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Nigerian man gets 12 years for $1.3m 419 scam
A Nigerian man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in US prison for orchestrating an advance payment scam that bilked victims out of more than $1.3m.…
Spammers latch onto Ping to pump iPhone survey scams
Spammers have been quick off the mark in exploiting Apple's new iTunes social network to punt survey scams.…
Spammers latch onto Ping to pump iPhone survey scams
Spammers have been quick off the mark in exploiting Apple's new iTunes social network to punt survey scams.…
Spammers latch onto Ping to pump iPhone survey scams
Spammers have been quick off the mark in exploiting Apple's new iTunes social network to punt survey scams.…
Symantec Snoop Dogg rap contest site rickrolled
Symantec's attempts to link up with Snoop Dogg to launch a cybercrime rap contest have descended into farce after it emerged that vulnerabilities with a dedicated site can be easily rickrolled.…
Phone bugging scandal reignited as <em>NotW</em> suspends reporter
New allegations of phone hacking at the News of the World have resulted in the suspension of one of the Sunday paper's reporters, pending legal and disciplinary action over allegations of tapping into the voicemail messages of an unnamed television personality.…
Microsoft freshens retro code lock-down tool
Microsoft has released a new version of a software tool that developers and administrators can use to harden older applications against common vulnerabilities.…
HMRC issues CD-rom alert to employers
HM Revenue and Customs has warned employers who use its Employer CD-rom to update it immediately to avoid miscalculations.…
iTunes update plugs WebKit flaw
The latest version of iTunes for Windows addresses 13 security vulnerabilities, as well as adding much-publicised social networking functionality.…
iTunes update plugs WebKit flaw
The latest version of iTunes for Windows addresses 13 security vulnerabilities, as well as adding much-publicised social networking functionality.…
iTunes update plugs WebKit flaw
The latest version of iTunes for Windows addresses 13 security vulnerabilities, as well as adding much-publicised social networking functionality.…
Symantec and Snoop Dogg launch cybercrime rap contest
Symantec has teamed up with rapper Snoop Dogg to launch a cybercrime rap contest.…
Cyber-jihadists deface home of teddy bears' picnic
Geographically mixed-up Algerian hackers made themselves look rather silly by defacing the website of an English stately home instead of Belvoir Fortress in Israel, their intended target.…
Feds crack phone clone scam that cost Sprint $15m
Federal prosecutors have uncovered a scam that used tens of thousands of cloned cellphones to defraud Sprint out of $15m in lost long distance revenue.…
Microsoft releases FixIt for critical flaw in 100 apps
Microsoft has released a software tool that helps system administrators protect PCs against a critical class of vulnerabilities found in more than 100 applications from a variety of software makers.…
Survey scammers serve up supposed shelter from survey scams
Cheeky scammers are offering prospective marks an application that supposedly shields them from exposure to survey scams.…
Survey scammers serve up supposed shelter from survey scams
Cheeky scammers are offering prospective marks an application that supposedly shields them from exposure to survey scams.…
Survey scammers serve up supposed shelter from survey scams
Cheeky scammers are offering prospective marks an application that supposedly shields them from exposure to survey scams.…
Russian cops cuff 10 ransomware Trojan suspects
Russian police have arrested 10 suspected members of a ransomware gang who allegedly made millions via a locked computer malware scam.…
Hardware hackers defeat quantum crypto
Security researchers using hardware hacking techniques have unearthed generic flaws in supposedly ultra-secure quantum cryptography systems.…