Internet News
August 25, 2010
One of the latest growing cyber-scams is one which involves fleecing folks via their iTunes account and PayPal.
A TechCrunch article states that an increasing amount of reports are spreading across the net from people who have been caught up in this sting, with simple searches on Facebook and Twitter revealing unhappy victims.
The scammers are gaining access to folks' ...
iTunes scam hits customers in PayPal pockets
by Darren Allan
August 4, 2010
It seems that when it comes to covert online activities, the majority of folks are happy for their government to get its cyber-hands dirty.
That's the conclusion drawn by security firm Sophos, which has just published its mid-2010 Security Threat Report.
Surveying just over 1000 computer users from across the globe, the report questioned them on their views of cyber-espionage, ...
Two-thirds of the public back cyber-spying
by Darren Allan
June 26, 2010
The Metropolitan Police has arrested a pair of London teenagers who are suspected of being involved in an extensive cyber-crime ring.
Aged seventeen and eighteen, the two are allegedly part of an operation which has netted literally thousands of credit card details.
The online crime forum, believed to be the biggest English speaking international forum, witnessed members trading stolen credit ...
Met Police arrest two London teens over cyber-crime
by Darren Allan
April 29, 2010
India has pushed Korea into second place and taken over the mantle of the world’s largest producer of internet viruses, according to analysis of internet threats in April by managed security company Network Box. India now accounts for just under 10 (9.9) per cent of the world’s viruses, ahead of Korea at 8.24 per cent and the US at 6.7 per ...
India now primary producer of viruses
by Janet HarrisIndia has pushed Korea into second place and taken over the mantle of the world’s largest producer of internet viruses, according to analysis of internet threats in April by managed security company Network Box. India now accounts for just under 10 (9.9) per cent of the world’s viruses, ahead of Korea at 8.24 per cent and the US at 6.7 per ...
January 13, 2009
Cyber attacks can potentially affect everyone, but Fortify Software is warning that companies with any connection at all to the Middle East could be at particular risk of an attack, due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. According to Fortify, numerous websites with Middle East connections have been defaced by hacker groups within the region. Countries hosting these hackers ...
Middle East Problems Increase Computer Attacks
by Alan HartenCyber attacks can potentially affect everyone, but Fortify Software is warning that companies with any connection at all to the Middle East could be at particular risk of an attack, due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. According to Fortify, numerous websites with Middle East connections have been defaced by hacker groups within the region. Countries hosting these hackers ...
October 24, 2008
One of the things that parents fear is letting their children loose on the internet.
It’s ok saying keep an eye on them, but as any parent will know this is just not possible all of the time.
However, the European Union have been working on a scheme that will target cyber bullying and child pornography.
This scheme has ...
Internet safety approval by EU
by David Allen
