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Sophisticated cyber thieves behind Epsilon attack

An online marketing firm hit by what may be one of the biggest data thefts ever was the victim of "highly sophisticated cyber thieves," according to its parent company.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Off the hook! Who gets phished and why

Communication researchers at four major universities have found that if you receive a lot of email, habitually respond to a good portion of it, maintain a lot of online relationships and conduct a large number of transactions ...

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created Apr 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Targeted nature of email breach worries experts

Think twice next time you get an email from Chase or Citi asking you to log in to your credit card account. The bank may not have sent it.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

US banks, companies issue warning after email hack

Computer hackers gained access to the email addresses of customers of several large US banks and other companies in a potentially huge data breach at US online marketing firm Epsilon. ...

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created Apr 04, 2011 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

TripAdvisor email list hacked, passwords secure

TripAdvisor said Thursday that hackers had stolen a portion of the online travel site's email list and warned members of the possibility of receiving junk mail messages.

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created Mar 24, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 2

US man arrested in hacker stock fraud scheme

US authorities Monday arrested and charged a Texas man accused of masterminding a scheme using a Russian hacker and an email spam campaign to pump up the value of fledgling companies, the Justice Department ...

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created Mar 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Microsoft takes down major fake drug spam network

Microsoft on Thursday announced the dismantling of a "notorious and complex" network of virus-infected computers used to send billions of email messages daily hawking fake drugs.

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created Mar 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Identifying 'anonymous' email authors

A team of researchers from Concordia University has developed an effective new technique to determine the authorship of anonymous emails. Tests showed their method has a high level of accuracy – and unlike ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (12) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Web use doesn't encourage belief in political rumors, but e-mail does

Despite the fears of some, a new study suggests that use of the internet in general does not make people more likely to believe political rumors.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Swiss Post accused of patent infringement

US startup RPost on Wednesday accused Switzerland's postal service of intentionally violating patented technology for proving email messages have been delivered.

Technology / Business

created Feb 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Facebook Messages prepares for mainstream

Facebook fans hungry for an @facebook.com address, get ready.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 10, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Facebook Messages to arrive soon at your inbox

Facebook fans hungry for an @facebook.com address, get ready.

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created Feb 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

India insists on access to BlackBerry emails

India said on Monday it will "insist" that BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) gives law enforcers a way to monitor its corporate email service as a deadline for the company to comply expired. ...

Technology / Business

created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Calif. man used Facebook to hack women's e-mails

(AP) -- In a cautionary tale for users of social-networking sites, a California man has admitted using personal information he gleaned from Facebook to hack into women's e-mail accounts, then send nude pictures ...

Technology / Internet

created Jan 15, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 13

107 trillion emails sent last year: Pingdom

Internet users sent a total of 107 trillion emails last year, most of them spam, according to a Web monitoring service.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 11