News tagged with bank accounts
Hacker 'command' servers seized in US: Microsoft (Update)
Microsoft on Monday said that cyber crime "command" servers in two US states were seized in an ongoing campaign to sever online crooks from infected computers used as virtual henchmen.
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Battling Botnets With An Awesome OS
(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite security software, patches and updates, your computer remains threatened by attack and takeover from hackers and cyber-criminals who will turn your PC into their networked robot -- or "bot" -- creating ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 09, 2010 |
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Megaupload's Kim Dotcom granted bail in N.Zealand
Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom was freed on bail in a surprise move, after a New Zealand judge dismissed fears the internet tycoon would flee the country to escape US online piracy charges.
Feb 22, 2012 |
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US authorities hit Megaupload with more charges
The US authorities have filed additional copyright infringement and fraud charges against Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and other employees of the file-sharing site shut down last month.
Feb 17, 2012 |
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Megaupload boss to appeal for bail in New Zealand
Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom will appeal Friday against a ruling that kept him behind bars in New Zealand while US officials seek his extradition for alleged copyright piracy, his lawyers said.
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Megaupload's Kim Dotcom denied bail in New Zealand
Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom will stay behind bars awaiting possible extradition to the United States after a New Zealand judge Wednesday said the Internet millionaire poses a serious flight risk.
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Yahoo! awarded $610 million in spammer case
Yahoo! on Wednesday said that a judge ordered spammers to pay $610 million for running a larcenous lottery scheme using the Internet pioneer's name.
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Go ahead, tell me what to buy: Happy consumers like it (most of the time?)
Consumers apparently don't mind taking orders, when it comes to slogans for pleasurable products or services, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. But banks and insurance agencies should mind their ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 15, 2011 |
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Transaction declined? Texting would OK overdrafts
(AP) -- If you're willing to pay a $35 fee to overdraw your checking account, just text your approval to the bank.
May 09, 2011 |
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11 charged in US crackdown on online poker
Eleven people have been charged with bank fraud, money laundering, illegal gambling and other offenses in a crackdown on the three largest online poker companies operating in the United States.
Apr 15, 2011 |
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American Express makes digital wallets
American Express on Monday launched an online financial transactions service that it claims goes beyond what others provide in a market dominated by PayPal.
Mar 29, 2011 |
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Gawker.com says its user database was compromised
(AP) -- Gawker Media Inc. is urging subscribers to change their passwords because someone has managed to hack into the company's user database.
Dec 13, 2010 |
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Cyberthieves still rely on human foot soldiers
(AP) -- Sitting at a computer somewhere overseas in January 2009, computer hackers went phishing.
Nov 22, 2010 |
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Dozens charged in NY in global computer virus scam
(AP) -- Hackers in eastern Europe who used computer viruses to steal usernames and passwords teamed up with foreign students who opened bank accounts in the U.S. to snatch at least $3 million from American bank accounts, ...
Sep 30, 2010 |
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India slowly gets to grips with ecommerce
Vipul Modi is a busy high court lawyer in India's financial capital Mumbai. Like many people, he uses the Internet to buy rail and airline tickets as well as pay his utility bills.
May 16, 2010 |
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