Apple, Microsoft May Bid for 15 Million Turkish Tablets, AA Says (Ercan Ersoy/Bloomberg)
Ercan Ersoy / Bloomberg:Apple, Microsoft May Bid for 15 Million Turkish Tablets, AA Says — Apple Inc. (AAPL), Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp. (INTC) may participate in the government’s project to supply as much as 15 million tablet computers for school children over four years, state-owned Anatolia news agency said …
UIC Wins $3.2 Million Grant for Electronic Security and Privacy Study – Newswise
Newswise — Computer viruses, botnets, trojans, worms, cyber-attacks and identity theft are among the frightening examples of online mischief and crime that many today find scarier than Hollywood’s classic sci-fi monsters. Battling this menace requires …
The Latest Crazy Instagram Stats: 150 Million Photos, 15 Per Second, 80% Filtered (MG Siegler/TechCrunch)
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:The Latest Crazy Instagram Stats: 150 Million Photos, 15 Per Second, 80% Filtered — This past June, we noted that Instagram hit a big milestone: 5 million users. At the time, the total number of photos shared on the service was at 95 million, and given the rate of growth, they expected [...]
Net ‘phishing’ gang jailed for £1 million banking con – Evening Standard
Three online fraudsters have been jailed for stealing £1.1 million from bank customers by “phishing”. Ayodeji Kareem, 39, Babatunde Fafore, 41, and Vincent Alonge, 32, had tried to steal £4.25 million during the two-year fraud. The Nigerians hacked into …
International Computer Scam Disrupted After $72 Million Lost – BusinessWeek
June 22 (Bloomberg) — Authorities disrupted an international scam that infected computers with a virus that helped sell $72 million worth of bogus security software, according to the U.S. Justice Department. The software, known as scareware, tells users …
IBM Ups Big Data Bet with New Software, $100 Million in Research (Ryan Kim/GigaOM)
Ryan Kim / GigaOM:IBM Ups Big Data Bet with New Software, $100 Million in Research — On the same day that IBM passed Microsoft in market cap, Big Blue showed how it will ride the growth of big data to continue its momentum. IBM announced a new $100 million investment for future data analytics along [...]
SEC Watch: Palantir Technologies Raises $50 Million In New Funding (Leena Rao/TechCrunch)
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:SEC Watch: Palantir Technologies Raises $50 Million In New Funding — After raising a whopping $90 million last year, Palantir Technologies appears to be raising another big round. According to an SEC filing, the company has just raised $50 million in new funding. This would bring Palantir’s total funding to $175 million.
US Man Pleads Guilty to $36.6 Million Worth of ID Theft (Grant Gross/PC World)
Grant Gross / PC World:US Man Pleads Guilty to $36.6 Million Worth of ID Theft — A Georgia man connected to US$36.6 million in credit card fraud pleaded guilty Thursday to trafficking in counterfeit credit cards and aggravated identity theft, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Computer crime leaves state residents $3.3 million poorer – TMCnet
Anyone who uses a computer is at risk for scams and fraud,” said Commissioner William M. Rubenstein in a statement. He urged residents to install the latest security software on their computers, be aware of protecting personal information and take with a …
Facebook awarded over $360 million damages against spammer (Naked Security/Sophos)
Naked Security / Sophos:Facebook awarded over $360 million damages against spammer — Facebook’s security team have reason to celebrate as they have claimed another scalp in the ongoing fight against spammers on the social network. — A post on Facebook’s Security page announced that this week a federal court …
