Russia`s cybercrime squad fears the next al-Qaeda attack may be on crucial computer networks. These days the Moscow`s Directorate R`s bread-and-butter work is computer and mobile-phone fraud. But …
Airport Screeners to Get Whistle-Blower Rights
The U.S. Transportation Department said on Monday it would provide whistle-blower protection to new airport screeners who report on-the-job waste and fraud as well as air security lapses. Full Story …
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Security Urged to Stop Hackers
MOST Australian companies spend more on the office coffee than they do to make their computer networks secure from hackers. But the money saved is a false economy, with many set to lose a bundle …
IT Security Breaches on Rise in India
Information security breaches in India are on the rise. While virus infection continues to be the most chronic of all kinds of breaches, hackers and unauthorised users are responsible for over …
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Stopping the Cyber-criminals
Police have adapted their methods to fight the new breed of cyber-criminal, with computer forensics experts often replacing the men in white coats at the scene of a crime. In Britain, the National …
Papers: Suspect Had Flight Manuals
A suspect in an alleged scheme to obtain fraudulent student visas had flight manuals, a drawing of a plane striking one of the World Trade Center towers and a date book with a lone entry: Sept. 11, …
More fake passports may be in terrorists` hands
A fraud artist may have left an unknown number of illegal Canadian passports in the hands of Osama bin Laden`s network before being deported. Full Story …
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GAO Finds Security Risks At Treasury
Key financial systems run by the Treasury Department`s Financial Management Service are vulnerable to security breaches. The service is at significant risk of fraud, unauthorized disclosure and …
10 Arrested in Chemical Permits Probe
FBI agents investigating the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks assisted in the arrests of 10 Middle Eastern men in three states for fraudulently obtaining licenses to transport hazardous materials. Full …
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2 Men Accused of Helping Hijackers
Two men have been charged with helping three of the hijackers in the terrorist attacks fraudulently obtain Virginia driver's licenses last month, prosecutors said Monday. Full Story …