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Hacker Enlists Other Unwitting Hackers in Scam
Written on 23 Jul, 2010 at 9:17 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 0 views times | 0 Comments
Skilled malware writers have found a way for less experienced cyber criminals to do their work for them. A new freeware phishing kit being offered in hacker forums offers cyber criminals a way to set up fake websites and spam... (Continue reading)
Indian Cops Nab ‘Notorious’ Cyber Criminal
Written on 23 Jul, 2010 at 9:06 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 0 views times | 0 Comments
Police in India have arrested a “notorious inter-state cyber criminal” who is accused of hacking into the bank account of a Dehli resident. Ganesh Kumar Agarwal, aka Prince, was grabbed after allegedly using the hacked bank account to make online... (Continue reading)
Website Sued for Selling Personal Data
Written on 22 Jul, 2010 at 9:51 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 42 views times | 0 Comments
A Washington, D.C.-area resident has filed a lawsuit against a website for allegedly selling personal and financial data about individuals without their consent. Tom Robins claims that Spokeo.com, a website that allows users to search for an individual by name, phone... (Continue reading)
iPhone Thief Found by GPS
Written on 22 Jul, 2010 at 9:43 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 46 views times | 0 Comments
A 31-year-old man who stole and iPhone was arrested recently because police were able to track the GPS function of the phone. Horatio Toure rode a bicycle to a woman and grabbed her iPhone. However, the woman was carrying the iPhone... (Continue reading)
Botnet Malware Writers Arrested in Slovenia
Written on 22 Jul, 2010 at 9:28 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 47 views times | 0 Comments
Slovenian police have arrested four suspects amid allegations that the four developed the Mariposa botnet malware. The arrests come of the heels of a joint investigation between Slovenian police and the FBI. Earlier this year, three suspects were arrested in Spain... (Continue reading)
YouGov Offers Tracking Software Option
Written on 22 Jul, 2010 at 9:22 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 16 views times | 0 Comments
Participants in a YouGov survey recently received requests to download software designed to track user web surfing habits. The July edition of the survey asked questions regarding the user’s employer and work before asking if the user would like to... (Continue reading)
Scammers Take Advantage of Buzz Around Toy Story 3
Written on 21 Jul, 2010 at 10:17 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 18 views times | 0 Comments
Scammers are notorious for jumping quickly on the latest trends, including the World Cup and iPad launches. They have now turned to using the buzz surrounding Toy Story 3 to lure in unsuspecting victims to bombard them with pop-up software... (Continue reading)
Accused PC Consultant Pleads Not Guilty in Sextortion Case
Written on 21 Jul, 2010 at 10:07 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 3 views times | 0 Comments
A computer consultant from California has pleaded not guilty to charges that he engaged in sextortion by hacking into the computer of victims, using personal information to extort explicit videos. Luis Mijangos of Santa Ana, Calif., entered his plea in a... (Continue reading)
Computer Provider Warns Customers of Malware Infection
Written on 21 Jul, 2010 at 9:55 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 60 views times | 0 Comments
Dell is currently warning customers that some motherboards have been infected with malware. The PowerEdge R410 Rack server apparently contains spyware embedded within the systems management software. The computer firm is sending letters to users and directly phoning those who are... (Continue reading)
Alleged Scammer Convicted for Running Online Gold-Selling Scam
Written on 20 Jul, 2010 at 14:02 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 24 views times | 0 Comments
A federal jury last week convicted a Houston, Texas, man of 25 counts of bankruptcy fraud and mail fraud arising from an Internet scam to sell gold. James Maceo Ramey was found guilty on all 25 counts alleged in... (Continue reading)
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