items tagged with Crime
iPhone theft to the iTune of $3m beguiling Belgium
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-11-17 23:42:06
Hi! I'm a PC. I'm a Mac. And I'm a stolen iPhone from Belgium!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-11-17 23:42:06
Hi! I'm a PC. I'm a Mac. And I'm a stolen iPhone from Belgium!
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Dutch iPhones held hostage
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2009-11-03 19:42:37
A number of iPhones in the Netherlands have been held hostage for a small ransom by a hacker.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2009-11-03 19:42:37
A number of iPhones in the Netherlands have been held hostage for a small ransom by a hacker.
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Robber leaves Facebook logged in at scene of crime
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-09-22 18:43:57
In a sign of how compelling social networking has become, Jonathan G. Parker of Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania stopped to log into Facebook - on the computer in the house he was allegedly robbing at the time.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-09-22 18:43:57
In a sign of how compelling social networking has become, Jonathan G. Parker of Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania stopped to log into Facebook - on the computer in the house he was allegedly robbing at the time.
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Facebook’s a riot, literally
Written By: David Swan
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-09-14 00:03:44
Fresh from saving two girls from an Adelaide drain, the changing face of Facebook has taken another turn after the website was used to organise a racially-charged riot in NSW last week.
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Written By: David Swan
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-09-14 00:03:44
Fresh from saving two girls from an Adelaide drain, the changing face of Facebook has taken another turn after the website was used to organise a racially-charged riot in NSW last week.
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What has wound up Trevor Bayliss?
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2009-09-03 08:00:50
Trevor Bayliss is perhaps most famous for inventing the wind-up radio, but now he's getting wound up about intellectual property rights.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2009-09-03 08:00:50
Trevor Bayliss is perhaps most famous for inventing the wind-up radio, but now he's getting wound up about intellectual property rights.
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Fake ATM spotted by hackers
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-03 02:40:44
A bogus ATM set up to steal card details was exposed by Defcon conference attendees.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-03 02:40:44
A bogus ATM set up to steal card details was exposed by Defcon conference attendees.
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Commonwealth Bank under siege by phishers
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-06-03 10:43:02
Australia’s largest bank, the Commonwealth Bank, has been undergoing a series of phishing attacks that have gone from simple alerts of “banking errors”, through to chances of winning money, and now an attack that wants CommBank users to call a number and verify their details to a talking computer – but it’s all just a phishing scam!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-06-03 10:43:02
Australia’s largest bank, the Commonwealth Bank, has been undergoing a series of phishing attacks that have gone from simple alerts of “banking errors”, through to chances of winning money, and now an attack that wants CommBank users to call a number and verify their details to a talking computer – but it’s all just a phishing scam!
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ATM malware may help snatch your cash
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-03-17 22:07:32
A prominent security vendor has come across malware targeting ATMs and implementing a virtual card skimmer.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-03-17 22:07:32
A prominent security vendor has come across malware targeting ATMs and implementing a virtual card skimmer.
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Does watching pirated movies make you a terrorist?
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2009-03-09 00:09:09
You might consider movie piracy a victimless crime, but some folk are now directly linking pirates to terrorists.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2009-03-09 00:09:09
You might consider movie piracy a victimless crime, but some folk are now directly linking pirates to terrorists.
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Pew study finds one in 31 U.S. citizens are criminals
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-03-02 16:01:21
According to the Pew Center on the States, at the beginning of 2008, 2.3 million Americans were in jail or prison, or on parole or probation; that is, 1 in 100. At the beginning of 2009, that number had climbed to 7.3 million Americans; that is, 3.23 in 100, or 1 in 31.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-03-02 16:01:21
According to the Pew Center on the States, at the beginning of 2008, 2.3 million Americans were in jail or prison, or on parole or probation; that is, 1 in 100. At the beginning of 2009, that number had climbed to 7.3 million Americans; that is, 3.23 in 100, or 1 in 31.
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Catching the Conficker feckers
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-14 08:08:18
It has already become one of the most talked about, and most widespread, worms of recent years. But how do you go about catching the feckers behind Conficker?
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-14 08:08:18
It has already become one of the most talked about, and most widespread, worms of recent years. But how do you go about catching the feckers behind Conficker?
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Top 100 websites targeted by hackers
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-01-21 05:23:01
Ever wondered if that big name website is hosting malicious content or will redirect you to a site that is? Probably not, but in light of a new report out today perhaps you should.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-01-21 05:23:01
Ever wondered if that big name website is hosting malicious content or will redirect you to a site that is? Probably not, but in light of a new report out today perhaps you should.
