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Tom Kelchner writing over at the Sunbelt Blog is signaling that a new phisher is on the loose, sending out fake emails to MobileMe subscribers demanding that they update their credit card information, in what looks like a typical phishing scam. This isn’t, by far, the first (and likely not the last) time Mobile... |
12 November 2009
08:16 GMT |
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A company going by the name of The-iPhone-Unlock.com says it is able to provide iPhone 2G, 3G and 3GS users with a reliable unlock solution, so that they can break free from the shackles and use their powerful smartphones with any carrier in the world. Softpedia previously heard a similar story from iPhone Unlocking ... |
20 October 2009
08:40 GMT |
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To his immense surprise, a Winnipeg businessman, named Alan Davison, was announced that he was due to pay a $52.000 bill for calls made abroad in less than a month. As he declared and as most believe, the calls, to Bulgaria, were made after his voice mail system was hacked.Since the bill displays a monstrous amount o... |
19 December 2008
10:23 GMT |
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It appears that NASA has been the victim of a fraud that could have caused the loss of a spacecraft and of its crew. A 60-year-old man named Richard Harmon, working at Cornerstone Machining Inc., close to Houston, Texas, was involved in the development of a complicated part for a NASA space shuttle, called a passive ... |
14 November 2008
10:55 GMT |
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The French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, has been the target of fraudsters, reported a local paper on Sunday. According to Le Journal du Dimanche, Mr. Sarkozy's bank account has been hacked and small sums of money have been withdrawn without his authorization. French Secretary of State for Consumer Affairs, Luc Ch... |
21 October 2008
07:00 GMT |
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Several online poker players have exposed a fraud performed with the help of a cheat code that is estimated at $74 million according to an MSNBC report. The affected software was run by UltimateBet, a well known online poker website.UltimateBet is amongst the top poker websites on the Internet and it was acquired by ... |
25 September 2008
10:25 GMT |
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Maricopa County Recorder's Office has decided to take death certificates offline from their website due to concerns regarding the increasing number of identity theft incidents. The documents, which are still public records, can now be accessed only upon submission of an official request form.The Maricopa County ... |
11 September 2008
09:09 GMT |
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According to a BBC investigation, stolen US credit card details are shared on the underground carding market for use in the UK. A gang that stole thousands of credit card details from ATMs across the US are contacting UK carders, and have them manufacture fake card clones to buy goods, or withdraw cash from self-serv... |
2 September 2008
09:12 GMT |
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The National Police Service in Ireland is investigating a major credit card scam in which information of over 20,000 credit and debit cards has been stolen. The attackers posed as bank service personnel and attached rogue devices to card readers in stores from northeast Ireland. The captured data was then sent on the... |
20 August 2008
04:49 GMT |
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Many people, supporters and relatives of the competitors, want to get a front seat at the Olympics. Since tickets are almost sold out, some resort to anonymous websites that promise unbelievably small prices for the best seats in the house. Beijingticketing.com is one of these sites that scammed many people, one of t... |
5 August 2008
03:03 GMT |
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According to a recently released study conducted by RedShift Research at the request of telecoms supplier Denovo, businesses turn a blind eye to telecom related security issues. Most companies believe that this type of fraud will not impact them in a significant manner and prefer to focus their attention on other sec... |
29 July 2008
03:30 GMT |
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According to Click Forensics, company that specializes in traffic quality management, in the second quarter of 2008 PPC (pay-per-click) fraud figures have maintained a relatively stable level of 16.2%. The data has been collected from more than 4,000 online advertisers and agencies and it shows that fraudsters prefer... |
25 July 2008
10:30 GMT |
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Symantec has just launched Online Fraud Protection, a special solution which includes numerous security technologies supposed to protect both businesses and their customers. Using the newly-released program, consumers can remain protected against phishing scams, malware threats, pharming attacks and many other threat... |
20 May 2008
16:11 GMT |
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Brett Oliphant, a security researcher who worked for ScanAlert, has been charged with fraud and may spend several years in prison. Oliphant was the vice president of security services of ScanAlert and joined McAfee once the company was acquired by the Santa Clara-based firm. Brett and his brother Bryan "are accused o... |
20 May 2008
03:30 GMT |
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If you think that your website isn't making enough money mainly because it has few visitors to start with, then take a look at what Robotraff.com has to offer. First of all, take into account that this website calls itself "the first stock exchange of web traffic". However, what appears to be a money-making solu... |
