Articles about Cyber Crime

Third-Party Security Risks Cause Problems for the VA

Data Security | Blog Post | Sue Marquette Poremba
Tuesday, May 18, 2010

The Veterans' Administration (VA) knows about stolen laptops. A Web search of "VA stolen laptops" takes me to articles as old as 2006. Continue Reading »

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Security Guard Enters Guilty Plea for Hacking Employer's Computers

Data Security | News | Kara Reeder
Saturday, May 15, 2010

A former security guard has pleaded guilty to to two counts of transmitting malicious code for hacking into his employer's computers. Continue Reading »

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Fixing the Cyber Infrastructure

Cyber Threats | Blog Post | Sue Marquette Poremba
Friday, May 14, 2010

Technology might be evolving too fast for security efforts on the cyber infrastructure to keep up. Continue Reading »

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Facebook IDs Hacker Who Stole 1.5 Million Accounts

Data Security | News | Kara Reeder
Friday, May 14, 2010

Facebook won't reveal the actual name of Kirllos. Continue Reading »

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Who Will Lead Cybersecurity Efforts?

Policies | Blog Post | Sue Marquette Poremba
Tuesday, May 11, 2010

The increase of cyberattacks has garnered the attention of the White House and Congress, which has allocated billions toward fighting the issue. Continue Reading »

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U.S. Treasury Web Exploitation Not That Uncommon

Data Security | News | Sue Marquette Poremba
Wednesday, May 5, 2010

By now you may have heard the news that several U.S. Treasury websites were hacked, involving an attack site in Ukraine. Continue Reading »

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Vigilantes Turn Tables on 419 Scammers

Cyber Threats | News | Kara Reeder
Wednesday, April 21, 2010

 

Scam baiters have turned the tables and started requesting small jobs from the scammers in order to get their money. Continue Reading »

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What Is Cyber Crime?

Cyber Threats | Blog Post | Sue Marquette Poremba
Monday, April 19, 2010

A comment to my post, Dangers of Cyber Crime on the Rise, asked: What exactly is cyber crime? Continue Reading »

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Criminals Targeting Unemployed with Phony Jobs

Cyber Threats | News | Kara Reeder
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Mule schemes grew from 34 in December 2007 to 591 in December 2009. Continue Reading »

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Jump in First-Quarter Click Fraud Rate

Cyber Threats | News | Kara Reeder
Monday, April 12, 2010

The click fraud rate was 17.4 percent, compared to 15.3 percent in the first quarter of 2009. Continue Reading »

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