FBI software developed with advisory firm Ernst & Young unraveled the top phrases used in email conversations among employees engaged in corporate fraud, according to a press release. The technology can also pinpoint unusual changes in tone that can reveal fraud targeting specific sectors. Some of the most common expressions used by corporate fraudsters include “cover up”, “write off”, “grey area” and “...

Several PC companies used computers they rented to clients to spy on people having sex, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Seven different firms secretly took such webcam pictures with software from DesignerWare, which could also track key strokes, locations, and other personal data. These included e-mail, social media, and financial credentials, Social Security numbers, medical records, private e-m...

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The software giant Microsoft landed in a lot of hot water this month, with the media and the blogosphere yelling at them in unison for failing to patch a critical IE flaw....

Rogue security products are one of the common ways used by cyber criminals who try to gain an extra buck for a living. They are trial applications that warn users of inexistent infections on their computers. In order to...

Botnets are businesses that bring tens of billions dollars in revenue per year. It is not hard to imagine that these threats don...