12 May 2008
06:39 GMT |
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Falling for online scams is one thing, but putting together statistics about it is plain cruel. Who wants to bask in the other's misery when his own bank account has been emptied in the same way? Be that as it may, the number is big enough to require some professional care, and that's why the Australasian C... |
28 February 2008
17:06 GMT |
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Internet crime is very alluring because it is fairly easy to commit and it doesn't take the mastermind planning required to rob a bank. It's mostly a routine job of going through credit card numbers and transacting from others' accounts into their favor or promising items that you don't have and t... |
11 February 2008
06:50 GMT |
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Mario Simbaqueba Bonilla, a 40-year-old man from Colombia, has pleaded guilty to a 16-count indictment involving a complex computer fraud scheme, victimizing over 600 people, the US Department of Justice announced in a news release. The Colombian citizen managed to steal money from victims' bank accounts and bou... |
11 January 2008
15:06 GMT |
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2008 is that kind of year that will come with numerous new computer infections, which may address some unexploited sides of our systems, Panda Security said in a forecast rolled out today. If Mac OS X is one of the secure operating systems available out there, the things are going to be changed anytime soon, the expe... |
21 December 2007
14:06 GMT |
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Following the recent attacks involving social networking service, a new scam, which appears to be a threat for all of us, was reported by "The Local". According to this source, the Swedish woman was tricked to provide her financial details, which were then used by the attackers to steal her money. The entire operatio... |
12 December 2007
08:27 GMT |
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Sorin Pascu, 22-year-old, and Marius Braditeanu, both from Romania, were sentenced a few days ago, after they were arrested in July for an online phishing scam. Sorin Pascu will spend his next five and a half years in prison, while Marius Braditeanu, who was also the head of the illegal activity, got a six years in j... |
12 December 2007
05:20 GMT |
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Credit cards reached the web. The folks at SpywareGuide wrote that details about approximately 150 credit cards were published on a Warez forum along with all the information a fraudster would need to use the money. The weird aspect of the leakage was that the credit cards were posted by an unexperienced carder, as h... |
10 December 2007
04:21 GMT |
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"This is either a major deal or a connery" you might be thinking right now. Who would do such a thing when it's almost Christmas time? It's probably one of those eBayers who likes to take advantage of the Wii shortage and promises all of us a free Wii... with a catch. He offers 20 envelopes for auction on ... |
6 December 2007
03:07 GMT |
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A few weeks ago, a security researcher managed to prove us that a huge number of credit cards could be bought online at very low prices. And today, The Times confirms this issue, as the publication has managed to access numerous samples of stolen data, supposed to convince the users to buy a bigger pack of details. T... |
3 December 2007
03:40 GMT |
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Cisco Systems had to pull out chief Carlos Roberto Carnevali after he was charged with tax evasion of up to $845 million in import duties and other taxes. The evasion had been the subject of an internal investigation and revealed that Carnevali and 15 other employees of Cisco Systems worked with distributor Mude Come... |
26 November 2007
06:32 GMT |
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Why would you want to do that? I guess every user who visits eBay looking for a car wants all the information he requests in order to be sure the Jeep he buys is a not a fake. But a recently discovered scam provides all kinds of information, including images and other type of content, but it actually aims to steal us... |
15 November 2007
03:20 GMT |
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Bradley Gilbert, a 20-year-old man from Bethlehem, was sent to prison for money fraud after he used his ex-employer's bank account to access pornographic content, The Morning Call reports today. In case you're saying this is no big deal, you should know that Mr. Gilbert spent no less than $3,196 on the adul... |
14 November 2007
06:08 GMT |
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A US court accused no less than 17 persons of identity theft, credit card fraud and other illegal activities conducted and promoted with the help of the Internet, Reuters reported today. According to the same source, a corporation is also involved in the case. It appears that the fraudsters obtained no less than $4 m... |
9 November 2007
03:08 GMT |
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That's the usual case - when the Police receives too many complaints, some get unnoticed and some criminals remain unpunished. Some people panic too much and send the Police a lot of notifications regarding suspicious activities. For example, up to 300.000 Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) are filed every month... |
27 September 2007
04:46 GMT |
