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IBM exec leaves over insider trading scandal

Mike Ferro — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:16:11 +0000

A promising executive at IBM was recently placed on leave following insider trading charges brought on earlier this month. The charges involved five other individuals. The scandal involved companies like Google, [...]

Court orders spammer to pay $711 million to Facebook

Mike Ferro — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:58:47 +0000

One of the most annoying things about Facebook is the amount of spammers attacking the social media site. As popularity in social communities rise, spammers have started to target these sites aggressively. [...]

RIP Kanye West prank excites Twitter, entices hackers

Dave Parrack — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:47:11 +0000

Posting a hoax about someone dying on the Internet is clearly a sick thing to do. Not only can fans and followers be tricked into believing it’s [...]

Six charged with insider trading involving Google, Intel and IBM

Mike Ferro — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:23:41 +0000

Six individuals will be facing charges by Federal prosecutors for insider-trading. The insider-trading scheme involves some of the biggest tech companies in the world such as Intel, Google and IBM. [...]

FBI director almost falls for online banking phishing scam

Dave Parrack — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:55:02 +0000

There are some very basic rules for venturing online, such as installing anti-virus software and a firewall, and keeping your wits about you at all times. But anyone can [...]

101 arrested in global phishing crackdown

John Lister — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:02:48 +0000

A total of 101 people have been arrested and charged over their alleged involvement in phishing scams. The suspects, from the US and Egypt, are accused of tricking users into handing over online bank passwords which may have led to the theft of [...]

Hotmail phishing scam: researchers begin Spanish inquisition

John Lister — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:37:38 +0000

Analysis of the list of Hotmail passwords recently published online suggests they may have been gathered by phishing attacks aimed at the Latino community. It also suggests many people are either unimaginative or lazy when it comes to choosing a password.

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Hotmail phishing scam may also affect AOL, Gmail and Yahoo

John Lister — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:23:37 +0000

Scammers who put together a list of 10,000 stolen Hotmail passwords may also be responsible for collecting 20,000 passwords from other e-mail providers. AOL, Comcast, Earthlink, Gmail and Yahoo are all said to be affected.

Microsoft confirmed last night that some [...]

Beware the Facebook 419 scam – is that really your friend?

Dave Parrack — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:34:12 +0000

It’s a sad fact of life that the Internet has had one major negative impact on our lives – giving fraudsters and scammers new ways [...]

Mystery political gifts could be true Trojan horses

John Lister — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:48:01 +0000

West Virginia’s governor is hoping a generous supporter is responsible for five laptops which arrived at his offices without warning. But it’s looking suspiciously like a truly old-school Trojan tactic which could be being used nationwide.

The computers arrived, addressed to Governor Joe [...]