Gary Warner, the Director of Research in Computer Forensics, is available to speak to the media about any current cybercrime or computer security issue. Requests for interviews or content should be made through the UAB Media Office.
Journalists are invited to review the CyberCrime & Doing Time blog for current areas of interest.
Profile pieces
Recent News
June 30, 2011 - Will spam soon be a thing of the past? - ComputerWorld UK
June 30, 2011 - At U.S. House hearing in Hoover, more urged for battle on cybercrime - AL.com
June 29, 2011 - Defending against 'faceless crime' - Shelby County Reporter
June 28, 2011 - Lulzsec's Parting Trojan is a False Positive - PC World
June 23, 2011 - UAB director Warner named Microsoft MVP for 5th time - UAB News
May 9, 2011 - Computer forensics expert warns: Don't click on Bin Laden Videos - UAB News Blog
April 11, 2011 - Epsilon: a Watershed for an Industry Under Siege - PC World
March 11, 2011 - Cybercrime Fighters to Gather at Dublin - Pressbox.co.uk
March 6, 2011 - Federal Reserve Spam - Computer Security News
February 27, 2011 - Fake ACH Transfer Failure Notification Spreads Zeus - Softpedia
February 22, 2011 - Protect Yourself from Spoofing Scams - CBS42
February 2011 - Cybercrime in Healthcare - The Newest Vulnerabilities and Protections for Your Practice - Birmingham Medical News
December 2, 2011 - IID Launches Cyber Security Scholarship with UAB - BusinessWire
November 23, 2011 - Avoid being victimized while shopping online, advises UAB cybercrime expert - AL.com
November 10, 2011 - Phishing Scam Targets USAA Customers - SpamNews
November 2, 2011 - UAB's Gary Warner warns of new phishing campaign - Examiner
November 2, 2011 - Aggressive USAA Phishing Campaign in Circulation - Softpedia
November 1, 2011 - Law enforcement of cybercrime: Bringing Justice - SC Magazine (cover story)
October 15, 2010 - Digital Justice: Inside UAB's Computer Forensics Lab - UAB Magazine
October 9, 2010 - Zeus hackers could steal corporate secrets too - ComputerWorld
October 8, 2010 - Zeus banking Trojan attacks spread to social networks, smartphones - USA Today
October 6, 2010 - Microsoft exec proposes new internet "health" model - SC Magazine
October 5, 2010 - Russia Detains Suspect in Carding, Online Fraud Scheme - PC World
October 2, 2010 - Omaha tip foils cybercrime - Omaha World-Herald
October 1, 2010 - Ukranian police arrest five, targeting brains of Zeus - San Francisco Chronicle
September 30, 2010 - Feds Hit Zeus Group, but the Brains Remain Overseas - PC World
September 30, 2010 - How the Zeus Botnet Cyberscam Works - FOXNews
September 29, 2010 - Spam Affiliate Program Spamit.com to Close - KrebsonSecurity.com
September 24, 2010 - Alleged Phishers Who Targeted eBay Employees Arrested - DarkReading
September 24, 2010 - Spear phisher targeted eBay employees - The Register
September 15, 2010 - Your Internet Postings could compromise your safety - FOX6 WBRC
September 15, 2010 - UAB and Law Enforcement fight cybercrime with Operation Swordphish - Birmingham News
July 24, 2010 - Alabama is #2 most-spammed state according to report - WBRC
June 25, 2010 - UAB Expert Explains Social Network Protection - Examiner.com
May 25, 2010 - Avalanche Group Linked to Fraud - BankInfoSecurity.com
May 19, 2010 - ISP shuttered for hosting 'witches' brew' of spam, child porn 3FN RIP - The Register
May 18, 2010 - Special Report: Download Dangers - WSFA 12 NBC
May 12, 2010 - Report blames 'Avalanche' group for most phishing - ComputerWorld
April 15, 2010 - Google says 11,000 domains distributing rogue anti-virus - SC Magazine
April 14, 2010 - Hackers exploit Polish president's death with massive scareware attack - IT Business CA
April 14, 2010 - Russian Cyberthief Case Illustrates Security Risks For U.S. Corporations - National Defense Magazine
April 9, 2010 - Gary Warner on Universal Threat Awareness - Web Host Industry Review
April 7, 2010 - Police cuff 70 eBay fraud suspects - The Register
March 26, 2010 - Top 5 ID theft scams: How to protect yourself - NBC 13
March 25, 2010 - Our Best Hope Is That the Enemy is Drowning in Data - The New New Internet
March 23, 2010 - The Top 10 U.S. Cities At Risk For Cybercrime - Dark Reading
March 12, 2010 - Kurdish Hackers Arrested - eSecurity Planet
