PERSONAL fraud costs Australians nearly $1 billion a year, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The survey found 806,000 people, or five per cent of the population, had been the victim of at least one type of

Turkish Hackers Hit ICANN with Phishing Attack - Cleveland Leader
On Thursday, a group of hackers defaced the pages of ICANN’s website, and launched a phishing scam that spoofed the organization’s site that hit thousands of inboxes across the country. A Turkish group known as “NetDevilz”, who have been linked to 31

A new type of phishing - KSFY.com
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Domain names may go .wild; Internet group approves Web-address - Seattle Times
PARIS Starting in early 2009, almost any word will be able to replace “.com” or “.net” in a Web page address, thanks to a decision on Thursday by the international group controlling Internet addresses. Get ready for a nearly infinite variety of

Firefox 3 beefs up security - Earthtimes
Munich - Internet users can download the new 3.0 version of the popular Firefox browser starting immediately. The software is available at http://www.getfirefox.com. Versions are available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux - all free, reports the

Pennsylvania L&I, DPW Warn Benefit Recipients About Latest Financial - Forbes
Thieves Use ‘Phishing‘ Messages to Steal Information, Money HARRISBURG, Pa. , June 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Acting Secretary of Labor & Industry Sandi Vito and Secretary of Public Welfare Estelle B.

Tech Test: Strong, iInnovative Web browsers emerge - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
With all the attention on the new Firefox 3 Internet browser, it’s easy to miss two strong, innovative rivals. Opera 9.5, for instance, lets you share bookmarked Web pages and notes among several computers. And another browser, Flock 2, brings

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