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FBI takes down scareware scammers

Computers & Internet
By Carl Laron on June 26, 2011 in

FBI agent

As we've blogged about in the past, scareware has become one of the top threats on the Internet. Because of their nature, most scareware programs are a challenge for even the best antivirus programs to detect and stop. Getting rid of scareware once it's grabbed hold of your computer is more challenging still. But because of the multi-national nature of most scareware operations, perhaps the biggest challenge of all is bringing their perpetrators to justice. Still, every once in a while the good guys do win a battle, and on Wednesday the FBI announced that it had busted up two scareware rings.

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Cybercrime hits nearly three out of four online users in U.S.

Computers & Internet
By Carl Laron on September 9, 2010 in

Cybercrime

Most Internet users are well aware of the risks they face when surfing the web. Still, the just released 2010 Norton Cybercrime Report reveals in startling detail just how widespread cybercrimes really are. In fact, nearly two-thirds of Internet users worldwide, and nearly three-quarters of those in the U.S., have been victimized by some type of online criminal activity. The toll in terms of time and money lost is not insignificant. But what could be even more important is that cybercrime often leaves its victims feeling just as helpless and fearful as if they were mugged at the gunpoint.

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