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InternetNews January 10, 2011 |
PayPal Fends Off Latest Phishing Campaign An unsolicited email attempts to con users into returning a form with their PayPal account login and password information. |
InternetNews January 11, 2011 |
ID Theft Scam Targets Coke Fans Here's the latest in a long line of smash-and-grab phishing campaigns is using the soda giant as a lure to steal people's personal information. |
InternetNews January 21, 2011 |
Phishing Scam Preys On McDonald's Customers A new phishing scam targeting McDonald's customers attempts to elicit credit card and other personal information for identity theft. |
InternetNews June 11, 2010 |
Symantec Warns of Latest World Cup Malware Researchers at software-security firm detect a two-pronged malware attack targeting executives at major Brazilian firms, using the World Cup as a lure. |
InternetNews August 16, 2010 |
Symantec Uncovers Another Sneaky Spam Scam Latest Trojan conceals itself in innocent-looking attachments designed to get you or someone you know to open up the offending file. |
InternetNews September 30, 2010 |
FBI Busts International Cybercrime Syndicate After a year-long investigation, the FBI and local law enforcement charges 37 hackers with using Zeus Trojan to steal more than $3 million from U.S. banks. |
InternetNews August 13, 2010 |
Malware Discovered on Another Red Cross Website The Red Cross of Serbia was targeted by hackers who injected malicious JavaScript files onto several of the organization's web pages. |
InternetNews July 13, 2010 |
New Malware Scam Picks On eBay Fans Hackers know where people like to go online and what brands the average Internet user responds to when they conceive their illicit plots. This time around, it's eBay users they've targeted. |
InternetNews September 30, 2010 |
'Here You Have' Worm Takes Toll In September The new version of an old malware trick was the single largest security threat to enterprise IT departments last month. |
InternetNews November 8, 2010 |
Spam Surges 28 Percent in October: AppRiver Hundreds of millions of spam emails were distributed every day in October and most of them originated in the United States. |
InternetNews November 30, 2010 |
Most New Malware Disappears Within A Day: Study New strains of malware are popping up at an unprecedented rate but, fortunately, most of these variants are stamped out within the first 24 hours. |
InternetNews June 2, 2010 |
Blackhat SEO Scam Hits Mop.com Gaming Site One of the world's most popular online gaming sites is under siege from a creative malware scam that attempts to swindle players' personal information and gaming credits. |
InternetNews November 2, 2010 |
Phishing Campaign Picks On Military Families Latest phishing scam uses fake insurance, financial services site to extract data from military personnel, families. |
InternetNews May 21, 2009 Alex Goldman |
Phishers Strike Facebook in Latest Assault Facebook is fighting back against the most recent attack. |
InternetNews August 18, 2010 |
Facebook Kit Makes Hacking Logins Easy Security software vendor BitDefender says it's found a new malware kit that lets hackers easily access logins and passwords for Facebook and other unsecured credentials. |
InternetNews January 18, 2011 |
Attack Toolkits Spark New Malware Strains Do-it-yourself malware kits are all the rage online and they're making life much easier for cyber-criminals looking to turn a quick buck. |
InternetNews April 9, 2010 |
Phishers Rev Up IRS Scams for Tax Time With tax season in full swing, online scammers are blanketing the Internet with polished messages posing as the IRS trying to entice users to click on a link that could expose their personal information. |
InternetNews March 18, 2010 |
Facebook Users Targeted in E-mail Scheme Security research McAfee warns that bogus messages instructing Facebook members to reset their login information could reach tens of millions of users. |
InternetNews October 27, 2010 |
Malware Scams Pick Up In Retail Sector Targeted attacks are becoming more and more common as hackers seek out specific individuals or groups to steal proprietary information. |
InternetNews March 2, 2011 |
PDF Malware on the Rise: MessageLabs Latest report from security vendor Symantec's MessageLabs unit highlights surge in malicious software hiding in PDF attachments, while overall email threats are on the rise. |
InternetNews December 2, 2010 |
Targeted Malware, Spam Will Surge in '11 Security software vendor predicts more malware campaigns will use social media to target mobile devices, apps and industry-specific systems. |
InternetNews June 4, 2009 Alex Goldman |
Fake Microsoft E-Mail Carries Real Malware Security experts are warning of deceptive e-mails that claim that Microsoft Outlook needs an update. |
InternetNews December 28, 2010 |
Security 2010: The Year in Review Stuxnet, embarrassing data leaks and sophisticated phishing attacks dominated the data security landscape in 2010. |
InternetNews June 4, 2010 |
Hackers Zero In On Execs With World Cup Scam A flurry of malware scams are using e-mails related to the upcoming World Cup to target executives at companies and organizations around the world. |
InternetNews January 15, 2009 Richard Adhikari |
