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Nigerian man gets 12 years for $1.3m 419 scam

Hunting 'mugu' in America A Nigerian man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in US prison for orchestrating an advance payment scam that bilked victims out of more than $1.3m.… Full published article at: Read More »

Spammers latch onto Ping to pump iPhone survey scams

Quick off the mark Spammers have been quick off the mark in exploiting Apple's new iTunes social network to punt survey scams.… Full published article at: Read More »

Symantec Snoop Dogg rap contest site rickrolled

#hackiswacked Symantec's attempts to link up with Snoop Dogg to launch a cybercrime rap contest have descended into farce after it emerged that vulnerabilities with a dedicated site can be easily rickrolled.… Full published article at: Read More »

Phone bugging scandal reignited as NotW suspends reporter

The story that refuses to die New allegations of phone hacking at the News of the World have resulted in the suspension of one of the Sunday paper's reporters, pending legal and disciplinary action over allegations of tapping into the voicemail messages of an unnamed television personality.… Full published article at: Read More »

Microsoft freshens retro code lock-down tool

Teaching old apps new tricks Microsoft has released a new version of a software tool that developers and administrators can use to harden older applications against common vulnerabilities.… Full published article at: Read More »

iTunes update plugs WebKit flaw

Ping-pong The latest version of iTunes for Windows addresses 13 security vulnerabilities, as well as adding much-publicised social networking functionality.… Full published article at: Read More »

Symantec and Snoop Dogg launch cybercrime rap contest

Now thass geekster Symantec has teamed up with rapper Snoop Dogg to launch a cybercrime rap contest.… Full published article at: Read More »

Cyber-jihadists deface home of teddy bears’ picnic

Get their Belvoirs mixed up Geographically mixed-up Algerian hackers made themselves look rather silly by defacing the website of an English stately home instead of Belvoir Fortress in Israel, their intended target.… Full published article at: Read More »

Feds crack phone clone scam that cost Sprint $15m

More than 10,000 accounts spoofed Federal prosecutors have uncovered a scam that used tens of thousands of cloned cellphones to defraud Sprint out of $15m in lost long distance revenue.… Full published article at: Read More »

Microsoft releases FixIt for critical flaw in 100 apps

Relief for Firefox, Nvidia, PowerPoint Microsoft has released a software tool that helps system administrators protect PCs against a critical class of vulnerabilities found in more than 100 applications from a variety of software makers.… Full published article at: Read More »

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