Spyware news from FierceCIO

PeerBlock is a free application that blocks off a selective host that is known to be serving spyware or advertisements that you do not appreciate. Personally, I think of this as a decidedly low-tech... Read more...

It began as a private act of mischief, to spy on an ex-girlfriend, but now 38-year-old Scott Graham of Avon Lake, Ohio, is set to plead guilty to federal charges. The original idea was simple enough:... Read more...

A software engineer tasked with writing spyware used by a European government to intercept VoIP phone calls has published the source code. Apparently, Ruben Unteregger's contract with his previous... Read more...

Researchers based at the Munk Center for International Studies at the University of Toronto have uncovered a vast electronic spying operation that they say has infiltrated at least 1,295 computers... Read more...

The theft of a vendor number for the University of Utah's design and construction department led to a scam that resulted in the loss of almost a million dollars before it was uncovered. More than... Read more...

The Federal Trade Commission this week told the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation that it favors legislation granting it new powers to seek civil penalties in spyware... Read more...

It turns out that phishing schemes and spyware are more than just annoying; they're both turning out to pack a serious wallop for the wallets of online consumers. A new study from... Read more...

> PayPal adds another security layer to protect account holders. Article... Read more...

The security experts are right when they say that phishers and hackers are getting smarter every day. That's because they obviously keep track of big news and top search engine topics, as... Read more...

The continuing quest to squelch spam, deter spyware and stop malware is causing more than a few waves within the email security industry. Big tech titans--from Cisco to Microsoft and everyone in... Read more...