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As much as we dread hearing about disasters—the natural ones, most especially—happening on certain parts of the globe where most of our families and friends are, we still keep an eye out for what’s happening. And as much as we …

It’s official. Intelligent people do dumb things. Earlier this month, an internet fraudster – who had cashed in nearly half a million pounds – was put behind bars for two years for his part in a gang running various web-based …

Malware writers and people who make money off the distribution of malware have always had one tricky element to their operation – getting the user to act in such a way which gets him/her infected. Throughout the years one approach …

By the time you’re reading this post, Kate and William will probably have tied the knot and are getting ready for the sumptuous post-service festivities. In the meantime, media outlets will be rushing to get their stories and video footage …

The 2010 World Cup is finally under way and millions of football fans around the world will be tuning in over the next three weeks to watch their favourite national team compete in one of the world’s most popular sporting …

Scams are getting bolder and more intelligent all the time. Recent the BBC broke a story about a new scareware malware which exploits people looking for pornography. The malware which masquerades as a pornographic game once downloaded and run takes …

Social sites such as Facebook and MySpace are a big hit nowadays; not just with the young generation but with people of all ages. It’s an amazing platform for people to connect but it certainly isn’t without its dangers. As …

A report by the Antiphishing Working Group this week reveals that the number of people downloading and installing rogue anti-virus programs is on the rise with one security company claiming that cybercriminals were making up to $34 million a MONTH …

I have dealt with cyber crime in a number of previous posts, such as the 21st Century heists series. This post chronicles a recent event about some of the themes tackled in that series. Finjan has recently released a report about …

After previously taking a look at the various methods employed to steal money the hi-tech way, below are some considerations, tips and closing thoughts about how to avoid becoming a victim to these schemes. Nowadays a robbery is no longer …