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Flaws found in Canon Image Verification System
Encryption expert Dmitry Sklyarov--who was previously arrested (and acquitted) by the FBI after cracking the encryption used in Adobe System's eBook format--has made the headlines again. This time,
Alleged Apple fraudster done in by email
The former Apple ( NASDAQ: AAPL ) manager, indicted on charges of wire fraud this month, was allegedly done in by an email cache discovered on his laptop. Paul Shim Devine, who is charged with taking
Troy Group announces proprietary security toner for HP printers
The Troy Group has announced the availability of a security toner that comes with toner technology to foil tempering of documents printed using it. According to Troy, a printing solutions specialist,
Internet fraud: How bad is the situation, really?
Remember the story of how The New York Times became the unwitting victim of a rogue ad? In a brazen bait and switch operation, the perpetrators swapped out their previously approved ad and inserted
Botnet implicated in sophisticated click fraud operation
An extraordinarily sophisticated operation has been found riding on top of the Bahama Botnet. Previously implicated in ads involving rogue antivirus software, researchers studying the botnet have
Employee accesses 10,000 hospital records
There's never a dull moment in the IT world--or even a completely safe moment. The latest security incident comes from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, where it is warning more than 10,000
Cybercrime on the rise
Security firm Tiversa says its research reveals a 32 percent jump in identity theft-related searches in the fall of 2008 as thieves continued to find new ways to extract sensitive information and
Fraud found in H1B visa process
A report by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has found that forged documents, fake degrees and shell companies were used in H1B applications -- a revelation that may lead to increased
Notification laws have not cut ID theft
Forty-three states have laws requiring companies and institutions to notify residents when there has been an electronic theft of personal identity information--laws that the sponsors had hoped would
Are you dealing with identity theft?
Identity theft is a relatively new kind of crime that is almost as sophisticated as the computer that you use every day. If your identity and credit card number are stolen, thieves can start charging
