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S'pore Net users can't fish out phishers

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.

Wednesday, September 23 2009 11:46 AM

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

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.

Thursday, August 20 2009 11:19 AM

Tags: Authentication and encryption, Network security, Web 2.0, Phishing, App, Web Browser, Spamming, Spam, Trend Micro Inc., IP


Phishing attacks costing banks US$350 a pop

Phishing attacks costing banks US$350 a pop

News The average cost of a phishing attack to the U.S. financial services industry was US$351 last year--a drop of 60 percent on the year before.

Friday, April 17 2009 10:31 AM

Tags: Spam and phishing, Phishing, Gartner Inc., financial, financial service, bank, industry, analyst, financial services company, 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."

Thursday, October 29 2009 11:25 AM

Tags: Security Management, Spam and phishing, Web 2.0, Phishing, Twitter Inc., Web Page, Web 2.0, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, Phishing Web Site


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.

Thursday, September 24 2009 09:18 AM

Tags: Web 2.0, Spam and phishing, Phishing, Spokesperson, Video, Password, blog, Web 2.0, Spam and phishing


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.

Tuesday, November 03 2009 10:27 AM

Tags: Spam and phishing, Spam filtering, Facebook, Google Inc., Phishing, Malware, Twitter Inc., Phishing Web Site, Password, e-mail


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.

Friday, October 09 2009 12:35 PM

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.

Thursday, September 17 2009 10:01 AM

Tags: Spam and phishing, Phishing, Scammer, Attack, Tool, Phishing Web Site, Online Scam, instant messenger, RSA Security Inc., window


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.

Monday, October 12 2009 09:32 AM

Tags: Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Phishing, Security, security consultant, Sophos Plc., Spam, Keylogging, Password, Websense Inc.


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.

Wednesday, October 07 2009 09:36 AM

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.

Friday, October 09 2009 11:07 AM

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".

Thursday, October 08 2009 11:40 AM

Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, PC security, Phishing, Security, U.K., bank, One Security Inc., Authentication and encryption, MasterCard International


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.

Tuesday, June 09 2009 06:55 PM

Tags: Spam and phishing, Domain names, Data security, E-business, Phishing, IP, Asia-Pacific, Phishing Web Site, Sharp Corp., Malaysia


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.

Monday, January 12 2009 06:09 AM

Tags: Spam and phishing, Phishing, Microsoft Corp., Survey, Gartner Inc., financial, researcher, Spam and phishing


CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2009 (5-Users)

Product Reviews CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2009 (5-Users)

Tuesday, September 01 2009 03:36 AM

Tags: Computer Associates International Inc., Phishing, Norton Co., Security, Internet Security, home network, performance, McAfee Inc., Internet, window


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