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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
Online fraud losses soared to $88m last year in UK

Online fraud losses soared to $88m last year in UK

Online fraud losses soared to £33.5 million ($88 million) last year, with an increase of 44 per cent from 2005 following a surge in phishing attacks, new research shows.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 15 2007 10:21AM Security
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
Fibre-to-the-home reaches one million Europeans

Fibre-to-the-home reaches one million Europeans

Sweden leads the way with next-gen Internet access.
Robert Jaques Mar 1 2007 8:15AM Telco/ISP
US$400 million corporate espionage incident at DuPont

US$400 million corporate espionage incident at DuPont

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) pulled the covers off a previously-sealed case of corporate espionage by a former DuPont scientist who stole US$400-million in intellectual property from his employer.
Ericka Chickowski Feb 19 2007 12:21AM Security
1.8 million more people affected by latest VA loss

1.8 million more people affected by latest VA loss

The public relations nightmare for the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) worsened this week with the announcement that last month's loss of a relatively low impact hard drive loss actually affected 1.8 million people.
Ericka Chickowski Feb 15 2007 5:54AM Security
Social Security numbers of 1.3 million Chicago voters distributed to candidates

Social Security numbers of 1.3 million Chicago voters distributed to candidates

The Social Security numbers (SSNs) of 1.3 million Chicago voters were compromised when they were distributed to city aldermen and ward committeemen this month.
Frank Washkuch Jan 25 2007 6:56PM Security
County treasurer accused of funneling US$1.2million to Nigerian fraud scam

County treasurer accused of funneling US$1.2million to Nigerian fraud scam

A former Michigan county treasurer was arrested last week for allegedly embezzling more than US$1.2 million in public funds to a Nigerian fraud scam.
Frank Washkuch Jan 24 2007 6:32PM Security
China Mobile adds 5 million users in December

China Mobile adds 5 million users in December

More than the population of Ireland.
Simon Burns Jan 23 2007 9:13AM Telco/ISP
World of Warcraft tops eight million users

World of Warcraft tops eight million users

Equivalent of Austrian population now online.
Iain Thomson Jan 17 2007 8:58AM Software
Cisco acquires IronPort for $830 million

Cisco acquires IronPort for $830 million

In a move that will boost Cisco Systems' presence in the security arena, the networking giant announced plans today to acquire enterprise spam- and spyware-protection provider IronPort Systems.
Dan Kaplan Jan 4 2007 5:20PM Security
Websense snags PortAuthority for US$90 million

Websense snags PortAuthority for US$90 million

Internet filtering vendor Websense today joined the hot information leakage prevention market by acquiring PortAuthority Technologies for US$90 million.
Dan Kaplan Dec 21 2006 12:16AM Security
Orb claims half a million users

Orb claims half a million users

Place-shifting software developer Orb Networks claimed this week that more than 500,000 people have downloaded and are actively using the free Orb MyCasting service.
Clement James Dec 20 2006 9:29AM Software
Xbox 360 Gears of War sales top a million

Xbox 360 Gears of War sales top a million

Fastest-selling Xbox game ever.
Clement James Dec 19 2006 9:17AM Software
US reaches milestone: 100 million records exposed

US reaches milestone: 100 million records exposed

Two months after the U.S. population reached 300 million people, the nation realised a more troubling statistical milestone when the nonprofit organisation, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse today reported that more than 100 million records have been exposed since the ChoicePoint data breach.
Dan Kaplan Dec 15 2006 9:36AM Security
Four million UK users hit by ID theft

Four million UK users hit by ID theft

Figures released by Sainsbury's Bank in the UK have shown that 4.1 million Britons have fallen victim to identity theft.
Iain Thomson Dec 13 2006 9:05AM Security
Skype close to 25 million users in China

Skype close to 25 million users in China

100,000 new users a day, according to local partner.
Simon Burns Nov 14 2006 9:45AM Telco/ISP
Internet swells to 100 million sites

Internet swells to 100 million sites

Dramatic growth attributed to new blogs and small business sites.
Shaun Nichols Nov 6 2006 9:32AM Telco/ISP
IE7 surpasses three million downloads

IE7 surpasses three million downloads

Automatic updates to come next week.
Tom Sanders Oct 30 2006 11:28AM Software
US consumers to buy 100 million MP3 players by 2011

US consumers to buy 100 million MP3 players by 2011

Report says market will cool, then expand through to 2011.
Shaun Nichols Oct 27 2006 9:43AM Hardware

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