Spam And Phishing, Phishing
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Globalized domains to up phishing attacks
News Launch of local language domain names not likely to significantly impact spam rates but can lead to more phishing attacks, warn security experts.
Tags: Data security, PC security, Spam and phishing, Phishing, Banking, Domain Name, American Standard Inc., Current Domain Name, Domain, ICANN
Tis season to be shopping online, at work
News Employees plan to spend 14.4 hours shopping online from work computers during this year-end festivities, highlighting need to keep systems secure, study finds.
Tags: Business security, IT training, Web sites, Social Networking, Employee, Computer, Survey, ISACA, IT Professional, Hong Kong
Why you should hack your own systems
Insight perspective If you want to make sure your systems are safe from hackers, you've got to test, test and test, says analyst.
Tags: Hacking, Operating systems, Web servers, Spam and phishing, Data security, Security, Network security, Security Management, Phishing, SANS Institute
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
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
Facebook sues men for allegedly phishing, spamming
News Facebook's latest lawsuit accuses three men of getting access to Facebook user accounts by phishing and then sending spam from their accounts.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Facebook, Social Networking, Phishing, Google Inc., phishing technique, California, Spamming, Spam, CAN-SPAM Act
MySpace wins suit against 'spam king'
News Accused in lawsuit of spamming MySpace users, Sanford Wallace fails to show up for court and loses default judgment.
Tags: Web 2.0, Spam and phishing, MySpace, Phishing, America Online Inc., FTC, Advertisement, blog, Web Site, U.S. District Court
Web site-based crimeware hits all-time high
News The number of Web sites with hidden code for stealing passwords nearly tripled in the past year, as cybercriminals targeted legitimate sites for their cybertheft, according to new report.
Tags: Firewalls, Hacking, Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Phishing, Malware, Security, Anti Phishing Work Group, IT Security, Password
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
Gmail 'vulnerability' turns out to be phishing scam
News Google's probe into reports that a vulnerability was being used to hijack domains finds instead a scheme to trick users into revealing sensitive information.
Tags: E-mail clients, Web services, Spam and phishing, Phishing, Security, Google Inc., Vulnerability, Attacker, e-mail, Web Address
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
Phishers ride on financial crisis theme
News Spam e-mail exploiting the downturn in the economy have pushed phishing attacks to double in the last month, posing as financial institutions.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Spam filtering, Phishing, MessageLabs Ltd., Spam, Hong Kong, Search Engine, e-Mail Message, e-mail, virus
eBay: Let us look inside your PC
News E-commerce giant will initiate new site offering malware scanning to its users as part of a raft of new features to combat efforts of phishers and virus writers.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Web services, Phishing, Malware, Security, eBay Inc., Online Payment, Information Security
Asian users anxious over social networks
News Some 67 percent in region want social networking sites to offer more secure identification process, compared to 48 percent in United States and Europe, survey finds.
Tags: Data security, Web 2.0, Spam and phishing, Hacking, Social Networking, Phishing, Security, Asia, Survey, Attack
'Spam king' could face criminal charges in Facebook case
News Judge refers suit against self-described "spam king" Sanford Wallace to the U.S. Attorney's office for possible criminal proceedings.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Phishing, Spamming, Bankruptcy, attorney, e-mail, Facebook, CAN-SPAM Act, Judge, San Jose
