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Children who become Internet victims have their own behaviors
According to a national telephone survey, one in five children in a year has been seduced by unwanted sex or harassed online. Typical Internet security programs encourag…
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Trojans steal YM accounts to scam in Vietnam
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…
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Switzerland: Hackers cheat 1.1 million USD
One of the world's largest online frauds has been reported by a Swiss bank, according to which 250 customers of the bank are victims of account theft up to $ 1.1 million…
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A student sat in prison for 27 months because of
Song Yick Biau identifies himself as
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Americans are cheated online 2.8 billion USD
The National Consumer Association and Network Security Association (USA) said that the shopping season is coming close to making consumers
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Use Trojans to control your PC to get sex victims
Pretending to be a boy and fumbling into a chatroom, a 36-year-old man spoke to girls 13-16 years old and went into their computers to find sensitive files, then forced…
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PC worm 'touches the neck' President Bush
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.
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Online dating: Pitfalls
He had everything that a woman dating online wished for: tall, bright, elegant and knowledgeable of trendy bars and restaurants. He said he was a doctor, an astronaut, e…
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'Battery recovery storm' touches Gateway
With the announcement of the recall of 350,000 potentially dangerous laptop batteries produced by Sony, US computer maker Gateway has become the latest victim of the
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MySpace has become a victim of phishing again
Security experts said last week online fraudsters sent thousands of fake junk mail (junk mail) as sent from a friend's email address. MySpace 's recipient.
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Sony battery scaffold
Electronics firm Sharp has just become the latest victim in Sony's laptop battery that has a potential for fire. Sharp announced it will recall and replace about 28,000…
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Add an internal virus that causes turmoil through YM
An internal virus spreads through the Yahoo! Messenger (YM) appeared again on September 12, causing a commotion in the network. If you are using YM (online), the victim…
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Phishing tricks are becoming more and more cunning
Crime of phishing (online scams) increasingly using social engineering mechanisms (more deceptive based on users' usual reactions and habits) are more complex and cunnin…
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Sophos alert for victims' webcam Trojans
Security firm Sophos has warned of hackers using webcam spyware to steal sensitive information from victims' machines, then threaten them with information.
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New trick: Send SMS the scratch card code to
Recently, some people became victims of a winning SMS fake game to capture the prepaid recharge card number. A scam is not new but the tricks are improved quite sophisti…