The $112,000 Trojan bank fraud

June 9, 2009 · Filed Under Downloads, Payments, Security, Virus · Comment 

It seems that some banks are still having a bad time, as if the current financial crisis was not bad enough they are still finding that they are open to all sorts of attack and not all of them are from the disheartened public who are unable to get loans or credit.
Despite the obvious security [...]

eBay scammer goes to prison

April 29, 2009 · Filed Under Computers, Email, Payments, Security · Comment 

Most people who use the internet are weary of being scammed, this especially so when it comes to auction sites like eBay. While the majority of listings and sellers are genuine, there is always the worry that it may be a fraud.
However, it seems that not all scammers get away with it, in the US [...]