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Paris Hilton’s website hosts drive-by-download malware
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-01-15 20:34:55
Online criminals are continuing to target high profile websites by hacking them to host drive-by-download malware, with the latest belonging to well-known socialite Paris Hilton.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-01-15 20:34:55
Online criminals are continuing to target high profile websites by hacking them to host drive-by-download malware, with the latest belonging to well-known socialite Paris Hilton.
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TrustDefender highlights danger of updated Torpig rootkit and variants
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-01-13 09:22:00
Rootkits are the not-so-secret, yet increasingly sophisticated weapon of online criminals targeting Windows users even before their computer boots up, with the Mebroot / Sinowal / Torpig rootkit potentially the worst of the bunch, completely invisible to traditional AV programs – but not to TrustDefender.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-01-13 09:22:00
Rootkits are the not-so-secret, yet increasingly sophisticated weapon of online criminals targeting Windows users even before their computer boots up, with the Mebroot / Sinowal / Torpig rootkit potentially the worst of the bunch, completely invisible to traditional AV programs – but not to TrustDefender.
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TrustDefender and the Trojan Vundo story
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-12-20 10:18:47
Even with anti-virus protection, this is the story of Vundo Trojan infecting a protected computer anyway. A different anti-virus product removed the Trojan, but it kept coming back, so here’s how the Trojan was removed, and how TrustDefender would have kept that user protected – despite being infected.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-12-20 10:18:47
Even with anti-virus protection, this is the story of Vundo Trojan infecting a protected computer anyway. A different anti-virus product removed the Trojan, but it kept coming back, so here’s how the Trojan was removed, and how TrustDefender would have kept that user protected – despite being infected.
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Minchin also praises AFP on pwning child porn purveyors
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-12-11 22:28:03
Australian Shadow Communications Minister, Senator Nick Minchin, has also taken the time to congratulate the Australian Federal Police (AFP) on their stellar efforts in tackling the scourge of “peer-to-peer” child pornographers.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-12-11 22:28:03
Australian Shadow Communications Minister, Senator Nick Minchin, has also taken the time to congratulate the Australian Federal Police (AFP) on their stellar efforts in tackling the scourge of “peer-to-peer” child pornographers.
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Ericsson and Intel to “stop” laptop theft – in 2009
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-12-11 20:58:17
Need some protection against the theft of your future 3.5G enabled laptop computer? Then the fact that Ericsson’s “Mobile Broadband Modules” now work with Intel’s “Anti-Theft PC Protection Technology” aims to give you some peace of mind.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-12-11 20:58:17
Need some protection against the theft of your future 3.5G enabled laptop computer? Then the fact that Ericsson’s “Mobile Broadband Modules” now work with Intel’s “Anti-Theft PC Protection Technology” aims to give you some peace of mind.
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Watch out crims: AFP and Telstra to fight hi-tech crime
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-12-10 00:32:32
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) says it is engaging in a new partnership with Australian telco Telstra to “strengthen its world-leading capability in countering new technology-enabled crime”.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-12-10 00:32:32
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) says it is engaging in a new partnership with Australian telco Telstra to “strengthen its world-leading capability in countering new technology-enabled crime”.
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TrustDefender looks deep into banking trojan’s soul
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-11-24 22:49:46
Banking trojans, such as the reviled “SilentBanker” trojan that is capturing unsuspecting and even anti-virus protected users by surprise and ripping money out of bank accounts, are digital curses upon not only users but the financial industry as a whole. Security experts TrustDefender take it apart in their latest blog entry.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-11-24 22:49:46
Banking trojans, such as the reviled “SilentBanker” trojan that is capturing unsuspecting and even anti-virus protected users by surprise and ripping money out of bank accounts, are digital curses upon not only users but the financial industry as a whole. Security experts TrustDefender take it apart in their latest blog entry.
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Does crime pay? Online crims enjoy massive boom
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-11-24 21:08:24
Symantec’s latest report on the “underground economy” shows that online criminals are enjoying their biggest ever boom, just as the world is experiencing economic turmoil. Never before has online crime been so big or so bad – but there definitely are things you can do to protect yourself!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-11-24 21:08:24
Symantec’s latest report on the “underground economy” shows that online criminals are enjoying their biggest ever boom, just as the world is experiencing economic turmoil. Never before has online crime been so big or so bad – but there definitely are things you can do to protect yourself!
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