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The current Microsoft Office 2007 system is only a beta. You can download this version here and we will learn about some of the new security features included in this la…
Small businesses are in big trouble with hackers when they use a new phishing technology called Automated Clearing House (ACH).
The online fraudulent scams of Vietnamese youth have forced US security officials to conduct a large-scale investigation.
Defects in iPhone design have made Apple's latest smartphone the prey for online fraud and XSS attacks (cross-site scripting).
Hoping to help partially resolve stock fraud, Microsoft has filed a lawsuit against three people who use its free Hotmail email service to commit fraud to push stock pri…
With stolen Yahoo Messenger accounts, scammers chat with victims' friends, exploit information and ask to buy a phone recharge card. At the same time, they spread the we…
The Wall Street Journal earlier this week said it is likely that Google will buy an advertising agency in Adscape Media Inc., a move that is considered competitive with…
US President Bush and Russian President Putin have just become victims of an online scam by hackers to spread a new kind of computer worm.
Phishing scams are everywhere in the virtual world with lots of ways and unpredictable levels. Internet users will be easily fooled if not careful ...
Hackers set up scary websites on ghost festivals (Halloween) to attract funny people and spread dangerous spyware ...
US authorities are investigating a rapidly growing type of online scam, which is that hackers hack into customer accounts through big online transactions. Internet and t…
Opera Software is adding anti-fraud and online scams (anti-phishing) to the next version of Opera 9.1 web browser.
Crime of phishing (online scams) increasingly using social engineering mechanisms (more deceptive based on users' usual reactions and habits) are more complex and cunnin…
Websense has just released a newsletter warning users about a phishing scam that provides Windows patches via new email launched in the past week.
Security experts warn Gmail users to be careful when a phishing scam has been launched recently.