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FBI: Web fraud cost more than US$200 million in 2006

FBI: Web fraud cost more than US$200 million in 2006

Male. Between 30 and 50 years old. Residing in California, Texas, Florida or New York. That's the most likely profile for a 2006 victim of web-based crime, according to a report from the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center.
Frank Washkuch Mar 21 2007 3:33AM Security
Spam hits records levels in February

Spam hits records levels in February

Botnets to blame, says monitoring firm Postini.
Staff Writers Mar 16 2007 10:21AM Security
Charges dropped in HP spy scandal case

Charges dropped in HP spy scandal case

A Californian court has dropped criminal charges against the former chairwoman of HP, Patricia Dunn, closing a chapter in the IT giant's spy scandal case.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 16 2007 1:59AM Security
Microsoft wins “best employer” award

Microsoft wins “best employer” award

Microsoft Australia and New Zealand has been awarded a Hewitt “Best Employer” award.
Staff Writers Mar 15 2007 12:25PM Software
Intel to build US$2.5bn plant in China

Intel to build US$2.5bn plant in China

52,000 12-inch wafers a month.
Matt Chapman Mar 14 2007 11:27AM Hardware
Sony zooms in on wireless cameras

Sony zooms in on wireless cameras

Cyber-shot G1 includes wireless picture sharing and 2GB capacity.
Matt Chapman Mar 13 2007 12:37PM Hardware
Gates still richest man in the world

Gates still richest man in the world

Microsoft founder keeps top slot as tech moguls slip.
Shaun Nichols Mar 13 2007 12:07PM Training & Development
US$3m frozen after pump-and-dump hacking

US$3m frozen after pump-and-dump hacking

A US federal judge froze US$3 million in assets from a Latvian bank's US trading account accused of orchestrating what the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) is calling "a modern-day, technological version of the traditional ‘pump-and-dump' market manipulation scheme."
Ericka Chickowski Mar 13 2007 1:16AM Security
Asia PC sales top US$7bn in 2006

Asia PC sales top US$7bn in 2006

Lower prices and greater spending power expand the markets.
Simon Burns Mar 12 2007 1:57PM Hardware
HP joins Nasa and UCSC in nano and bio research

HP joins Nasa and UCSC in nano and bio research

Research will focus on biotechnology, IT and nanotechnology.
Staff Writers Mar 12 2007 9:57AM Oddware
Stealth umbrella has users singing in the rain

Stealth umbrella has users singing in the rain

Dutch invention battles gale-force winds with ease.
Staff Writers Mar 12 2007 9:57AM Hardware
US hacker gets a year in the slammer

US hacker gets a year in the slammer

LexisNexis attacker brought to book.
Robert Jaques Mar 9 2007 8:24AM Security
Gartner: ID theft up 50 per cent in three years

Gartner: ID theft up 50 per cent in three years

Organised cybercrime rings have spearheaded a sharp increase in identity theft, which has skyrocketed nearly 50 per cent in three years, according to a new Gartner survey.
Dan Kaplan Mar 9 2007 5:03AM Security
Gartner: ID theft up 50 percent in three years

Gartner: ID theft up 50 percent in three years

Organised cybercrime rings have spearheaded a sharp increase in identity theft, which has skyrocketed nearly 50 percent in three years, according to a just-released Gartner survey.
Dan Kaplan Mar 7 2007 10:32PM Security
Protecting the enterprise in a Vista environment

Protecting the enterprise in a Vista environment

Microsoft’s new Vista operating system has placed more emphasis on security than any previous version of Windows.
Paul Henry Mar 7 2007 10:50AM Security
Humans created 161 exabytes of data in 2006

Humans created 161 exabytes of data in 2006

More data than space to store it.
Staff Writers Mar 7 2007 8:27AM Storage
UK telcos fall short in website privacy

UK telcos fall short in website privacy

But more accessible than US sites.
Staff Writers Mar 7 2007 8:27AM Security
Apple patches 8 critical flaws in Quicktime

Apple patches 8 critical flaws in Quicktime

Apple has issued a collection of 8 security updates for both the OS X and Windows versions of its QuickTime multimedia software.
Shaun Nichols Mar 6 2007 2:30PM Security
Spam hits record high in February

Spam hits record high in February

SoftScan calls for tougher legal penalties.
Clement James Mar 6 2007 8:21AM Security
Boffins store data in bacterial DNA

Boffins store data in bacterial DNA

Researchers promise robust stortage lasting 'millions of years'.
Staff Writers Mar 5 2007 8:12AM Oddware

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