News tagged with computer fraud
10 arrested in European raids on Internet piracy
(AP) -- Belgian police say 10 people have been arrested in raids across Europe against hackers who put illegal copies of movies and television series on the Internet.
Sep 08, 2010 |
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Two thirds of Internet users hit by cybercrime: Norton
Computer security firm Symantec on Wednesday reported that about two thirds of the world's Internet users have fallen victim to cybercrime and few think crooks will be caught.
Sep 08, 2010 |
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Estonian hacker pleads not guilty to bilking cash
An extradited Estonian hacker has pled not guilty to bilking the Royal Bank of Scotland of nine million dollars in a single day by tampering with its payroll debit cards around the world, US officials have ...
Aug 07, 2010 |
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3 indicted in $100 million Internet 'scareware' scheme
Three men have been indicted in connection with a Ukraine-based fraud scheme which tricked Internet users into believing their computers were infected and collected some 100 million dollars, officials said ...
May 27, 2010 |
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India fraud office to prosecute Satyam founder
India's fraud office will file charges this month against the founder of outsourcer Satyam after he admitted to falsifying profits in the nation's biggest corporate fraud, a minister said Monday.
Nov 16, 2009 |
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FBI smashes US-Egypt cyber 'phishing' ring
Investigators in the United States and Egypt have smashed a computer "phishing" identity theft scam described as the biggest cyber-crime investigation in US history, officials said Wednesday.
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Fla. man accepts plea in record data theft case
(AP) -- An accused computer hacker charged in what prosecutors call the largest identity fraud case in U.S. history has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges.
Aug 28, 2009 |
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State govs saying 'No thanks' to mystery laptops
(AP) -- Even during tight budgetary times, a growing handful of state governors are proving too wary to accept laptop computers that have shown up at their offices this month, unsolicited.
Aug 28, 2009 |
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Researcher says internal security breaches pose a bigger threat than hackers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Periodic news accounts about computer hacking and deployment of worms and viruses strike fear in companies that now conduct much of their business online. But an Iowa State University information security ...
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Aug 03, 2009 |
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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.
May 06, 2009 |
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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.
Mar 30, 2009 |
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SEC drops options case vs former McAfee lawyer
(AP) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission says it has dropped its lawsuit against McAfee Inc.'s former general counsel which accused him of illegally tampering with stock options.
Mar 19, 2009 |
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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.
Dec 30, 2008 |
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