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You know e-cards, you've probably sent a lot of them in your life - I sure sent my share of those. People like them and always enjoy getting one. But if you've read this year's cyber-security news, then you know that cyber-crooks have been using these cards for attacks. Besides the fact that this is ve... |
19 September 2007
08:09 GMT |
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eBay just came up with something new to protect their customers. To me, this measure does not mean too much, but that's just my opinion. You decide for yourself if it's any good. What they just did is increase buyer protection to £500. That would be nice if it were to protect you in any situation, but they ... |
18 September 2007
10:08 GMT |
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It's one thing to outsmart an elder, but to do that and gain profit of it, well, that's illegal. This is the case of Toluwalade Alonge Owolabi which scammed an 84-year-old via the Internet - he has been caught by the Police and charged with fraud.It all happened in Canada and not in Africa, as you would exp... |
14 September 2007
03:07 GMT |
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There have been many news items earlier this year about the huge data breach that hit retailer giant TJX. Hackers had been stealing sensitive information for a few months, so it's easy to imagine how hard the blow was. Costs were huge on the company side, after the hack has happened, and I'm talking about m... |
12 September 2007
06:48 GMT |
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As you may or may not know, the United Kingdom is home to some of the greatest hackers the world has seen. London is the biggest hacker colony in England, but guess who else is on the same list! Iiiiiit's Brighton!!! I've never heard of it until now, but as I've seen on The Argus this little town is ra... |
5 September 2007
10:38 GMT |
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Young people hacking computers and scamming others on the Internet are starting to become more and more numerous. Cyber-crime is a lot easier to commit than real life crime, it's more at hand to fraud people on eBay than to steal money directly from their pockets, that's because fooling people on the Intern... |
22 August 2007
07:48 GMT |
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The folks from Blackboard managed to build a revolutionary software solution that is meant to stop the student fraud and detect the copied content used in papers and exams. Since most of students gained access to the Internet, plagiarism boomed as almost any paper work could be found on the web. The only problem was ... |
15 August 2007
05:07 GMT |
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A new scam campaign that affected a 49-year-old Australian man was finally stopped after no less than six men were arrested by the Dutch police. Security company Sophos reported that the cybercriminals managed to steal approximately $1.5 million by tricking the victim with a $90 million fake contract. According to th... |
13 August 2007
06:47 GMT |
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It has been a while now since phishing became the trendiest online threat. Although there have been taken measures against this type of scam, there are still plenty of victims out there. The bad part is that the victim cannot blame anyone but him/herself for the theft. Authorities are doing their best in catching the... |
21 July 2007
08:42 GMT |
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The U.S. Secret Service managed to arrest 4 persons involved in a dangerous criminal gang from Florida that stole no less than 200.000 credit cards. It seems like they obtained approximately $75 million from the credit card frauds but they quickly redirected the money to other destinations as the investigators discov... |
10 July 2007
10:57 GMT |
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A new technique to steal credit cards and remain unidentified is spreading on the Internet, numerous attackers preferring to donate money to charity in order to verify the validity of the cards. This is quite an interesting method to avoid identification because the banks and the authorities are often ignoring the ch... |
9 July 2007
09:12 GMT |
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Five people from the Eastern Europe were sentenced to jail after they were found guilty for the largest UK credit card fraud. The gang was led by Roman Zyking, a Russian immigrant who received no more than five and a half years in prison while his wife was sentenced to six months in jail. According to Viruslist, the ... |
14 May 2007
09:16 GMT |
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Easy money has always been the basic preoccupation of some people. Fast money is an appealing deal for some regardless of its (in)compatibility with the law. And as Internet is still an X factor for many, those that know how to handle it benefit from the naivety of others.The Internet is the home of billions of websi... |
26 April 2007
10:55 GMT |
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Fair Isaac Corporation, one of the leading providers of analytics and decision management technology, and Optel Informatik, a German systems supplier for the telecommunications market, recently announced the mobile industry's first Near Real-Time Roaming Data Exchange (NRTRDE ) gateway to help wireless operators... |
13 March 2007
11:05 GMT |
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OK, this is a tough one and quite uncanny: really weird. I mean, how can someone win the CES 2007 Best Innovation award and yet be so scarce in actually saying something about the device in question.It's the case of German Furutech company and its supposedly revolutionary device, Demag. OK, so what Demag does (o... |
2 March 2007
09:41 GMT |
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