News tagged with computer crime

Australian charged with infecting 3,000 computers

(AP) -- A 20-year-old Australian man has been charged with infecting more than 3,000 computers around the world with a virus designed to capture banking and credit card data, police said Thursday.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Recognition at last: Face recognition computers can see through your disguise

A rapid but superior method for computerized face recognition could revolutionize security systems especially if it can see through disguises, according to research published in this month's issue of the International Jo ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 2

Technology, sour economy breed, feed Internet scams

Ute Schnetzinger thought the bride was demanding. Only later did the Richardson, Texas, florist learn she was bogus.

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created May 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Your computer could open door to cyberpredators

They're hacking into computers, secretly watching girls on webcams, and using sophisticated techniques to disguise child pornography and thwart law enforcement. Across the globe, men with advanced computer and Internet skills ...

Technology / Internet

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Cyber crooks hot on heels of computer users: Cisco

Cisco chief executive John Chambers has warned that computer defenders are mere steps ahead of cyber crooks and that security must be built into all aspects of networks.

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created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Reports of Internet crime jump 33 percent

(AP) -- Reports of Internet-based crime jumped 33 percent in 2008, according to a group that monitors web-based fraud.

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created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

More Internet predators are challenging agents

(AP) -- Eric Szatkowski is a Wisconsin Justice Department special agent, but on that Sunday afternoon he entered an online chat room as a 14-year-old boy. He claimed he was into weightlifting, AC/DC and muscle magazines. ...

Technology / Internet

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Russia's hackers pose growing global threat

Not long ago, the simple, anonymous thrill of exposing chinks in American software was enough of a payoff for a Russian hacker.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 30, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (10) | comments 2


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