for sharing police data have drawn criticism from the region's data-protection watchdog.
President's task force to unveil ID theft plan
(News) The federal government will release its plan to combat identity theft in the U.S. on Monday.
Botnets getting harder to kill
(News) In their current form, botnets are bad enough, but they are quickly evolving into a much tougher species to kill, according to security researchers.
Experian notes jump in UK identity-theft reports
(News) Identity thieves are showing more determination in picking out victims, while the number of reported U.K. victims of identity theft continues to rise, according to new data released by credit-checking agency Experian Inc. on Thursday.
Cybersecurity group calls for new gov't approaches
(News) The U.S. government should explore new incentives for companies to invest in cybersecurity instead of focusing on regulation, a cybersecurity trade group said.
JavaScript botnet code leaked to Internet
(News) Software that could be used to turn a Web browser into an unwitting hacker's tool has been posted to the Internet, after it was downloaded by a quick-thinking attendee at last month's Shmoocon hacker conference.
FBI: Auction fraud tops computer crime complaints
(News) Internet auction fraud remains the most frequently reported online crime, but complaints over online purchases that are never delivered are on the rise, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).
GoDaddy Servers Weather Denial-of-Service Attack
(News) The domain registrar and hosting firm reports disrupted service Sunday from distributed denial-of-service attacks.
Famed ID thief to speak at RSA Europe
(News) He posed as a doctor, a pilot and a lawyer without any training and got away with it. But he'll appear simply as himself to keynote an upcoming security conference.
Dutch Toxbot hacker appeals jail sentence
(News) The leader of a gang that committed what has been described as the Netherland's biggest cybercrime is appealing his sentence.
Super Bowl-Related Web Sites Hacked
(News) Super Bowl host sites were infecting visitors with malware.
Symantec warns of new zero-day Word attack
(News) Until the vulnerability is patched, users should avoid opening unexpected Word documents.
Russian Terrorists May Try Cyberattacks
(News) Computer security expert says Russia's infrastructure could be vulnerable to electronic warfare.
Do-it-Yourself Phishing Kit Found Online
(News) Anti-Fraud monitors discover a kit that eases normally difficult phishing attacks on banks and e-commerce website.
Microsoft Sees Botnets as Top Cyberthreat
(News) Networks of compromised computers support spam, phishing scams, and denial of service attacks.
Microsoft Acknowledges Vulnerability In Vista
(News) At least four Microsoft operating systems could be at risk from attackers looking to place rootkits.
Web Site Owner Sent to Prison for Piracy
Web Site Owner Sent to Prison for Piracy
FBI: Cybercriminals Taking Cues From Mafia
(news) FBI: Cybercriminals Taking Cues From Mafia
FBI Joins With Industry to Tackle ID Theft
(news) FBI Joins With Industry to Tackle ID Theft
Feds Pump Up Intellectual Property Protection Efforts
(news) Feds Pump Up Intellectual Property Protection Efforts
Phishing Scam Uses PayPal Secure Servers
(news) Phishing Scam Uses PayPal Secure Servers
VA Ignores Cybersecurity Warnings
(news) VA Ignores Cybersecurity Warnings
Hotels.com Customer Data Stolen
(news) Hotels.com Customer Data Stolen
U.K. Will Ship Accused Hacker to U.S.
(news) U.K. Will Ship Accused Hacker to U.S.
Security Experts: Many Problems, Few Legal Solutions
(news) Security Experts: Many Problems, Few Legal Solutions
Microsoft Cracks Down on Phishing
(news) Microsoft Cracks Down on Phishing
Microsoft Sues to Prevent Bootlegging on eBay
(news) Microsoft Sues to Prevent Bootlegging on eBay
FBI Director: Cyberthreats 'Fluid and Far-reaching'
(news) FBI Director: Cyberthreats 'Fluid and Far-reaching'
Researchers: Popular Apps Mismanage Security
(news) Researchers: Popular Apps Mismanage Security
Software Pirate Pleads Guilty
(news) Software Pirate Pleads Guilty
Could Squashing Piracy Boost Economies?
(news) Could Squashing Piracy Boost Economies?
Air Force Will Guard Cyberspace
(news) Air Force Will Guard Cyberspace
Security Expert: More Sophisticated Net Attacks Likely
(news) Security Expert: More Sophisticated Net Attacks Likely
Popular Programs Suffer Wave of Internet Attacks
(news) Popular Programs Suffer Wave of Internet Attacks
Is the Net Doomed?