March 9, 2010 - UAB's Warner Voted "Most Popular Security Blogger" - UAB News
March 9, 2010 - USB Battery charger executes backdoor Trojan - SC Magazine
February 22, 2010 - Reduce Risk of Electronic Transactions - Windsor Star
February 17, 2010 - City of Norfolk Hit with Code that Takes Out 800 PCs - PC World
February 1, 2010 - A Hack Attack on Congress - Fierce Government IT
January 28, 2010 - UAB Director of Computer Forensics to Keynote IT360 - The Examiner
News from 2009
December 22, 2009 - Hackers Hit OpenX Ad Server in Adobe Attack - PCWorld
December 16, 2009 - Five Things You Need to Know About Social Engineering - PCWorld
December 7, 2009 - Webmasters targeted in cPanel look-alike phish - The Register
December 5, 2009 - Phishers angling for Web site administrators - Washington Post
November 23, 2009 - New Virus Disguised as Social Security Administration Download - News Blaze
November 23, 2009 - Social Security Zeus Spam - Secure Computing
November 13, 2009 - Spam Campaign Targets Payment Transfer System - PCWorld
November 9, 2009 - Zeus-MySpace spam - Secure Computing
November 7, 2009 - Bogus E-mails 'From' FDIC Link Computer Users to Virus - ScienceDaily
October 2, 2009 - After a Few Months' Rest, SQL Web Attack Spreads Anew - PCWorld
September 25, 2009 - IRS Scam Now World's Biggest E-Mail Virus Problem - PCWorld
August 31, 2009 - Getting Friended by Koobface - Washington Post
July 27, 2009 - UAB Computer Forensics links internet postcards to virus - The Hindu
July 25, 2009 - Beware! Fake online postcards infested with deadly virus - The Economic Times
July 22, 2009 - Nude Video of ESPN Reporter Stirs Controversy - ABC News
July 1, 2009 - Computer spammers link virus to e-mail on Michael Jackson death investigation - Science centric
July 1, 2090 - China spam crisis provokes researcher's ire - The Register
June 29, 2009 - Gary Warner: We Are Wll Past Time to Declare a Spam Crisis in China
June 29, 2009 - Chinese Registrars Need Rap on Knuckles, Expert Says - PCWorld
June 23, 2009 - Firms atwitter over social-net threats - SecurityFocus.com
June 23, 2009 - High Profile Twitter Hack Spreads Porn - PCWorld
June 22, 2009 - Phony swine flu meds hit Net - Birmingham News
June 18, 2009 -In Iran: Cyberactivism without the Middle Man - ComputerWorld
June 17, 2009 - Web Weapons Connect a Revolution in Iran - CBS Evening News
June 17, 2009 - Criminal network to trade botnets and malware uncovered - Secure Computing
June 6, 2009 - ISP Pricewert Protests Shutdown - PCWorld
June 4, 2009 - US Federal Trade Commission shuts down ISP - The Register
June 8, 2009 -Data shows Gumblar still threatens - SecurityFocus.com
May 8, 2009 -In China, $700 puts a spammer in business - ComputerWorld
April 10, 2009 - Gary Warner wonders about the state of AV products - blogs.Computerworld.com
April 1, 2009 - UAB cybercrime researchers pitch in to help contain malicious Conficker computer worm - Birmingham News
February 28, 2009 - UAB Cybercrime Investigators uncover coupon scam - Birmingham News
January 20, 2009 - Three years undercover with the identity thieves - ComputerWorld
January 10, 2009 - Pro-Palestine vandals deface Army, NATO sites - The Register
January 6, 2009 - Web defacements escalate as Israel moves farther into Gaza - Secure Computing
Hurricane Gustav Fraud sites
Georgia-Russia Cyber conflict and DDOS
Fake CNN & MSNBC spam and malware
Botmaster AKILL Sentencing
Romanian Cybercriminals arrested
Chinese hackers and Congressional computers
Older News
April 3, 2008 - Men fall harder than women for Internet fraud, study finds - MacWorld
March 31, 2008 - BBC "The World Today" - (no longer online)
January 23, 2008 - Students need to be aware of phishing, spyware - UAB Kaleidoscope
December 27, 2007 - Hackers Lurk in Many Holiday Emails - Consumer Affairs
November 25, 2007 - E-mail from old 'friend' may not be friendly - The Huntsville Times
November 18, 2007 - Online crooks often escape prosecution - San Jose Mercury News
December 5, 2007 - Ukrainian botnet sent Ron Paul spam - ComputerWorld
November 2, 2007 - Ron Paul Supporters May be Using 'Botnets' - Fox News
October 31, 2007 - 'Criminal' Botnet Stumps for Ron Paul, Researchers Allege - WIRED Magazine
