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Web underground economy thriving
News Symantec's Report on the Underground Economy details cheap cyberattack tools, high price tags for bank account information, and software piracy trends.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Hacking, Economy Server, Asia-Pacific, Tool, Password, IRC, credit card information, software, Symantec Corp.
Malware writers now number one software makers
News For the first time, the amount of malicious software being released has outstripped that of legitimate software, according to new research.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Security
Credit card scammers fish for AOL members
News Online Net giant America Online has been hit with another scam aimed at tricking its members into giving up credit card information.
Facebook shuts down malicious fake profiles
News AVG researcher suspects malicious profiles were created automatically by bypassing the Captcha function, but a Facebook spokesman disagrees.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Network security, Google Inc., home video, Authentication and encryption, Web Browser, antivirus, credit card information, Facebook, identity fraud
Symantec investigating customer credit card data theft
News BBC News films call center worker selling its reporters credit card numbers of Symantec customers in undercover investigation.
Tags: Security, Norton Co., New Hampshire, New Delhi, credit card information, Symantec Corp., British Broadcasting Corp., Wall Street Journal, credit card, call-center
British tax site goes dark after data security breach
News USB thumb drive with passwords turns up in pub parking lot, prompting government site to shut down to protect sensitive data of 12 million English citizens.
Tags: Security, Data security, Privacy, Atos, USB flash drive, Password, Tax Site, credit card information, payment, England
Report: Rogue antivirus software pays off for scammers
News Compromising legitimate Web sites and redirecting visitors to rogue antivirus sites is a lucrative business, says new report from security firm Finjan.
Tags: PC security, Network security, Data security, Antivirus Software, Scammer, Finjan Software Inc., Search Engine, antivirus, search engine optimization technique, software
Financial fraud hits 7.5 percent of US adults
News Many victims of financial fraud don't report the crime to authorities and few of the criminals are prosecuted, according to a new Gartner study.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security, Victim, Fraud, Survey, Identity Theft, FTC, Gartner Inc., financial health
Fighting cybercrime in an economic downturn
News Malware attacks are up now that the economic times are tough, with online scammers going into overdrive with phishing and other online schemes.
Tags: Phishing, Malware, Security, e-Mail Message, social networking, e-mail, McAfee Inc., network, bank, banking
All quiet on the Conficker front. Now what?
News Just because Conficker has been quiet doesn't mean it won't act in the future, turning unsuspecting PCs into spam-sending drones or stealthily stealing passwords, experts say.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Security applications/tools, PC security, Microsoft Corp., Security, Worm, David Perry, Sasser worm, Graham Cluley
Microsoft Money Essentials 2008
Product Reviews Microsoft Money Essentials 2008
Hacking online games a widespread problem
News With real money on the line in online games and virtual worlds, publishers need to get a handle on how many different exploits are being implemented every day.
Tags: Hacking, Security, Player, Bot, EULA, Gary McGraw, Bragg, Online Game, computer, hacking
Protecting yourself from vishing attacks
News First there was phishing and now there is vishing. Here's an FAQ for consumers to learn more about the latest scam techniques that uses your phone.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Cellular phones, Phishing, Phone Number, PBX, Attack, FTC, phone, e-mail, network
eBay Trust & Safety forum hacked
News Some 1,200 different eBay users' credit card information has been posted to eBay's Trust & Safety forum, triggering eBay to suspend access to the site.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Spam and phishing, Hacking
Norton Internet Security 2007
Product Reviews Norton Internet Security 2007
