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Over 1,300 swine flu domains registered
News Some 1,344 domains containing better-known name of H1N1 virus were registered last weekend, says F-Secure, but there remains only one reported exploit.
Tags: Network security, Data security, PC security, Security Management, Phishing, Security, F-Secure Corp., Domain, Tool, e-Mail Message
S'pore Net users can't fish out phishers
News Some 83 percent of Singapore Web users are unable to spot tell-tale spelling errors in phishing scams, compared to 76 percent in India, new survey finds.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Phishing, Web Browser, Survey, Phishing Web Site, Singapore, Internet, Web Site, Web, Spam and phishing
Rogue Facebook apps steal login data, spam
News Group of malicious Facebook apps stealing login credentials and sending spam to friends of affected users, according to Trend Micro researcher.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Network security, Web 2.0, Phishing, App, Web Browser, Spamming, Spam, Trend Micro Inc., IP
Twitter phishing scam may be spreading
News Beware this bogus direct message: "Hey! check out this funny blog about you..."
Tags: Web sites, Spam and phishing, Twitter, Phishing, Web Browser, Phishing Web Site, Password, user-ID, Facebook, financial
Spammy scams surfacing on Twitter, Facebook
News Users on Twitter report direct messages that lead to phishing page, while Facebook users are getting links to a malware site.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Spam filtering, Facebook, Google Inc., Phishing, Malware, Twitter Inc., Phishing Web Site, Password, e-mail
Twitter users warned about new phishing attack
News Sophos says the new attack features direct messages with link to fake Twitter log-in page. Entering a username and password prompts a fake overcapacity "fail whale."
Tags: Security Management, Spam and phishing, Web 2.0, Phishing, Twitter Inc., Web Page, Web 2.0, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, Phishing Web Site
New scam adds live chat to phishing attack
News RSA researchers say new attack targets one bank with fake site that pops up a live chat window where victims are tricked into revealing personal information.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Phishing, Scammer, Attack, Tool, Phishing Web Site, Online Scam, instant messenger, RSA Security Inc., window
Beware fake Snow Leopard sites
News Security firm Trend Micro warns of Web sites that purport to offer free copies of forthcoming new Mac OS but instead deliver malware.
Tags: Mac OS, Viruses and worms, Antivirus software, Antivirus Software, Domain Name, Trend Micro Inc., Phishing Web Site, Apple Macintosh, antivirus company, DNS
Cisco: Text message scams on the rise
News Report from networking giant reveals that criminals are moving phishing and other cyberscams from the PC onto mobile devices.
Tags: Mobile, Cellular phones, Phishing, Security, Message, Cisco Systems Inc., Cell Phone, Phishing Web Site, phone, e-mail
Phishers focus on China e-commerce sites
News update Banks made up majority of spoofed brands globally but over in China, e-commerce sites were hot property for phishers, finds new Symantec report.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Domain names, Data security, E-business, Phishing, IP, Asia-Pacific, Phishing Web Site, Sharp Corp., Malaysia
Facebook disables 6 rogue phishing apps, but 5 more appear
News Rogue applications keep cropping up that are sending Facebook users to a phishing site, stealing passwords, and then spamming users' friends.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Spam filtering, Phishing, App, Spamming, Trend Micro Inc., Phishing Web Site, photograph, Facebook, researcher
Bank phishing fraudsters learn to spell
News Fraudsters are targeting financial services organizations, and their attacks are continuing to develop, say banking execs at the RSA Conference.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Phishing, Bank Of America Corp., Fraudster, Malware, Phishing Web Site, Gartner Inc., financial service, bank, industry
Will sharing malware lists help?
News Industry watchers are divided over whether browser companies should make public blacklists of phishing sites to provide better protection for Internet users.
Tags: Web browsers, Data security, Network security, Security applications/tools, Phishing, Malware, Security, Web Browser, Google Inc., Database
Phishing with swine flu as bait
News Experts say beware e-mail from strangers that reference swine flu and could contain links to malicious sites or harbor data stealing code in attachments.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, PC security, Data security, Phishing, Ironport Systems Inc., antivirus, phone, e-mail, Symantec Corp.
Site-blocking worm carries phishing risk
News Worm alters system files to block some antivirus company Web sites--a ploy that could be used in phishing scams, Trend Micro warns.
Tags: Viruses and worms
