A woman traveling through Israel's Ben-Gurion International Airport was caught with 44 iPhone 4's ? in her stockings. The extra bulk and weight made for a most unnatural gait, which keen-eyed customs officials zeroed in on.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:32:16 GMT]
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In a high-tech world where incidents of ultramodern cybercrime are rapidly becoming the norm, it seems that something as straightforward and arcane as a person?s signature ? even an electronic one ? would be a simple and effortless target for criminals. But behind every electronic signature used in banking and tax transactions is a multipronged, and strong, network of security provisions keeping the signers ? and their data ? secure.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:54:37 GMT]
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Online hackers took on a dangerous target this past weekend when they hacked into North Korea?s official YouTube and Twitter accounts.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:16:50 GMT]
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Google may consider letting each of us become our own spam fighters, to add to the efforts that the search giant already puts into it.
[Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:33:09 GMT]
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Iran's state TV says the country has launched its first cyber police unit in the latest attempt by authorities to gain an edge in the digital world.
[Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:58:33 GMT]
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A nasty worm on Twitter preys on users who click on a shortened link that takes them to a fake anti-virus site for "Security Shield" software. Once there, the aim is to get users to download what is billed as anti-virus protection, but is really malicious code.
[Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:13:25 GMT]
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One of two people charged in the theft of more than 100,000 e-mail addresses of Apple iPad users has waived a bail hearing and will now face charges in New Jersey.
[Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:12:31 GMT]
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An online group implicated in the theft of more than 100,000 e-mail addresses of Apple iPad users says two of its members who were arrested did nothing wrong.
[Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:15:55 GMT]
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If you're planning on suing your employer, don't use your work e-mail to discuss it with your lawyer, because a California Court of Appeals has ruled that correspondence is not considered confidential, nor privileged.
[Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:28:09 GMT]
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Spam, phishing and malware attacks on social-networking sites in 2010 were double in number from the year before, according to a new review of cyberthreats.
[Wed, 19 Jan 2011 23:22:10 GMT]
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Two men who authorities say were competing to impress their fellow hackers were arrested Tuesday on federal charges they stole the e-mail addresses of more than 100,000 Apple iPad users, including politicians and media personalities.
[Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:53:21 GMT]
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A white envelope delivered to an Israeli bank Wednesday aroused suspicion and brought out the bomb squad but turned out to be an recordable greeting card from a headhunting firm, police said.

[Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:08:56 GMT]
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Unlocking your car remotely, using a fob with that comforting "tweak!-tweak!" sound, is a time-saver but may not be super-secure, researchers learn.
[Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:26:37 GMT]
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Facing an onslaught of backlash, Facebook quickly rescinded an option that allowed third party applications to request mobile phone numbers and addresses of its users.
[Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:34:33 GMT]
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Although consumers are well aware of the risks they take being online and engaging in e-commerce, most of them aren?t taking the necessary precautions to protect themselves, according to a recent survey.
[Mon, 17 Jan 2011 22:09:37 GMT]
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When cyber bad guys started sending viruses and Trojans through e-mail, the common wisdom was to never trust an unverified Microsoft document, but that Portable Document Formats were always safe.
[Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:46:41 GMT]
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A new scam is going around Facebook luring unsuspecting victims with the promise of a video showing teen sensation Justin Bieber hitting a girl.

[Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:51:35 GMT]
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A new security risk has crept into the world of online shopping, and it combines the trickery of phishing scams with the ease and availability of text messages.
[Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:28:04 GMT]
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Two-thirds of employees put sensitive data at risk when working outside the workplace, and some workers even expose highly regulated and confidential information such as customer credit card and Social Security numbers, according to a recent study.
[Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:57:24 GMT]
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Attacks on computer systems now have the potential to cause global catastrophe, but only in combination with another disaster, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in a report on Monday.
[Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:36:20 GMT]
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As if cyberbullying wasn?t horrible enough, a new iPhone app called the Ugly Meter has the potential to take cyberbullying to a new low.
[Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:06:12 GMT]
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