State motor vehicle departments are still too vulnerable to fraudulent applications for driver's licenses, posing an ongoing national security threat two years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist …
New Efforts to Fight Identity Theft
CONSUMERS are losing trust in the Internet, and online companies are taking note. The Information Technology Association of America, a trade group, said last week that it would help create the …
Calif. Recall Susceptible To Hackers
As if elections officials in California don't have enough to worry about as they prepare for a bewildering Oct. 7 recall vote, computer scientists say shoddy balloting software could bungle the …
Online document search reveals secrets
Many documents published online may unintentionally reveal sensitive corporate or personal information, according to a US computer researcher. Simon Byers, at AT&T's research laboratory in the US, was …
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Head of U.S. Muslim Charity Sent to Prison
A federal judge on Monday sentenced the head of a U.S.-based Muslim charity to more than 11 years in prison for defrauding donors, though she dismissed prosecutors' allegations that he was a financier …
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Bail Is Denied for Pakistani Accused of Aiding Al Qaeda
A federal magistrate judge in Manhattan refused to grant bail yesterday to a Pakistani man charged with assisting Al Qaeda, despite his lawyer's offer of a $2.5 million bond and arguments that his …
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Bail Is Denied for Pakistani Accused of Aiding Al Qaeda
A federal magistrate judge in Manhattan refused to grant bail yesterday to a Pakistani man charged with assisting Al Qaeda, despite his lawyer's offer of a $2.5 million bond and arguments that his …
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Pakistani Detainee to Face Terror Charge, Lawyer Says
The lawyer for a Pakistani man who has been detained in Manhattan since March as a material witness said he expected his client to be indicted on charges of providing support to a terrorist conspiracy …
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Absa hackers possibly using home PC
Hackers could be using home computers to steal thousands of rands from Absa Bank's clients - and not the system of the bank, the Banking Council said in a statement on Monday. "Because they are …
Banks set to improve online security
Banking institutions are set to improve security on their online software. This follows the incident where Absa internet clients were cheated out of more than half a million rand. Some internet …