Authorities who have traced part of an international check scam to a Concord couple said Friday they hope victims won’t be too embarrassed to come forward.
State Police say the man and woman were part of a scam, mostly likely based in Nigeria, that has stolen $5 to $10 million over two years from people selling […]
To the long list of objects vulnerable to attack by computer hackers, add the human heart.
The threat seems largely theoretical. But a team of computer security researchers plans to report Wednesday that it had been able to gain wireless access to a combination heart defibrillator and pacemaker.
They were able to reprogram it to shut down […]
A computer hacker was sentenced to three years in prison for placing a phony emergency call that led police to storm a family home at gunpoint.
It marked the first prosecution in Orange County, in South California, for a prank known as “swatting” that involves sending SWAT teams - special weapons and tactics units - on […]
Huge spikes in automated password guessing attacks against Australian computer servers show geographical isolation offers no protection against internet-borne threats.
Data compiled for Next by security vendor Arbor Networks also shows the US remains the largest single source of malicious internet background noise targeting Australian computers.
China ranks as the second-largest source of the noise, generated by […]
With newspapers, television, magazines, and the Internet full of warnings about phishing scams , it’s astonishing that so many people continue to fall victim to the many variations of this high tech scam that tricks you into providing private information for the purpose of stealing your identity. Phishing scams use a variety of ways to […]
Mafia groups are stealing thousands of identities — not for their cash or credit cards — but for their insurance benefits information.
“They place an operative in an organization who steals hundreds of thousands of people’s information at one clip,†said Gary Auer, a fraud investigator for Blue Cross and Blue Shield who covers California, Nevada […]
Motorists are being warned that thieves who steal GPS devices from cars could then use the device to find out where the car owner lives and rob their home as well.
Most users program the electronic mapping devices with their home address so the gizmo can map out the quickest route to where the owner lives.
After […]
You’ve likely received them before, an email from Africa (usually Nigeria) asking for your help in transferring millions of dollars into your account with no strings attached. Except you know it’s a scam and the email ends up in your spam box. But some do take the bait and fall victim to these international scammers […]
The Federal Trade Commission is cautioning consumers looking forward to rebate checks from the government that they may be targets of scammers out to steal their identity. The agency has issued an alert to help consumers avoid this situation.
The schemes work like this: consumers get a call or an e-mail claiming to be from the […]
E-mail scams have taken a new and ominous tone.
“I am very sorry for you is (sic) a pity that this is how your life is going to end as soon as you don’t comply,” the e-mail begins. “Someone you call a friend wants you Dead by all means.”
It goes on to say the writer has […]
An international gang of fraudsters is ripping off bank customers at ATMs across Sydney, using high-tech devices to copy card details and access their accounts.
More than 100 customers of one bank lost money after their cards were “skimmed” at ATMs.
The crooks place dummy card scanners over the slot where cards go into the ATM to […]
A New Zealand teenager allegedly at the centre of an international cyber crime network has appeared in court where he was charged with computer hacking crimes.
Computer programmer Owen Thor Walker, 18, was charged with two counts of accessing a computer for dishonest purpose, damaging or interfering with a computer system, possessing software for committing crime, […]
Infamous computer hacker group Cult of the Dead Cow (CDC) said Friday it is offering a software tool that lets people use Google to scan websites for security flaws.
CDC says a “Goolag Scanner” program based on work done by a hacker using the name “Johnny I Hack Stuff” is available for free download at its […]
Police have uncovered a $1 million internet scam with links to Nigeria during a raid at a home in Perth’s southern suburbs.
Western Australia Police Computer Crime Squad detectives arrested a Nigerian citizen after raiding the house in Treasure Road, Queens Park about 7pm (WDT) yesterday.
Police allege the 29-year-old is involved in an international syndicate, and […]
I would like to warn you for a scam that is being used quite frequently, this is what usually happens. The scammer sends you an email concerning a domain you own, telling you that he is interested in buying your domain. They want you to mail them how much you want for your domain, once […]