A social-networking Web site is getting safer.

A congressional report says the U.S. needs to develop a communications plan to counter radical Islamic messages on the Internet.

A Milford Township anesthesiologist who fled in February after authorities say they found child pornography on his computer has been apprehended in Portugal.

Doctors' offices, clinics and hospitals are a fruitful hunting ground for identity thieves, who are using increasingly sophisticated methods to steal patient information, lawyers and privacy experts say.

For only the second time in its history, Interpol is directly asking the public for help in identifying a suspected pedophile.

Here are some tips on how those using social networking sites can help protect their privacy.

Police investigator Flint Waters types "toddler" on his laptop keyboard, and in the time it takes to read this paragraph, up pop dozens of pictures and videos that show young children being sexually molested.

Lawmakers in New York State have taken additional steps to protect teenagers who use social-networking sites from online predators.

The head of U.S. Homeland Security says federal cyber sleuths are developing an early warning system against hacker attacks on critical U.S. infrastructure.

Supply and demand. It's an economic model that works in many areas. Including, it seems, the trafficking in stolen identities.

People may be reluctant to go into brick-and-mortar stores to shop because of the nation's economic woes.

It's just one more thing to be worried about as the tax filing deadline draws one week away.

A week before the tax filing deadline, Treasury Department watchdogs are saying that inadequate controls over the IRS computer system could make confidential taxpayer information more vulnerable to hacking and theft.

MySpace has already been a vehicle for musicians both big and small to attract an audience online.

It's a record for the Internet. But not necessarily one to be proud of.

Know what a "supplier" is? What about a "cracker" or "courier?" These are terms used by those involved in computer piracy.

A New York teacher says she got an anonymous tip through her MySpace page that helped her track down her abducted son in South Korea.

A computer break-in at Harvard University highlights the growing challenges the nation's colleges and universities face in trying to safeguard students' private information.

A growing number of states are trying to sort out the question of who is responsible for disclosing the presence of sex predators in a neighborhood to potential home buyers.

Harvard University is notifying thousands of graduate students and applicants that their personal information may have been exposed by a data breach.