The New York Times has a report on the ongoing battle between computer security experts and those who find weaknesses in the systems. From the NY Times: Internet security is broken, and nobody seems to know quite how to fix it. Despite the efforts of the computer security industry and a half-decade struggle by Microsoft to protect its [...]

Personal data in the black market is facing a recession as prices for individual information spiral downwards. From Newsweek: Your personal identity isn’t worth quite as much as it used to be—at least to thieves willing to swipe it. According to experts who monitor such markets, the value of stolen credit card data may range from $3 to [...]

The FBI announced that organized crime groups are increasingly drawn to cybercrime due to the ease in gaining personal information. From Reuters: Computer spying and theft of personal information have risen notably in the past year, costing tens of millions of dollars and threatening U.S. security, the FBI’s cyber division head said on Wednesday. FBI Assistant Director Shawn [...]

CNN has a handy article reminding computer users of steps that should take in order to protect their identity.  Read the entire article here. 

There were 21,000 cases of phishing in the United Kingdom during the first six months of 2008, according to APACS.  From the BBC: In the first six months of this year there were 21,000 cases of “phishing” frauds involving banks and building societies, the body said. That was a rise of more than 180% on the same period [...]

The New York Times reports on how the online email scam known as Phishing has been targeting high level executives around the United States. From the NY Times: An e-mail scam aimed squarely at the nation’s top executives is raising new alarms about the ease with which people and companies can be deceived by online criminals. Thousands of [...]