Europe Targets Supplying False Information Online
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By Matt Moore  FRANKFURT, Germany - Some European countries are proposing outlawing the use of fake information to open e-mail accounts or set up Web sites, a move intended to help terrorism investigations but which could face resistance on a privacy-conscious continent.
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Jan Boldt can hardly believe the number of fake e-mail warnings she receives almost daily from crooks impersonating the security divisions at eBay, AOL, PayPal and other businesses. She usually deletes them without even looking.
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Commissioner has a mull A little-noticed system that allows printed documents to be tracked by government agents has gotten the attention of the EU Commissioner for Justice Freedom and Security, who says the technology may violate EU human rights guarantees.â¦
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The Anti-Phishing Working Group, in its most recent report, said that online scam artists are turning to new tactics to try to trick Web surfers into divulging financial information.
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By Rozana Sani  YOU may have heard of, been cautioned on or even fallen victim to "black money" scams, fake animal vaccine sales, lottery prize and inheritance scams, all operated through the Internet. Now brace yourselves for the "hitman" scam.
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Eurocrats, terrorists vie for techno-dunce supremacy The European Commission (EC) has announced plans to frustrate terrorism by suppressing online guides on bomb-making.â¦
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Web site visitors who clicked on banner ads on a number of popular European Web sites this weekend could have infected their computers with variants of the Bofra worm, experts warn.
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By Ben Goldby; James Green  Internet shoppers in the West Midlands have been warned to be on their guard after an investigation into eBay found the popular auction site is a prime target for counterfeiters.
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The Council of Europe has called on its 46 member-states to introduce legislation on the right of reply to correct false information on online media.
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The European Commission unveils plans to make people feel safer buying things online from other countries.
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Swindlers combine spam with hoax sites to try to rip off your personal data.
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Under a little-known project called Xenon, several nations are deploying sophisticated bots to troll web businesses in search
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A coalition of Internet and finance firms along with law enforcement agencies was launched in a bid to halt the growing number of online scams that lure consumers to fake websites to obtain personal and financial data.
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A British intelligence agency is seeking spies in cyberspace.
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EU offers help for parents who are confused by the wide range of software that claims to make cyberspace safer for children.
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Think you're safe from Internet fraud? Think again.
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Crackdown on online fraud produces more than 100 legal actions in Europe, Middle East.