Topic: Computer Crime

Top 10 Most Effective Cybercrime Policies

CSO magazine recently surveyed the cybercrime landscape with the help of Carnegie Mellon's CERT Coordination Center and the U.S. Secret Service to identify the most effective methods used to fight e-crime. Here's what they came up ...READ»

Life of Crime

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Fast Talk: Threat Reduction

Symantec's Zulfikar Ramzan on figuring out online crime before the criminals do.READ»

Something Phish-y

Fighting phishing, the online scam that could leave you with a big hole in your pocket.READ»

Update: The Facebook Phishing Scam Continues

Last week I wrote about a phishing and malware scam that has plagued Facebook for weeks. It wasn't quite a virus, because it affected Mac users--but it wasn't entirely Web-based either, because some of the links it hawked were ...READ»

Mergers Can Lead to More Security Woes

Every day it seems like we’re hearing about a bank merger or at least banks talking about merging. Washington Mutual and J.P. Morgan Chase. Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. It doesn’t look like we’ll be hearing any less of ...READ»

• Fast Security for a Wired World
• 7 Tips to Protecting Yourself Online

Cyber Bullying: It's Not About Sticks and Stones

A lot of things have transitioned into the cyber realm. People talk online, watch television online, shop online -- they even 'date' and have 'sex' online. A nationally-representative phone survey of 935 teenagers released last ...READ»

24. Credit Card Top Cop

Previous | Next When Sergio Pinon fell victim to identity theft in February 2004, he did more than just get mad about it. As the chief fraud investigator for MasterCard, Pinon realized that "if it could happen to me, ...READ»

Criminalizing False Identities: The End of Online Anonymity?

Lying about your identity on the Internet may no longer just earn you the scorn of your fellow online users – it could also be a criminal, jailable offense.READ»

The Facebook Email Scam: Have You Been Hit?

For the last two weeks, a phishing and malware scam propagated virally through Facebook, taking control of member accounts and blasting their friends with bogus messages. Today, a new wave of attacks hit, getting broader traction ...READ»

24. Credit Card Top Cop

Previous | Next When Sergio Pinon fell victim to identity theft in February 2004, he did more than just get mad about it. As the chief fraud investigator for MasterCard, Pinon realized that "if it could happen to me, anyone can ...READ»

10 Questions About the Facebook Hack Attacks

On Thursday night, Facebook was attacked by hackers for the fourth time this month. Who is behind the attacks isn't known, but the malefactors appear to be using several old tricks--phishing, malware downloads, and other ...READ»

Lovely Spam! Wonderful Spam!

It was announced today that one of the world's top three spammers (now there's a list you want to be on... and can't opt-out) has been ordered to pay a $7 million settlement to Microsoft. Good Thing. Bill could use the money. I ...READ»

Laura Betterly on Google Phishing

A client of ours sent over an e-mail from Google, one that said one of their ads were disapproved and there was a link to login and fix the problem. The only thing was, the notice wasn't from Google, and it went to a phishing site, ...READ»

I Don't Like Spam!

In the August 2003 issue of Fast Company, Keith Hammonds sheds light on the dirty little secret about spam. In the piece, he considers possible solutions to the ever-increasing spam problem. Today, the Direct Marketing Association ...READ»

Caught by a Queen

I have gotten some interesting comments on a post I wrote last week about internet safety. One parent urged other parents to try posing as a "hottie" online to see how their child responds. While another young adult found this to be ...READ»

Scammers pretending to give your stimulus check--Nasty!

Watch out for these snakes! Some people have no ethics at all. I got an email this morning that purported to be from the IRS. The subject was “2008 Economic Stimulus Refund. [Scanned]” And it started like ...READ»

Online Identify Theft More Common Than You May Think

It's not too surprising to note that online identity theft is actually a much worse problem than you might think.READ»

Google Bombing and the IRS

It's tax time, and many of us will heed the IRS' suggestion to download forms and file electronically. But as I learned, malicious black hat hackers have hijacked Google's IRS search results to deliver nasty malware. Here’s how. READ»

The Black Market Code Industry

Inside the shadowy underworld where rogue employees sell holes in their companies' software. The buyers: security firms, mobsters, and -- surprise -- the U.S. government. READ»

• Is Your Smartphone Possessed?
• Hacking the iPhone
• The Email Trail