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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

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

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