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US spammer faces two years in jail
News Lin is expected to plead guilty to charges including fraud in connection with electronic mail, as part of a deal with the US District Court to cut his sentence. A US man is facing a two-year jail... [12 Jan 2006]
Beware of the cyber crime boom
News The IT security landscape has changed over recent months, with credit card fraud gangs, virus writing gangs, spammers and malicious hackers becoming more closely entwined, added Cluley. One factor may be the... [05 Jul 2005]
Devil's Advocate: Is online anonymity hurting us?
Comment But mail involving fraud, deliberate damage or attempts to hijack computers is a serious threat. The largest use for it is in geographically related marketing through the web but the fastest growing is... [15 Feb 2005]
Spam-happy shoppers love stolen software
News Before making a purchase, users are urged to consider the same gangs sending spam offering cheap software are often also involved in identity theft, credit card fraud and also less savoury areas of the... [10 Dec 2004]
Alliance plans to stem tide of spam
News That way, ISPs and email providers could help prevent email fraud, one of the chief frustrations for anti-spam fighters. A coalition of top internet service providers has put forward a set of technical... [23 Jun 2004]
The Bloor Perspective: Dangerous technology, Sun's one and search engine shenanigans
Comment In particular, there is no audit trail so you can't detect fraud and you can't comply with corporate governance requirements. The danger with anti-spam software is that you end up throwing out the baby... [16 Feb 2004]
Australians hit by online bank spam fraud
News The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has revealed that some of its customers have been tricked into revealing their online banking numbers and passwords after receiving a spam mail claiming to be from the... [18 Mar 2003]
Nigerian 419 scam: What is Hotmail doing about it?
News Last week's coverage of the 'Nigerian' 419 email scam led many of you to contact us demanding to know what part ISPs and webmail providers are playing in the fight against this fraud.silicon.com spoke to a representative... [04 Mar 2003]
Nigerian money scams: What should we do?
News Similarly readers may want to visit the 419 Coalition which is fighting this form of fraud. After all, no developing country wants to be inextricably linked with widespread fraud when it is trying to... [21 Feb 2003]
AOL walks away from spam case with $7m in compensation
News The complaint said CN violated laws including the Lanham Act and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The ruling is one of the first in which damages were awarded under an amended Virginia anti-spam... [17 Dec 2002]
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