(news) Is the Net Doomed?
Tracking Cybercrooks
(tech_tuesday) Tracking Cybercrooks
Alleged Botnet Crimes Trigger Arrests on Two Continents
(news) Alleged Botnet Crimes Trigger Arrests on Two Continents
Phishing Anxiety May Make You Miss Messages
(howto) Phishing Anxiety May Make You Miss Messages
Who's Catching The Cybercrooks?
(news) Who's Catching The Cybercrooks?
Web of Crime: Internet Sieges Can Cost Businesses a Bundle
(news) Web of Crime: Internet Sieges Can Cost Businesses a Bundle
Web of Crime: Internet Gangs Go Global
(news) Web of Crime: Internet Gangs Go Global
Web of Crime: Zombie PC Armies Designed to Suck Your Wallet Dry
(news) Web of Crime: Zombie PC Armies Designed to Suck Your Wallet Dry
Web of Crime: Enter the Professionals
(news) Web of Crime: Enter the Professionals
DVD Pirating Ring Busted in Hong Kong
(news) DVD Pirating Ring Busted in Hong Kong
Israeli Police Uncover Massive, Trojan Horse-Based Industrial Spy Ring
(news) Israeli Police Uncover Massive, Trojan Horse-Based Industrial Spy Ring
Software Piracy Remains Widespread
(news) Software Piracy Remains Widespread
Experts Say Business Network Attack May Be a Distraction
(news) Experts Say Business Network Attack May Be a Distraction
Two Americans Jailed in China for DVD Piracy
(news) Two Americans Jailed in China for DVD Piracy
Four Arrested in Game Piracy Sting
(news) Four Arrested in Game Piracy Sting
Rootkit Web Sites Fall to DDoS Attack
(news) Rootkit Web Sites Fall to DDoS Attack
Top Five Online Scams
(news) Top Five Online Scams
Tech Worker Sentenced to Prison for Hacking
(news) Tech Worker Sentenced to Prison for Hacking
Tech Execs Call for Cybercrime Commission
(news) Tech Execs Call for Cybercrime Commission
Are You Responsible for Internet Security?
(news) Are You Responsible for Internet Security?
Cybersleuths Swap Secrets
(news) Cybersleuths Swap Secrets
Microsoft Sues Alleged Software Pirates
(news) Microsoft Sues Alleged Software Pirates
Phishers Adopt Scam Tricks From Virus Writers
(news) Phishers Adopt Scam Tricks From Virus Writers
Hackers Reopen Online Store
(news) Hackers Reopen Online Store
Secret Service Busts Internet Organized Crime Ring
(news) Secret Service Busts Internet Organized Crime Ring
Grand Theft Auto... Stolen!
(news) Grand Theft Auto... Stolen!
Has Your PC Gone Phishing?
(news) Study shows most attacks come from exploited PCs belonging to DSL or cable customers.
Halo 2 for Xbox Leaked Online
(news) Microsoft promises to take action against those responsible.
Almost One in Four Businesses Pirate Software
(news) Violations appear to be commonplace, even though professionals agree it is risky.
Arrest Made in Cisco Source Code Theft
(news) Suspect accused of stealing and distributing source code over the Internet.
China Blasted Over Piracy
(news) Lax enforcement of intellectual property laws hurts business and investment, group charges.
FBI Seizes Counterfeit Software
(news) Eleven charged in 'Digital Marauder' case that could hit $87 million.
Identity Theft Suspect Pleads Guilty
(news) Man had been charged with one of the largest such scams in U.S. history.
Software Pirate Gets Jail Time
(news) German man sentenced to three years for selling counterfeit Microsoft products.
Al Qaeda's Tech Traps
(news) Investigations, arrests highlight how technology aids and weakens terror network.
Dozens Convicted of Cybercrimes
(news) DOJ announces arrests, convictions for online fraud and other Net-related crimes.
Antipiracy Efforts Seek Funding
(news) Industry groups push nonpartisan caucus to fund education, prosecution for intellectual property theft.
Identity Theft Gets Phishy
(news) How to protect yourself.
Consumer Watch: Are You Helping a Spammer?
(howto) Bad guys can hijack your PC and use it to transmit trash with impunity.

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