Microsoft on Thursday announced the dismantling of a “notorious and complex” network of virus-infected computers used to send billions of email messages daily hawking fake drugs. The Rustock “botnet” consisted of about a million computers that were infected with malicious code to let hackers covertly control the machines from afar using “command and control” servers. Read Article
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A US judge in Nevada froze the assets of 61 companies sued by the Federal Trade Commission as it seeks to recover about $275 million allegedly taken from consumers in online scams, the agency said. The FTC, in its complaint filed on Jan. 12 in Las Vegas, accuses the companies, known as I Works, of [...]
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Police say Atchely is exactly the kind of woman California Facebook user George Bronk targeted. He admits using information gathered from Facebook profiles to hack into the e-mails of more than 40 women. Read Article
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Police all along the border between Texas and Mexico say this holiday season they’re seeing a spike in scam phone calls from Mexico. The scam involves residents on the U.S. side of the border getting a call from someone claiming to be an extended family member in Mexico but without giving a name. By using [...]
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A new scam has many people seeing some alarming charges on their cell phone bill. AOL News says it’s the work of hackers who are using instructions available online and software costing less than $100. Read Article
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Northland New Zealand’s deaf community has been warned about an online scam that has robbed its members of tens of thousands of dollars. The scam has solicited millions of dollars worldwide by asking people to invest and falsely promising them high returns. Northlander Gavin Boyner spoke out about the scam, telling TV3 he spent months [...]
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