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London cyber criminals face jail for Natwest fraud
A Police Central e-Crime Unit operation leads to a £600,000 internet fraud gang facing jail.
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PayChoice Suffers Another Data Breach
Payroll services provider PayChoice took its Web-based service offline for the second time in a month on Wednesday in response to yet another data breach caused by hackers.
Microsoft Sues Five Companies Over Malware Ads
Microsoft on Thursday filed five civil lawsuits against companies that have allegedly been engaged in malicious online advertising, or "malvertising."
New York Times Tricked Into Serving Scareware Ad
Scammers tricked the New York Times' Digital Advertising department into placing a malicious ad for fake antivirus software on the NYTimes.com Web site over the weekend, the company confirmed Monday.
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Curious George’s latest mischief: malware
The Public Broadcasting System’s Web site has been infected at a section related to the Curious George children’s TV show and when the fake authentication page doesn’t work for the user, tries to drop malware on them, researchers said Thursday.
Internet Scammers Leap on Patrick Swayze's Death
Malware ghouls took just a few hours to begin preying on the death of actor Patrick Swayze with a new version of a familiar phony anti-virus scam.
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Don't Let Halloween Malware Turn Your PC into a Nightmare
One of the most notorious phishing scams lured Halloween fans into downloading a dancing skeleton. The subject lines sounded fun, but once dancing skeleton hit the desktop life was not sweet. Malicious botnets invaded computers and snatched personal information faster than you can say "Trick or Trojan."
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Comcast Trials Internet Security Warnings
Comcast has announced it has put the finishing touches on its comprehensive security program designed to help protect its high-speed Internet customers from bots, viruses and other online threats.
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McAfee Security Offering Targets Networks With Macs
Aimed at everything from small- and mid-size businesses to enterprises, the new product includes protection against malware and spyware, as well as a firewall. It runs on OS X 10.4.6 or later, and it's available now.
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Snow Leopard data-munching bug predates Snow Leopard
This week, the web is awash with reports of new Snow Leopard users who saw their Mac "home directories" destroyed after logging into an OS "Guest account." Typically carrying the name of the user, the home directory includes all the standard user file folders, including Documents, Downloads, Music, Picture, and more. Fanboi howls of Snow Leopard distress appear on multiple threads across the Apple support forums.
