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Showing 1-14 of 14 results foundThousands of Brits fall victim to data theft
October 10, 2006 U.K. police struggle to contact people whose passwords and credit card details have been stolen.Trojan horse: Your money or your files
April 29, 2006 Newly discovered Trojan horse threatens to delete files if victim doesn't pay $10.99 for code to disarm the malicious software.Iowa proposes ID theft 'passport'
March 21, 2006 Document is meant to prove somebody was a victim of identity theft, protect against fraudulent credit charges.Top executives face personalized e-mail attacks
July 2, 2007 MessageLabs reports a surge in malicious spam aimed at individuals in senior management positions--and their family members.New denial-of-service threat emerges
March 16, 2006 Attacks targeted 1,500 IP addresses and delivered a heftier blow than normal DOS threats, VeriSign security chief says.Debunking myths about identity fraud
February 7, 2007 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod finds that the facts belie the general belief that ID theft is rampant. Still, victory is a way off.Report: U.K. failing to fight Net fraudsters
July 27, 2006 Police not helpful as they could be to businesses, individuals who suffer Internet fraud, warns top legal advisor.Feds arrest alleged Internet ID thief
January 27, 2006 California man faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted on charges he defrauded America Online customers.U.K. researchers devise smart-card hack
February 6, 2007 Determined hackers can outwit the supposedly tamper-proof bank cards that use both a chip and a PIN.PDF security risk greater than originally thought
January 5, 2007 Cybercrooks could create hostile links that offer full access to a victim's hard disk drive, experts warn.Trojan Cryzip extorts decryption fee
March 14, 2006 A new Trojan encrypts files, then demands $300 in ransom for their decryption and release, according to security firm.Shorter URLs help phishers hook more victims
December 3, 2007 Cybercriminals are shrinking host names of malicious sites to lend them an air of legitimacy, according to security researchers.No end in sight to hacking of 'WoW' accounts
April 10, 2007 'Tens of thousands' of players' accounts have been compromised with keylogging exploit, security experts say.Antivirus expert: 'Ransomware' on the rise
February 7, 2007 Kaspersky warns 2007 will bring increase in extortion schemes to encrypt your data and hold it hostage. Sponsored matches for "victim"
