Similarly, hacking a computer by persuading it to accept a fraudulently-presented password cannot be considered as a form of fraud, as defined within the various laws of theft. Hacking cannot be fraud, it cannot be a form of counterfeiting, it...
Symantec has agreed to acquire privately held WholeSecurity, which makes products to fight phishing scams and detect malicious code attacks. The WholeSecurity deal will expand Symantec's line-up that handles phishing fraud and detects worms and...
The growth of the security industry and the continuing evolution of the threat landscape, and the subsequent importance businesses, consumers and even governments, have placed on computer security is evident in many of the selections made by the...
Oliver Friedrichs, a senior manager at Symantec Security Response, said in a statement: "These vulnerabilities are increasingly being used to facilitate online fraud through the installation of malicious software on vulnerable computers.
The analyst firm warns web 2.0 applications could herald widespread identity theft and transaction fraud, give malware a new infection super highway, erode social networks and eventually create a total consumer loss of confidence in the web platform.
For instance, online retailers and payment processors use geolocation to detect possible credit card fraud by comparing the user's location with the billing address on the account or the shipping address provided, or identifying known IP addresses...