“The agency’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) said that creative criminals will be using scams called ‘smishing’ or ‘vishing’ to steal people’s personal information, such as bank account numbers, personal identification number (PIN) codes, or credit card numbers. “ (Source: FBI Warns Of Mobile Cyber Threats — Cybercrime — InformationWeek)
“Portugal’s central bank said on Tuesday the country’s banks faced an ‘intolerable risk’ unless the government manages to bring its public spending under control as it struggles to combat a debt crisis. The Bank of Portugal report spelled out a tricky scenario for the banks as concerns grew in markets over the nation’s prospects of [...]
“Iran admitted Monday that its controversial uranium enrichment centrifuges had been affected by a malicious computer virus, as reported by Western diplomats last week. Hours earlier, car bombs killed a top Iranian nuclear scientist in Tehran and wounded another. Both events may color a resumption of talks on nuclear issues next week with the five [...]
“More than 100,000 Irish citizens took to the streets of Dublin today to protest against the international bailout and four years of austerity. Despite overnight snow storms and freezing temperatures, huge crowds have gathered in O’Connell Street to demonstrate against the cuts aimed at driving down Ireland’s colossal national debt. So far the march has [...]
“A U.S. destroyer thwarted a pirate attack on a Turkish-flagged merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden yesterday, the Turkish military said. Turkey notified a unified command center of the attack on the ship, the 26 Agustos, and the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Shoup was dispatched to the vessel as its crew sought refuge in [...]