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Report: Scammers shift from spam to social media

...Scammers and spammers have changed tack and are now moving to social media... Read more

1 May, 2012 by Michael Lee

Email scammers use HTML attachments to beat blacklist

...To get around phishing blacklists in browsers, scammers are luring people by using HTML attachments instead of URLs, a security... Read more

17 March, 2011 by Elinor Mills

McAfee moves to plug spam email hole

...a bug in its SaaS for Total Protection anti-malware service that scammers were using to distribute spam, the company said on Wednesday. The problem... Read more

19 January, 2012 by Elinor Mills

Facebook scammers go phishing in chat sessions

...Scammers are posing as Facebook security personnel in chat sessions to try to... Read more

16 January, 2012 by Elinor Mills

Phishing scammers tap Google Docs for data gathering

...Phishing scammers are using Google Docs to create forms that try to trick people... Read more

31 May, 2011 by Tom Espiner

HMRC anti-fraud squad targets online scammers

The team will tackle criminals who are trying to exploit its online systems to recoup tax they have never paid, or submit fake invoices online, as well as shutting down fake HMRC websites Read more

14 March, 2012 by Gill Hitchcock

Police arrest alleged O2 mobile scammers

A gang that allegedly defrauded O2 of millions of pounds has been arrested and bailed by City of London Police, pending further investigation Read more

19 August, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Get Safe Online warns of scareware scams

...calls — especially for a security warning," Neate said. A significant percentage of scammers attempt to direct people to websites containing malicious code such as the... Read more

15 November, 2010 by Tom Espiner

UK: There should be no 'safe havens' for cybercriminals

...pushed for new international treaties to allow law enforcement agencies to pursue scammers and hackers in other countries Read more

6 July, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Microsoft warns of phone phishing scam

...across the UK, US, Ireland and Canada reported receiving a call from scammers, Microsoft said on Thursday. Of these, 22 percent had been deceived by... Read more

18 June, 2011
Dating DNA Free - #1 Date App for iPhone and Facebook 7.21

Dating DNA Free - #1 Date App for iPhone and Facebook 7.21

...Dating DNA Community quickly removes perverts, liars, fake profiles, fake photos, spammers, scammers, and creepy people in general."People are raving about this App and... Read more

3 May, 2012

Google claims success in war on 'bad ads'

...to spread malware and spyware," he added. "We must remain vigilant because scammers will always try to find new ways to abuse our systems." Ramaswamy... Read more

15 March, 2012
CyberPatrol Parental Controls 7.7

CyberPatrol Parental Controls 7.7

...be even more complicated instant messaging, social networking, child predators, cyber bullies, scammers, or maybe just too much Internet. CyberPatrol Parental Controls helps you understand... Read more

21 February, 2012

McAfee software linked to spam email scam

...For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see McAfee software lets scammers hijack PCs to send spam on CNET News. Get the latest technology... Read more

18 January, 2012 by Elinor Mills

Watchdog aims to clamp down on mobile-app rip-offs

...their knowledge, with Android handsets rather than iPhones the main targets for scammers. Regulator PhonepayPlus has warned of rogue smartphone apps that charge people money... Read more

26 September, 2011 by Ben Woods

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apexwm

JW, Thanks as always for the great review on these new releases. One thing that I've also read is that Fedora 17 will include GIMP 2.8 which is...

23 minutes ago by apexwm on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
SoapyTablet

'Cut Price' Data Roaming? The price has been cut, but it is certainly not 'cut price' in the sense of the phrase, and nowhere near local EU data...

2 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Cut-price data roaming gets all-clear for July
apexwm

BrownieBoy: "Such crashes are normally down to the OS and/or a rogue application, which could be fixed by re-imaging. Everybody knows how Windows...

3 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Thomas Gellhaus

I've just started using it too, and like you I feel that Fedora is a fine GNOME 3 showcase distribution. I am torn, though, because I checked out...

3 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
pjc158

Why is it that Newzealand has the guts to stand up to the USA and ask to see the evidence and we don't!

3 hours ago by pjc158 on Judge orders US to share MegaUpload evidence
Dean Talboys

What a farce! Hopefully the European court will see where this is leading.

5 hours ago by Dean Talboys via Facebook on Assange loses extradition battle in Supreme Court
SoapyTablet

Wouldn't surprise me if Samsung actually really had problems producing the white model (as Apple did - it would make more sense) and this non-story...

6 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Lonnie

those conformation letters are hard to figure out what is which letters it is a pain in the back side. Please make it more Ledge-able being better...

9 hours ago by Lonnie on Screenshots: Photoshop CS6 Beta
BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

16 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

17 hours ago by Horace Ontalhold on Fusion-io lays minefield with a billion IOPS
BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

18 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

20 hours ago by bobandroid on London Olympics: BT needs 25,000 more Wi-Fi hotspots
apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

21 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

22 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

22 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

1 day ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

1 day ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

1 day ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

1 day ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

1 day ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC