Malware

Nearly half of the live phishing kits identified online have backdoors designed to steal from the information thieves using them.

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed the latest version of the Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act.

A new malware campaign uses the FBI and Facebook as a ruse to trick users into downloading the Storm Worm trojan.

A large-scale botnet called Rustock is forwarding spam with shocking headlines to exploit users and increase its spread.

The principal owners of E-Gold, an online money transfer system, have pleaded guilty in federal court to operating a business that serves as a haven for cybercrooks. But now they plan to institute measures to change the company's stigma.

The Limbo 2 trojan may be the most sophisticated trojan yet unleashed.

Thanks to a joint effort between the FBI and Romanian police, 24 Romanians believed to be part of an organized cybercrime ring were arrested during the past week.

Facebook users' dates of birth were revealed at some point in public beta tests of a profile redesign.