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Surprise! Merchants say Web fraud is down
Losses to U.S. and Canadian merchants are down from $4 billion in 2008 to $3.3 billion this year, according to a recent survey. That's a drop of 18 percent, but don't break out the champagne just yet. FULL STORY
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Read more on Chris Hansen's series of reports on men who target young teens over the Internet.

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DOS attack on Twitter highlights security risks

A denial-of-service attack on Twitter highlights security risks that we've been warned about again and again — but never seem to take seriously enough.


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