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Phishing in the sights of the law
The FBI has arrested 53 people in "Operation Phish Phry," one of the first cases being prosecuted involving a huge fraudulent scheme based on phishing. We report this week on the 86-page indictment
Botnet plunders 70GB of personal and financial data in 10 days
Researchers from the University of California managed to hack into the command-and-control network used by hackers to manage an 180,000 strong botnet. In the short 10 days that they had access to the
Feds bust H-1B visa scam
Vision Systems Group, a New Jersey IT services company, was indicted last week for conspiracy and mail fraud involving H-1B visas in what authorities say is part of larger investigation into firms
Warnings about data mining
The genius of technology helped create the data mining tools that are being used for business and by intelligence and law enforcement agencies. But sometimes these tools can be used recklessly and
FTC targets spam
The Federal Trade Commission is taking a hard look at the next generation of spam and what companies can do to fight the impact of malicious emails and phishing. In a new report called "The Next
Microsoft is serious about fighting phishing
Microsoft's efforts to shut down phishers are having some impact. According to a news report, Redmond has filed 129 lawsuits abroad against alleged phishers and is working hand-in-hand with law
CEO's role in scandal under scrutiny
A report in The Washington Post indicates that HP CEO Mark Hurd was not only aware of the strategy being used in the boardroom spying scandal, he may have even signed off on it. The
HP scandal grabs Congress' attention
I'm pretty sure that when HP leaders decided to embark on an investigation into board leaks to the media none of them expected the decision would land them in a public scandal that would draw
SPOTLIGHT: Online privacy advocates step up effortsÂ
Protecting online privacy of users, clients and customers is a growing issue today as governments such as China's boost censorship efforts. Even U.S. law enforcement agencies believe privacy comes in
