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FBI says online scammers becoming more clever
Online crime is on the rise, and the resulting monetary loss more than doubled in 2009 over the previous year, according to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). The center, which is a joint... Read more...
Crackdown on fake computer parts
A Chinese businessman who sold phony Cisco computer parts to U.S. buyers was sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison, according to the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles. He also was... Read more...
Rogue malware is money spinner for scammers
Ever wondered how much money rogue antivirus scammers have made off with? Well, the FBI has the answer: A whopping $150 million. That's the FBI's estimates of the loss caused by these "scareware" to... Read more...
FBI: Hackers target social networks
Social networks are becoming the victims of hack attacks, just like other Internet sites around the globe. Some spam tricks users into downloading an application or viewing a video. Others make it... Read more...
Conficker still lurks on the Internet
Conficker, a rogue virus that cropped up last November, is still with us, according to an article in the New York Times. Despite the fact that computer security experts decoded the program and... Read more...
Security guard at hospital hacks computer system
The FBI has arrested a man on charges of felony computer intrusion after coming across videos of his shenanigans--on YouTube. Jess William McGraw apparently took up a job as a security guard at the... Read more...
Hackers break into state database, demand money
Hackers are everywhere, and they're not just hacking for fun; they're doing it for money. In the latest case, hackers made their way into a Virginia state website used by pharmacists to track... Read more...
Ex-Fannie Mae engineer pleads not guilty
The ex-Fannie Mae employee who was accused of attempting to sabotage thousands of servers at Fannie Mae has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. Rajendrasinh B. Makwana entered the plea... Read more...
Former Lehman Brothers exec named FBI CIO
The FBI has named Chad Fulgham, a former technology executive at the now-defunct investment firm Lehman Brothers, as its next CIO. FBI Director Robert Mueller noted that Fulgham has extensive... Read more...
Beware of holiday cyber scams
It's that holiday time of year again, when the spirit of giving and the spirit of taking abounds. And when it comes to taking, watch out for those email solicitations and dummy e-commerce sites that... Read more...
