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Wall Street & Technology September 17, 2007 Melanie Rodier	Online Security Attacks Against Financial Institutions Rapidly Increasing Gone are the days of teenagers sitting in their parents' basements trying to hack into a company's computer system just to prove a point. Today, hacking is an organized crime enterprise -- and it is bigger than ever.
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Popular Mechanics February 2006 Brian Krebs	It's 10 PM. Do You Know Where Your Identity Is? Global identity thieves may know their way around your computer better than you do. Learn how to protect yourself in the scary new world of zombies, RATs, Trojan horses and evil twins.
InternetNews April 17, 2009 Alex Goldman	Report: Credit Cards Plentiful in Crime Networks There are so many credit cards in criminal markets that their price has dropped, leading to a new target: PIN numbers.
Investment Advisor June 2008 Irace & Mehta	Security in a New Age How to protect your firm from 21st century online criminals
InternetNews March 3, 2005 Roy Mark	New Senate Bill Looks to Hook Phishers The Anti-Phishing Act of 2005 targets both the e-mail bait and the Web site switch by entering two new crimes into the U.S. Code.
InternetNews October 31, 2007 Andy Patrizio	Symantec's Latest: Customized Threat Protection Symantec announced a custom threat analysis and protection service through its Global Services Security Response unit. Managed Threat Analysis, is designed to help companies facing more targeted attacks from criminals looking to steal intellectual property.
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Bank Systems & Technology June 24, 2008 Lisa Valentine	Peter Makohon Keeps Wachovia Secure on the Cyber Front Lines Wachovia's VP of information security says protecting the bank's network against ever more sophisticated attacks is a constant challenge that requires eternal vigilance.
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National Defense October 2007 Breanne Wagner	Computer Crimes Keep Government and Industry on the Defensive The complexity of new malicious code and the elusive nature of cyber attackers have become significant impediments to detecting or preventing most intrusions.
InternetNews November 29, 2007 Andy Patrizio	Cyber Crime Grows More Dangerous And Sophisticated McAfee study finds online threats are getting more complex and brazen in what they target, like the U.S. military.
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Bank Technology News September 2010 Tom Leuchtner	Patrolling the Neighborhood Cyber criminals are employing increasingly sophisticated methods to perpetrate financial crimes.
BusinessWeek July 3, 2006 Dean Foust	ID Theft: More Hype Than Harm Law enforcement officials say the criminals tend not to follow through after stealing personal data.
PC World February 3, 2003 Paul Roberts	The Net Is Dangerous, Research Says Attack rates decline, but worms and software flaws keep cyberspace hazardous, Symantec reports.
InternetNews July 28, 2010	Most Data Breaches Perpetrated by Cyber Gangs Organized crime syndicates, many of them based or operated from outside the U.S., are overwhelmingly to blame for coordinated cyber attacks, according to a study by Verizon and the U.S. Secret Service.
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InternetNews March 23, 2010	FBI Underboss Outlines Anatomy of a Cyber Gang As cyber criminals grow ever more sophisticated and organized, law enforcement agencies have had to step up their game to keep pace. One of the top men at the FBI shares what the bureau is doing to combat cyber crime.
InternetNews September 20, 2005 Roy Mark	Malicious Code For Profit New trend finds shifts toward attacks seeking confidential information.
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PC World August 2006 Andrew Brandt	The 10 Biggest Security Risks You Don't Know About Hackers, scammers, and identity thieves are constantly coming up with new ways to attack your PC and your privacy. Here are the newest perils and how to foil them.
Information Today June 2005 Phillip Britt	No Phishing Allowed Today, the biggest threats for companies and consumers are the new crimes with funny-looking names: phishing, pharming, and spim.
InternetNews October 3, 2006 Roy Mark	Cyber Criminals Turn to Home Users Phishing and spam are on a dramatic rise as home users become the prime targets of online criminals. Attacks are up 81 percent over the last six months and spam jumped 50 percent over the same period.
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Bank Technology News April 1, 2008 Joe Sowerby	ID-Theft Fears Keep Clients Off the Web Adoption of online banking is increasing, but not nearly at the rate of broadband adoption. The main reason: fear of online identity fraud.
PC World February 26, 2007 Robert McMillan	Phishing Sites Explode on the Web Online criminals are thriving even in the face of new automated defenses.
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Bank Systems & Technology August 27, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz	U.S. Small Businesses Are Scammers' New Targets Cyber crooks in Eastern Europe have begun to prey upon smaller companies in their efforts to steal.
PC World June 1, 2008 Erik Larkin	Web 2.0 Sites a Thriving Marketplace for Malware Malicious software makers are using social networks, video sites, and blogs to peddle their wares to other online criminals.
U.S. Banker February 2005 Michael Sisk	A Phish Story Phishing attacks (in which thieves send mass e-mails supposedly from reputable businesses) are expected to more than double in 2005, and are spreading to small banks.
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Search Engine Watch June 5, 2010 Johnny Widerlund	Avoiding Online Risks Kicking Off with the 2010 FIFA World Cup Cyber criminals will continue hijacking current news and events to serve malware. A rundown of the most prevalent online security risks, and how to avoid them.
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