Here’s a handy list of credit card charges that consumers have complained about during the first part of 2012. Do any of them appear on your credit card? View full post on credit card scam – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Phone hacker puts Hinsdale church on hook for huge bill
It’s fair to say that the Rev. Edward Searl was surprised — and not pleasantly so — when his church received its phone bill for November. It was for $27,020. “We were amazed. We’re still somewhat befuddled by it,” said Searl, who is minister at the 300-member Unitarian Church of…
Hacker Rings Up Huge Phone Bill for Hinsdale Church
advertisement The congregation at a suburban church may have to say extra prayers to help solve a phone problem. The Unitarian Church of Hinsdale got socked with a $27,000 phone bill for thousands of calls made to Libya over a two-day period in November, reported the Chicago Tribune. But the…
Ga. bill would hide arrest information
By Bill Rankin The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Public access to records restricted in certain cases. A provision in sentencing reform legislation that would restrict public access to arrest records of people later cleared of charges has raised concerns among First Amendment proponents. House Bill 1176, approved by the House last week,…
Bill to regulate exotic animals introduced in Ohio
By Ann Sanner Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio lawmaker is proposing that owners of exotic animals be subjected to background checks and required to fence their property — measures supporters say might have saved dozens of lions, tigers, and other wild creatures that were shot by authorities months…
Mock Cyber Attack on New York Used by Obama to Pitch Senate Bill
The Obama administration simulated a cyber attack on New York City’s power supply in a Senate demonstration aimed at winning support for legislation to boost the nation’s computer defenses. View full post on obama hacking government – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Ward’s cyber crime bill advances
A proposal by state Sen. Cam Ward, R-Alabaster, and Rep. Paul DeMarco, R-Homewood, to overhaul the criminal code in Alabama as it pertains to criminal activity committed online and through the Internet, advanced out of the senate committee on Feb. 29. View full post on cyber stalking – Yahoo! News…
Lawmakers Consider Computer Crimes Task Force Bill
A public hearing was being held Friday morning on a bill that would help better fund the state's computer crimes task force. View full post on computer forensic – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Anonymous targets Vic Toews over Internet surveillance bill, revives Vikileaks
The hacker group Anonymous is promising that Vic Toews "will be exposed for the hypocrite" he is View full post on anonymous hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Experts urge stronger online regulation bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cybersecurity experts urged senators Thursday to close loopholes in legislation to give the government more power to force critical industries to make their computer networks more secure. Experts told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee said the bill could allow many companies to avoid regulation…