Phishing
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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
Microsoft: Phishing losses greatly over-estimated
News Phishers make much less from their scams than analysts have estimated, according to research from the software maker.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Phishing, Microsoft Corp., Survey, Gartner Inc., financial, researcher, Spam and phishing
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
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, spam message
Twitter phishing scam spreads via direct messages
News In new phishing scam, direct messages are sent to Twitter accounts link to fake Twitter log-in page.
Tags: Web 2.0, Spam and phishing, Phishing, Spokesperson, Video, Password, blog, Web 2.0, Spam and phishing
Hacked Web mail accounts used to send spam
News While Websense has seen a rise in spam following the compromise of 30,000 Web mail accounts, security experts are split over how the accounts were breached.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Phishing, security consultant, Security, Sophos Plc., Spam, Keylogging, Password, Websense Inc.
FBI's 'Operation Phish Phry' snares nearly 100 people
News U.S. and Egyptian authorities have charged almost 100 people involved in a phishing scam designed to swipe personal information and use the data to defraud banks.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Lawsuits, Phishing, U.S., bank, Egypt, FBI, Financial Company, credit card company, financial
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, Online Scam, Attack, Tool, Phishing Web Site, instant messenger, RSA Security Inc., window
Phishing attack hits thousands of Hotmail accounts
News Several thousand user account credentials have been posted on a public Web site as a result of a phishing attack.
Tags: E-mail clients, E-mail servers, Spam and phishing, PC security, Data security, Phishing, E-mail Account, Microsoft Corp., software, Pastebin.com
Phished or not, leaked passwords show lazy habits
News While researchers debate how passwords were stolen, analysis of the exposed passwords reveals some interesting trends.
Tags: E-mail servers, Spam and phishing, Data security, E-mail clients, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Phishing, ScanSafe, Malware, Password
UK online banking fraud rockets as fraudsters get smarter
News As Internet banking fraud jumps 55 percent in the first half of 2009, banking industry body warns that cybercriminals are "never going to shut up shop".
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, PC security, Phishing, Security, U.K., bank, One Security Inc., Authentication and encryption, MasterCard International
Microsoft sues over IM spam, phishing
News Lawsuit alleges that two companies used its Live Messenger service to poach users' contacts for spam and to send them to phishing sites.
Tags: Legal, Instant messaging, Spam and phishing, Phishing, Security Team, Microsoft Windows Live, Spam, Attack, general counsel, Seattle
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
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
