A Dutch man was sentenced to 12 years in a US prison on Friday for being an online "broker" for credit card numbers stolen in a computer hacking conspiracy.

Technology - Internet

Feb 02, 2013 4 / 5 (2) 3

(AP)—Brazilian police say they have arrested a German scientist wanted in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme in his home country.

Other Sciences - Other

Oct 24, 2012 not rated yet 1

A former US senator who now represents poker players compared US efforts to curb online gambling to Prohibition on Tuesday as he argued for legislation that would allow Internet gaming.

Technology - Internet

Oct 25, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 3

(AP) -- An Internet poker company that was blocked from operating in the U.S. in the spring as part of an online gambling crackdown was "not a legitimate poker company, but a global Ponzi scheme," federal prosecutors said ...

Technology - Internet

Sep 20, 2011 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

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 ...

Technology - Internet

May 27, 2010 not rated yet 2

(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.

Technology - Other

Aug 28, 2009 3.8 / 5 (4) 0

Imagine the shock, the horror, and the sheer panic that would come with learning that the financial plan you’d sunk your life savings into was a sham, the financial experts you trusted were crooks, and all your money was ...

Other Sciences - Economics & Business

Jul 02, 2009 5 / 5 (2) 2

Is there a bit of Bernie in you? Mobile phone users worldwide will soon be able to play Ponzi scheme scammers in a new videogame based on the financial ruin wreaked by jailed US fraudster Bernard Madoff.

Technology - Software

May 06, 2009 not rated yet 0