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Well, "the world's best browser" seemingly doesn't fit the "safe" profile, according to PayPal, who has recently put up a list of recommended browsers. Unsurprisingly, Safari is not among them, for it still doesn't fully protect non-savvy users from phishing sites, for example."Safari protects your per... |
29 February 2008
03:48 GMT |
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Phishing is really taking proportions in the cyber crime universe. After initially targeting only online auction sites and online banks, the trend expands to 'working' on virtual casinos. Security company Symantec has discovered the first examples and deepened its research on the matter, after managing to t... |
28 February 2008
14:16 GMT |
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The Internet really needs a watchdog because the amount of malware heading our way, and by that I mean the inexperienced public, there's no way we could fend all of the attacks on our own, with just some anti-virus, be it upgraded on a regular basis. McAfee and the other security software vendors are going that ... |
26 February 2008
04:57 GMT |
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Phishing is one of the most certain means of acquiring some personal information period. Either the victim doesn't know he/she is visiting a fake secure site or is providing the information via email to somebody asking for it while posing as an official doesn't really matter to the phishers. All that matter... |
21 February 2008
16:36 GMT |
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Researchers from Google and Georgia Tech have discovered a mind troubling loophole in the domain name system that is the Mecca of all phishing scammers. There's no way to detect such a scam unless you know what you're looking for, and know it well. It's a piece of code that propagates just the way othe... |
14 February 2008
12:56 GMT |
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Agile Web Solutions, the guys responsible for the multiple-award-winning password manager, called 1Password, have recently introduced the nifty app to iPhones as well. The 1Password 2.5.1. password assistant for iPhone is free to registered users and it improves 1Password for iPhone, also adding support for AutoFill ... |
11 February 2008
10:51 GMT |
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Internet crime is very alluring because it is fairly easy to commit and it doesn't take the mastermind planning required to rob a bank. It's mostly a routine job of going through credit card numbers and transacting from others' accounts into their favor or promising items that you don't have and t... |
11 February 2008
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And... it's here! What seems to be the first Trojan targeting your bank account information is finally here! TROJ_BANKER.MQH comes with a medium damage potential, which underlines the Trojan's capability to reach its goals, in our case - stealing the bank account info. According to security vendor Trend Mic... |
10 January 2008
16:06 GMT |
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It was only a matter of time, but I can't really find a reason for stealing somebody's Facebook login credentials since the service is free for all. Maybe spamming or infecting people's computer is enough to convince attackers to launch phishing schemes on the web... However, a phishing scheme has alre... |
3 January 2008
08:17 GMT |
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Security has always been one of the top concerns for us no matter if we're talking about viruses, malware, Trojan horses, credit card fraud or hack attacks. They're all dangerous and capable of causing important damages or financial losses, so it's extremely important to apply the most powerful securit... |
24 December 2007
12:04 GMT |
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The Dutch police today announced that it had arrested 14 people suspected to be involved in several phishing scams, conducted by Russian and Ukrainian hackers. The 14 persons put their ABN Amro accounts at hackers' disposal and allowed them to transfer stolen money into their accounts. The illegal funds, which w... |
20 December 2007
09:18 GMT |
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According to Microsoft, Internet Explorer 7 is the best solution available to browser users that are looking to steer clear of phishing attacks. Unlike IE6 which is virtually barefoot when it comes down to shielding users from the risks associated with spoofed websites, IE7 packs a tad more firepower via the dynamic ... |
20 December 2007
06:58 GMT |
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No less than 3.6 million American adults have been victims of phishing scams conducted between August 2006 and August 2007, a survey made by Gartner revealed. TechConnect Magazine wrote that approximately $3.2 billion were lost, which represents a 2.3 percent increase from the previous year, when only 2.3 million peo... |
18 December 2007
14:31 GMT |
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Security experts from all over the world will have a very busy Christmas season as spammers, scammers, phishers and hackers have prepared new techniques and methods to attack computer users. Not only will they attempt to connect to their computers and access private information, but they will also conduct all sorts ... |
14 December 2007
09:22 GMT |
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Phishing has made new victims, so the authorities are now struggling to find the ones responsible for the damages which appear to be up to $400,000. Xinhua today reports that 5 Californian men are now investigated by the FBI, because they are suspected for being important parts in large phishing schemes, conducted in... |
13 December 2007
08:53 GMT |
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The phishing attacks are probably some of the illegal activities able to cause the most important damage to us, because they are usually attempting to steal login credentials. Obviously, this information could be related to all kinds of accounts including emails, servers and bank accounts. Because of that, it's... |
12 December 2007
14:36 GMT |
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Sorin Pascu, 22-year-old, and Marius Braditeanu, both from Romania, were sentenced a few days ago, after they were arrested in July for an online phishing scam. Sorin Pascu will spend his next five and a half years in prison, while Marius Braditeanu, who was also the head of the illegal activity, got a six years in j... |
12 December 2007
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Christmas is almost here and everybody waits for Santa and his presents. But instead of receiving gifts, we'll surely get some spam. And I can bet this will happen. Because the hackers can't wait to launch their attacks concerning special Christmas offerings meant to get users on infected pages and harm the... |
6 December 2007
10:08 GMT |
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2008 may be a busy year when it comes to computer threats, as the attackers prepare an avalanche of malicious attempts over our systems, Websense wrote in the "2008's Top Ten Security Threats" report published today. Although the security vendor presented all the top ten threats which may appear next year, I pr... |
6 December 2007
08:50 GMT |
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Everybody knows the phishing attacks are extremely dangerous for any Internet user, either protected or not, because they attempt to steal login credentials or bank information and use them in other malicious activities. Very often, a user can easily discover a phishing attempt, by analyzing the URL link. But, this ... |
