Experts warn sting operations may make fraudsters harder to catch in future and drive them offline.

Security researchers are warning of a dangerous new trend in the promotion of fake anti-virus programs known as 'rogueware', which could lead to users' PCs being hijacked and rendered inoperable if they fail to pay a ransom.

Security experts warned today that the Verified by Visa online authentication scheme has become the latest lure used by phishers hoping to harvest personal information from unsuspecting shoppers..

A new Sophos report is warning users of social networks such as Facebook and MySpace not to be complacent and stay vigilent against hackers and criminal networks keen on using the data found on the sites.

Unauthorised downloads can spark innovation in unpredictable ways.

The author of the first iPhone worm has been given a job with Australian iPhone app developer Mogeneration, much to the disgust of security experts

Over half a million credit card holders may have had their account details captured by hackers, after web hosting firm Network Solutionsrevealed that more than 4,000 of the e-commerce sites it hosts could have been breached..