Defrauded investors have rioted in several cities in Columbia. They were cheated out of their savings in a pyramid investment scheme, and now the crooks have closed shop, though some have been caught.
See the BBC News for the full report.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
Trojan virus steals banking info
BBC reports that the Sinowal trojan has infected computers world-wide and stolen information for more than 270'000 bank accounts and 240'000 credit cards... Infections can happen simply by visiting a booby-trapped web site, and users wouldn't be aware of the infection.
Here is another report from the register.
Here is another report from the register.
Crooks make $5m a year from fake Windows security software
Criminals can make as much as US$5 million a year by planting nearly-worthless security software on PCs, said Joe Stewart, director of malware research at SecureWorks Inc.
Read the full report.
Read the full report.
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