Phishers, credit-card cloners and identity thieves will be busy today, searching for ways to take advantage of interest in the life and sudden death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il. Adobe has warned users of a critical vulnerability in its Flash Player that could potentially allow an attacker to…
NCS 8/12/11 – Aug 12,2011
The crackdown continues as British police arrests those accused of using social media sties to start riots. Police say they arrested and charged three men for allegedly posting notices on social sites to stir up trouble. A woman who took advantage of a computer glitch will spend nine years behind…
NCS 9/12/11 – Sep 12,2011
Hackers turned to Twitter to wreak havoc during preparations for the 9/11 ceremonies this weekend. They allegedly hacked into the NBC News account and posted false messages about a new attack on New York’s ground zero. It beat out some of the top thinkers in the world at Jeopardy. Now,…
NCS 10/12/11 – Oct 12,2011
Did it happen again? Was Sony the victim of another cyber attack? The company said today that it found a large amount of unauthorized sign-in attempts on its PlayStation Network and other online entertainment services. Because of that, it has temporarily suspended about 93,000 user accounts for those services. It…
NCS 12/12/11 – Dec 12,2011
Scammers have a new target and they are hoping to cash in big if you fall for their trap. They latest scam involves the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC). That organization is warning banks of another strand of phishing attacks claiming to come from the FDIC. Cyber Crime or E-crime…
NCS 12/20/11 – Dec 20,2011
Phishers, credit-card cloners and identity thieves will be busy today, searching for ways to take advantage of interest in the life and sudden death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il. Adobe has warned users of a critical vulnerability in its Flash Player that could potentially allow an attacker to…
