Read more Internet fraud stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/19594/internet-fraud.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:42:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49238/phony-ad-clicks-at-record-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFraudulent attempts to deceive web advertisers into paying for phony clicks reached an all-time high in the last quarter of 2008, CNET reports. The rate of phony to genuine clicks climbed to 17.1% in the fourth quarter, increasing 1.1% from the third quarter and 0.5% from the...http://www.newser.com/story/49238/phony-ad-clicks-at-record-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Jan 2009 16:07:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43648/myspace-suicide-case-goes-to-jury.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLori Drew’s fate is in the hands of a California jury as the case of the “MySpace bully” goes into deliberations, Wired reports. After forceful closing arguments yesterday, the jury will decide whether the mother committed computer fraud by creating a false online identity used to bully a neighborhood teen...http://www.newser.com/story/43648/myspace-suicide-case-goes-to-jury.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Nov 2008 13:34:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43577/court-pokes-facebook-spammer-for-873m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFacebook has won an $873 million judgment against a man accused of hijacking user profiles to spew spam, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The award—the biggest ever under federal spamming laws—was made against a Canadian citizen who Facebook accused of stealing login details to send more than 4...http://www.newser.com/story/43577/court-pokes-facebook-spammer-for-873m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Nov 2008 7:09:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42419/nigerian-scamsters-want-to-be-your-friend.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNigeria's notorious cybercriminals are looking for some buddies, Ars Technica reports. The conmen have infiltrated social networking sites like Facebook by filching passwords and contacting users in the guise of a friend who suddenly, urgently needs funds. Internet security experts fear the new tactic could prove a lot more effective...http://www.newser.com/story/42419/nigerian-scamsters-want-to-be-your-friend.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Nov 2008 6:53:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39008/tech-tips-you-should-know-but-dont.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhat people don’t know about basic computer tricks is pretty shocking, David Pogue found while gathering info for his New York Times column. After a call for tips from readers, all involved “soon discovered that what’s common knowledge isn’t the same as universal knowledge.” Here follow some of the choicest...http://www.newser.com/story/39008/tech-tips-you-should-know-but-dont.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Oct 2008 18:55:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29170/surfers-beware-danger-could-lurk-at-hk-cn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA study by antivirus software firm McAfee warns Web surfers to be cautious of sites on certain domains, the AP reports, with corner-cutting registration companies often skipping security precautions. The domains .hk, .cn and .info were found to be riskiest.http://www.newser.com/story/29170/surfers-beware-danger-could-lurk-at-hk-cn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Jun 2008 15:57:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19088/teen-pleads-guilty-in-botnet-adware-scheme.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA teenager referred to by the FBI as BDH and known online as “Sobe” pleaded guilty to two counts of juvenile fraud conspiracy for a scheme that used botnets to install adware on hundreds of thousands of American computers, including some military systems. He will be sentenced May 5, and...http://www.newser.com/story/19088/teen-pleads-guilty-in-botnet-adware-scheme.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 15 Feb 2008 13:28:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/15655/feds-indict-spam-king.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal grand jury has indicted a Michigan man and 10 others for spamming and stock fraud, Reuters reports. Alan Ralsky and his associates face 41 counts related to using spam to promote little-traded Chinese stocks, artificially driving up prices, and then making a killing by selling the stock. Ralsky...http://www.newser.com/story/15655/feds-indict-spam-king.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Jan 2008 13:50:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/14935/ebay-fights-web-fraud-gangs-in-romania.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInternet giant eBay is battling online auction fraud—and the center of the struggle is a Romanian town in the Carpathian mountains. A top eBay investigator, who has US Secret Service protection, forages police files in the region to combat scams. Internet auction fraud is the specialty of Romanian crime...http://www.newser.com/story/14935/ebay-fights-web-fraud-gangs-in-romania.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Dec 2007 4:03:02 CST