identity theft

  1. reghakr

    Microsoft fingers Russians over Rustock spam botnet

    The Rustock botnet, taken down earlier this year in a Microsoft-led action, appears to have been operated by Russians according to evidence collected by the company. Court action by Microsoft saw the Rustock botnet taken offline in March, causing an almost immediate drop in global spam...
  2. cybercore

    Yahoo plans to keep search records for 18 months

    Yahoo plans to extend the amount of time it retains records on what its users search for online, just two years after breaking from the other big Internet search engines and promising to delete such data promptly. The new policy brings the company in line with Google Inc., which dominates the...
  3. cybercore

    US Bank tip helps Danville police arrest Oakland woman

    DANVILLE -- Worried that banks aren't watching your money anymore? At least one doesn't deserve such flak. A tip from a US Bank employee helped police arrest a 24-year-old Oakland woman on Tuesday, Danville police Chief Steve Simpkins said in a release. Robbie Smith was being held in the...
  4. cybercore

    Mom showed cops duct-taped kid photo, arrested

    A suburban Philadelphia woman who police say showed them a photo of her toddler duct-taped to a chair as part of an identity theft complaint is being held without bail. Police arrested 21-year-old Caira Ferguson on child endangerment and other charges Wednesday. Ferguson told police...
  5. Firecracker

    Windows 7 Steam Hijackers

    Hi I have steam, Last week I noticed my steam account was showing hours of gaming time for games that I always use and some games I haven't played at all. Then the other day I got home and saw "This Account is Currently Being used Elsewhere", and according to my Profile I was playing...
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    Windows 7 Scammers Can Hide Fake URLs on the iPhone

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  7. cybercore

    Windows 7 Agnitum Outpost Firewall

    Link Removed - Invalid URL Protect your digital valuables against hackers and identity theft for free. Outpost Firewall Free gives you solid firewall protection with standard packet and application filtering to safeguard your data against unauthorized third parties. Plus, you get advanced...
  8. whoosh

    Windows 7 Is Backing Up Online Safe?

    Link Removed After reading Link Removed, LaTonya Powell asked whether online backup services such as Mozy (which I recommended in that tip) are really secure. That's a good question. Identity theft is a serious problem, and we should all be concerned about it. I should add that I'm a Mozy...
  9. busydog

    Windows 7 Microsoft Warning against Piracy

    Microsoft warns about activation crack, but 'pleased' people want to install Windows 7 By Tim Conneally and Nate Mook | Published July 29, 2009, 6:20 PM Print Article E-mail Article Link Removed31 Comments As to be expected...
  10. reghakr

    Windows 7 Trojan Threat Alert for Windows® 7 and FIFA World Cupâ„¢

    Trojan Threat Alert for Windows® 7 and FIFA World Cup™ PC Tools has identified that cybercriminals are continuing to target major news stories and global events such as the recent release of Windows 7 and the FIFA World Cup. Thousands of Windows 7 builds downloaded on Torrent and P2P...
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