‘Fraud Finder’ Accused of Using Internet to Bad Mouth Former Fortune 500 Firm

A San Diego, Calif., man is expected in court next week after been charged with conspiracy to manipulate the stock price of a former Fortune 500 company by making false and misleading statements about its business operations and management, the FBI’s Miami office announced.

According to the charging document, Barry Minkow, 44, ran a California-based for-profit fraud investigation firm. In his role, he developed…

Achy, Breaky Bank Account: Scamming Romeos Lure Women out of Cash

Women, if you are into online dating instead of meeting a potential Romeo in a bar, take note: FBI’s cyber complaint center IC3 is warning about a scam in which certain web Lotharios are after much more than just your heart.

Generally, romance scams entail a fraudster asking potential victims to wire funds for various reasons. In this new, updated version of the ploy, scammers are claiming affiliation with…

Illinois Woman Gets 5 Years’ Probation for Unlawful Computer Access

A 43-year-old woman from Illinois has been sentenced to five years’ probation for illegally accessing a protected computer used by the Better Business Bureau.

In addition to probation, the Chicago Office of the FBI announced Theresa L. Glass of Belvidere, Ill., admitted to accessing a BBB computer located in Centerville, Utah, without authorization. The computer she accessed was used in and affected interstate commerce.

Glass, a former…

Vint Cerf, Melissa Hathaway to Speak at AFA’s CyberFutures Conference

The Air Force Association‘s newest event, the CyberFutures Conference and Technology Exposition, will explore cyberspace with energetic discussions, the latest in IT and education and a career fair for job seekers.

AFA has teamed up with military-to-civilian recruitment firm RecruitMilitary to host a career fair…

Florida Tops List of Cyber Crime Hotspots

Florida may be known for its perpetual beautiful weather, but a new report ranking the state as the one of the top spots for cyber crime could add gloom to the Sunshine State.

The economic downturn has pushed Florida to one of the top spots in the nation for Internet crime, and the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center reported the state finished second in the nation in the…

New Scam Targets Online Sellers

The FBI’s cyber complaint center has released a report warning about a new scam that targets sellers on online marketplace websites.

According to IC3, this new ploy aims to swindle consumers who sell merchandise on the Internet by generating fake receipts. This receipt generator is an executable file that has been circulating on hacking forums recently, the center said.

The receipt generator asks the would-be victim to disclose information about…

Tuscon Man Held for 2009 Super Bowl Porn Interruption

An Arizona man accused of interrupting the 2009 broadcast of Super Bowl with a 37-second clip of pornography has been arrested on charges of fraud and computer tampering, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office announced.

Frank Tanori Gonzalez was arrested last week for his alleged role in interrupting the local Comcast feed of the game between the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers, Feb. 1, 2009, with what Reuters…

Search Warrants Executed for ‘Anonymous’ Attackers

FBI agents yesterday executed more than 40 search warrants throughout the United States as part of an ongoing investigation into recent coordinated cyber attacks against major companies and organizations.

According to a press release by the bureau, Anonymous has claimed responsibility for these distributed denial of service attack, saying the attacks were conducted in protest of the companies’ and …

FBI Awards ManTech Cybersecurity Contract

ManTech scooped up another hefty contract today.

The federal government awarded the Fairfax, Va., IT security firm a five year, $9.2 million contract to provide cybersecurity for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Under the contract, ManTech will supply the FBI with security policies, procedures, training and planning, and manage security for FBI communications.

The award follows previous contracts…

Ohio-based Whistle-blower Site Attacked

You do not have to be an infamous, mighty secret-spilling organization to attract the wrong kind of attention. Just ask an Ohio-based web designer, whose whistle-blower site recently fell victim to cyber attacks.

Chris Avell, who runs idontgiveascam.com–a whistle-blower site aimed at exposing online business scams– said a DDoS attack caused him an estimated $10,000 in damages and revenue loss, according to San Antonio Express-News.

Avell said a California-based…