Hackers to Take Aim at the Cloud, Virtualization Malware authors and hackers are looking to take advantage of the newest developments in enterprise technology. |
InternetNews August 11, 2010 |
SMS-Sending Trojan Hits Android Devices Security software firm Kaspersky Lab has detected a Trojan that hides itself in a media player application to send text messages to premium numbers and run up users' wireless service bills. |
InternetNews September 23, 2009 |
Do Not Pass Go: Malware Taps Phony 'Monopoly' Unsolicited invitation to play an online version of the popular board game can turn your computer into a spam-spewing zombie. |
InternetNews February 3, 2011 |
Hackers Use Facebook Mania to Spread Malware Facebook is a magnet for security threats and hackers are capitalizing on users' addiction to the social networking site to do even more damage. |
InternetNews February 2, 2010 |
Spammers Pedaling Haiti, World Cup Scams Latest analysis finds spike in malware hidden in messages about major world news events. |
InternetNews August 27, 2010 |
Latest Malware Trap: Bogus Celebrity Deaths After mastering the art of rigging search engine results to spread malware when breaking news and celebrity gossip is trending hot, hackers have decided to just cut out the middleman. |
InternetNews February 2, 2011 |
Rustock, Phishing Scams Boost Spam in January A flurry of new malicious spam campaigns and the return of the Rustock botnet elevated spam activity in latter half of January. |
InternetNews January 19, 2011 |
Enterprises Weigh Social Nets' Risks, Rewards New survey by security software firm Sophos reveals most companies allow employees to visit social networking sites despite obvious risks. |
Fast Company August 2004 Scott Kirsner |
Something Phish-y Fighting phishing, the online scam that could leave you with a big hole in your pocket. |
InternetNews December 9, 2010 |
Hackers Zero In On Employee Email Accounts Lost or stolen laptops and USB drives are a serious security threat but personal email accounts are becoming an even bigger target for cybercrooks. |
InternetNews January 29, 2010 |
Another Bogus Virus Warning Disrupts Facebook The clever scam had Facebook users sharing and posting the bogus virus alert throughout the social networking site. |
InternetNews April 27, 2005 Tim Gray |
Google Typo Crashes Systems Spyware authors and phishing fraudsters have taken advantage of misspellings of google.com to infect computers with trojans and adware. |
InternetNews November 17, 2010 |
Stuxnet, Mobile Threats Top 3Q Malware Report Security software vendor McAfee's 3Q Threats Report takes note of some older malware scams from the past and some new and discouraging new ones. |
InternetNews September 29, 2009 |
World of Warcraft Hit by New Phishing Scam Hackers target world's most popular multiplayer online role-playing game with promise of a new mount. |
InternetNews November 15, 2010 |
Malicious Spam Surges in 3Q: Report Kaspersky Lab report finds the volume of malicious spam soared in the third quarter, keeping security software firms and consumers on high alert. |
InternetNews May 19, 2010 |
'Lost' Finale Gives Cyber Crooks New Bait With the end of the popular ABC drama, hackers are exploiting viewers' interest to spread all sorts of malware. |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2004 Rich Smith |
Do Online Banks Facilitate Fraud? A new phishing scam involving SunTrust presages trouble for online bankers. |
InternetNews March 3, 2009 Richard Adhikari |
Digg Hackers Strike Next at YouTube Attacks are on the rise, with malware authors dabbling in spreading worms and scareware via comments. |
InternetNews December 16, 2010 |
Survey: 1 in 4 Users Shuts Off AV Software Despite the threat of identity theft and malware, a new survey finds that 25 percent of Internet users disable their security software to improve performance. |
Searcher October 2007 Paul S. Piper |
Phish Pharming: A Newer, More Profitable Aquaculture Detecting e-mail scams. |
InternetNews May 13, 2010 |
One Gang Responsible For Most Phishing Attacks More than two-thirds of all phishing attacks in the second half of 2009 were the work of one gang, according to an anti-phishing group. |
InternetNews June 2, 2010 |
Facebook Users Fend Off 'Likejacking' Attacks Hackers looking to take over Web sessions via Facebook are hiding malware under click-inducing, socially engineered links. |
InternetNews May 28, 2009 Alex Goldman |
Flood of Fake Western Union E-mails Hide Trojan An influx of malware-laden spam, which started two weeks ago, continues today as hackers seek credit card and banking information. |
Information Today April 2008 Phillip Brett |
Tax Time: Phishing Scams and Schemes And as the buzz surrounding online tax filing increases, so do the odds of getting scammed. Phishing scams abound that mimic IRS notices to try to get bank account and other personal information. |
InternetNews September 27, 2010 |
LinkedIn Users Hit by Spam Attack Malware designed to capture user's personal information on the popular professional network, LinkedIn. |
InternetNews May 10, 2010 |
Phishing Scheme Targets Apple Gift Cards Con artists have zeroed in on Apple Store gift cards for their latest online heist, tricking users into divulging their card and personal information numbers. |