Research out of the UK today says that perhaps as many as 200,00 people have been victims of online romance scams and the same study says over 1 million people personally know someone who has been scammed by one of these heartless fraudsters.
Criminals are starting to find ways to make money by attacking smart phones, according to some security vendors. Kaspersky Lab identified more than 1,550 mobile malware signatures in September
Thirty three celebrities including President-Elect Barack Obama and pop singer Britney Spears had their Twitter accounts hijacked by hackers using Twitter's own support tools
The Competition Bureau recently launched Project False Hope, aimed at targeting online cancer-related health fraud and raising public awareness. Under this initiative dozens of Canadian-operated Web sites that offer cancer-related products that raise concerns under the Competition Act have been uncovered, according to the bureau.