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“Can you fix my Windows 95 computer?”: How to troll a tech support scammer

Aurich Lawson / Thinkstock Pity the poor employees of companies like “Windows Technical Support"—scammers who make money by "fixing" computers that were never broken in the first place. For the people who pose...

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Wednesday, October 10th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Court Rebukes DOJ, Says Hacking Required to be Prosecuted as Hacker

Employees may not be prosecuted under a federal anti-hacking statute for simply violating their employer’s computer use policy, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, dealing a blow to the Obama administration’s Justice Department,...

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Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 Net News No Comments

How To: Find Out if Your Gmail Account Has Been Hacked

Several handy tips for discovering if your Gmail account has been compromised by hackers. Hackers are always trying to gain access to the email accounts of unsuspecting users, and unless you're vigilant it...

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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Men Charged With Hijacking DOD Paychecks

A federal grand jury is indicting two Southern California men accused of using peer-to-peer file sharing software to hijack unsuspecting victims’ money, including paychecks from five Department of Defense employees. The defendants, San...

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Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 Net News No Comments

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