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Identity thieves advertising on YouTube

Identity thieves advertising on YouTube

Identity thieves have turned to YouTube to advertise their wares, although the video sharing site has been taking down the videos as fast as they appear.
Iain Thomson Apr 29 2009 2:58PM Security
CeBIT: Thieves steal the show at CeBIT

CeBIT: Thieves steal the show at CeBIT

Never mind CeBIT, the German technology trade fair should be re-named "StealBits", with vendors reporting thefts left right and centre.
Sylvie Barak Mar 9 2009 3:05PM Hardware
Linux netbook thieves ignore laptops

Linux netbook thieves ignore laptops

Elonex web books that are preloaded with Ubuntu Linux and currently featured at Carphone Warehouse in Bracknell, UK are apparently is such high demand that thieving opportunists stole a display model.
Egan Orion Aug 28 2008 7:48AM Software
Powerful password thieves

Powerful password thieves

Video processors are a powerful weapon when it comes to password cracking, and they're easily available
Ken Munro Jun 6 2008 3:23PM Security
Thieves steal Peter Gabriel servers

Thieves steal Peter Gabriel servers

The servers for Peter Gabriel's record labels have been stolen from his ISP, leaving the artist without an online presence..
Iain Thomson May 8 2008 7:18AM Networking
Thieves to target new technologies

Thieves to target new technologies

New surveys find that tech-savvy criminals are seeking new targets
Phil Muncaster Dec 3 2007 2:14PM Security
ID thieves more likely to be men, claims study

ID thieves more likely to be men, claims study

Race and sex play a part in identity theft, reveals a study of the US Secret Service cases completed between 2000 and 2006..
Matt Chapman Oct 25 2007 2:19PM Security
Thieves steal servers from UK finance house

Thieves steal servers from UK finance house

First Response Finance has issued an alert to its customers and suppliers after thieves broke into its offices.
Iain Thomson Aug 9 2007 12:19PM Security
Hackers, laptop thieves compromise personal information of 17,500 in US state

Hackers, laptop thieves compromise personal information of 17,500 in US state

Two separate incidents — both resulting in data breaches — have left the personal information of 17,500 Ohio State University students, faculty members and staff compromised.
Frank Washkuch Apr 19 2007 9:47AM Security
Identity thieves use Yahoo! email to purchase goods online

Identity thieves use Yahoo! email to purchase goods online

Over three quarters of suspected identity thefts use Yahoo! email accounts, according to a report published yesterday.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 18 2006 3:38PM Security
VA laptop thieves apprehended

VA laptop thieves apprehended

Maryland law enforcement authorities announced the arrest on Saturday of two state men allegedly responsible for the May theft of a laptop and hard drive containing the personal information of millions of veterans and active-duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Frank Washkuch Aug 7 2006 6:50PM Security
Tech thieves target the taxed

Tech thieves target the taxed

As the April 15 annual tax deadline approaches, cyber fraudsters are ramping up attacks against online American tax filers to steal confidential information, security experts warned today.
William Eazel Mar 23 2006 10:06AM Security
Researchers pioneer digital fingerprint forensics to nab cyber thieves

Researchers pioneer digital fingerprint forensics to nab cyber thieves

Researchers have demonstrated a new forensics technology designed to help catch cyber thieves and digital pirates. The digital fingerprinting technology, which was developed by academics at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering, is designed to help protect digital assets and identify national security leak sources.
William Eazel Mar 10 2006 9:51AM Security
Thwarting ID thieves

Thwarting ID thieves

David Lazarus is not your typical victim of identity theft. Most notably, he fought back and won — a rarity even in today’s era of heightened government oversight of corporate shenanigans.
Jim Carr Mar 6 2006 8:27PM Security
Keeping out the data thieves

Keeping out the data thieves

The digitization of virtually all of modern businesses’ intellectual property puts us in a situation today where we are vulnerable to a new breed of security threat. High capacity digital storage devices, such as the USB flash drives, home broadband connections with VPN and the threat of malware are all mechanisms by which thieves can get their hands on your data.
Staff Writers Oct 26 2005 3:25PM Security
Thieves steal UK government computers

Thieves steal UK government computers

The UK government has been hit by over 150 cases of computer theft in the last year, newly released figures show.
David Quainton Jul 12 2005 2:09PM Security
New box destroys data to foil hackers, thieves

New box destroys data to foil hackers, thieves

Oracle reseller Attain IT and distributor Randtronics have partnered to offer the Australian market a US-made data privacy appliance that scrambles data when an attack is detected.
Fleur Doidge Aug 9 2004 12:00AM Security
Police nab suspected ATM thieves

Police nab suspected ATM thieves
Staff Writers Mar 15 2004 12:00AM Security
Microsoft writes to code 'thieves'

Microsoft writes to code 'thieves'

Microsoft is sending letters to people who downloaded its leaked source code, saying that they are in breach of the law.
Dan Ilett Feb 19 2004 4:02PM Security
Crackers, Hackers and Thieves - don’t make their Christmas - leave your Handhelds at home!

Crackers, Hackers and Thieves - don’t make their Christmas - leave your Handhelds at home!

Leave your laptop or personal handheld at home when you join the Christmas rush and revelry, or risk losing your mobile device and all the information which resides on it.
Magnus Ahlberg Jan 9 2004 12:39PM Security

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