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Australian police draw flack over cyber crime fiasco

Australian police draw flack over cyber crime fiasco

Hackers' forum sting backfires.
Shaun Nichols Aug 21 2009 10:38AM Security
Cyber-crooks sting South Africa for £13 million

Cyber-crooks sting South Africa for £13 million

A cyber-crime syndicate is believed to have defrauded the South African government of more than £12.8 million in a series of spyware frauds..
Robert Jaques Jun 12 2008 2:16PM Security
Cyber-crooks sting South Africa for A$26m

Cyber-crooks sting South Africa for A$26m

A cyber-crime syndicate is believed to have defrauded the South African government of more than £12.8m in a series of spyware frauds.
Robert Jaques Jun 12 2008 1:40PM Security
FBI sting busts Microsoft, Symantec counterfeiters

FBI sting busts Microsoft, Symantec counterfeiters

The FBI and Chinese authorities have broken up a crime syndicate that was peddling hundreds of millions of dollars of counterfeit software from Microsoft and Symantec.
Dan Kaplan Jul 26 2007 9:51AM Security
Spam e-card hides Trojan sting in its tail

Spam e-card hides Trojan sting in its tail

Computer users have been warned of a spam campaign that poses as an electronic postcard in an attempt to lure the unwary into downloading a web-based Trojan.
Robert Jaques May 2 2007 11:40AM Security
Rootkit malware has double sting in its tail

Rootkit malware has double sting in its tail

Zcodec modifies DNS settings and loads additional malware.
Robert Jaques Aug 31 2006 11:55AM Security
New AIM worm hides adware sting in its tail

New AIM worm hides adware sting in its tail

Researchers have discovered a previously undocumented instant messaging (IM) worm that targets AOL’s AIM applications. The recently discovered worm is coded to exploit PC hosts infected with lockx.exe or palsp.exe. It uses IRC enabled malware to connect the host to a server for further infection through a series of commands.
William Eazel Jan 20 2006 10:18AM Security
3Com patent win a US$15M sting for Intel

3Com patent win a US$15M sting for Intel

Staff Writers Nov 13 2002 12:00AM Networking

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