3 December 2007
04:40 GMT |
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The SaaS (Software as a Service) technologies seem to represent today's solution for remaining secure on the Internet, as the attackers attempt to exploit every flaw discovered in the traditional downloadable software. In case you haven't heard about SaaS, it is "a software application delivery model where ... |
30 November 2007
14:41 GMT |
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Cloudmark and YouGov conducted a new survey concerning the phishing attacks and their source, 42 percent of the respondents considering that their trust in a brand would be seriously reduced if a phishing message included the company's name. But what's more impressive is that 26 percent of the people includ... |
26 November 2007
10:13 GMT |
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I could begin with a proud 'I told you so!' since I predicted this but I believe everybody knew that Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday will represent the perfect moment for hackers to launch their attacks. Barracuda Networks, a company focused on email and web security, reported an impressive rise... |
23 November 2007
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Security vendor FInjan Inc. today revealed a new technique used by the hackers to trick visitors on malicious websites which could help them hack their computers. It seems that the attackers are now attempting to buy new domains similar to the ones owned by famous brands and companies. For example, a hacker may acqui... |
16 November 2007
05:41 GMT |
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In the recent period, more and more reports came to announce new phishing schemes which affected more or less famous technologies. Very often, those phishing attacks are supposed to steal users' information in order to be used in other malicious activities. Starting a few days ago, numerous well-known and respec... |
13 November 2007
16:46 GMT |
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A new phishing scheme is now aiming to lure users into visiting a malicious copy of YouTube in order to infect their computers with Trojan-Dropper.W32/Agent.CPL. Security vendor F-Secure today reported that some Internet consumers received spam messages asking them to click on a YouTube clip attached to the message. ... |
13 November 2007
10:23 GMT |
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Since MySpace is a top player in the social networking competition, it's obvious that most attackers turn to its users to conduct phishing schemes and other types of dangerous activities. Today, WCBSTV.com reports that more and more MySpace users are attacked by a phishing scheme which attempts to steal their cr... |
13 November 2007
06:10 GMT |
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Salesforce.com, one of the leaders of the on-demand Customer Relationship Management (CRM) industry offered customers contact details to phishers due to the naivety of an employee. It appears that a Salesforce employee was the target of a phishing attempt, providing access to the company's client contact informa... |
7 November 2007
13:13 GMT |
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Kaspersky Lab has announced that anti-phishing databases provided by PhishTank have been incorporated into the Anti-Phishing module of Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0. Just the other day, I had an article about PhishTank that reported the general situation of phishing. It's great to see that experts cooperate wi... |
11 October 2007
10:27 GMT |
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I sure like fishing and fried fish, but when it comes to phishing… well, that's a different story. Phishing is an Internet-based scam designed to trick the victims into revealing various sensitive information about themselves, such as account credentials, credit card numbers etc. All the data is to be used by th... |
10 October 2007
09:13 GMT |
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I for one didn't expect to see this! I mean, why would anyone hack a Police site? It's like stealing a doughnut from a cop and expect not to get cuffed! It's preposterous! What these guys have done is not only something one could have never imagined, but also a total mockery of the Police. But enough r... |
10 October 2007
05:08 GMT |
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Now this is certainly something really nice! Researchers are advising users kindergarden-style! These people are going out of their way to help people stay secure. Of course, the best way of protecting yourself against the threats on the web is to know what they are and how to act against them. That's why the br... |
2 October 2007
06:52 GMT |
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Evil hackers are doing damage in two ways now. They've got to be insane to do this. Luckily, security experts know better. So, you're probably wondering what I'm yapping about. Well, hackers involved in phishing attacks have been using a Chinese government server, as the Inquirer informs. This is huge ... |
28 September 2007
09:50 GMT |
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Phishing is a serious problem and every time a piece of news appears you get a warning about how to dodge that particular phishing scam, but in this tutorial, I'm going to give you the info that is bound to make you almost invulnerable to data theft. And I'm saying almost, because you can't help it if ... |
26 September 2007
06:52 GMT |
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Some things you just can't prevent. eBay is striving as hard as they can to make it safe for their customers, as they offer a lot of protection methods and they increase security on their site, but it seems that no matter what they do, from time to time we still get eBay related crime news. eBay users' sens... |
26 September 2007
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Automatic Data Processing, Inc. is an international computer service company. They specialize in payroll processing, but offer various other services as well, such as human resources, screening and selection services and others. They sit on huge databases and recently, there has been news of one of them getting hacke... |
17 September 2007
10:22 GMT |
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Gmail provides a 'Report Phishing' button that obviously allows you to inform the people working at the Googleplex about a phishing email you received. If you don't know what a phishing message is, let me explain it to you. Basically, it is an email which claims to be sent by a famous company that requ... |
11 September 2007
16:16 GMT |
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Wow! Someone finally made malware-based bank hacking impossible! Not matter how skilled hackers may be, there is no way they can 'win' on this one. Now, a part of the authentication process just got impossible to hack, thanks to Bank of America cyber-security experts. The bank site will generate a 6-digit c... |
11 September 2007
08:23 GMT |
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Although this piece of news isn't quite fresh, it's very important for everyone to be aware about the issues surrounding Xbox Live today. According to a piece up on QJ.net, users of Microsoft's service are warned "about possible phishing for Xbox Live account login information," as Evil Avatar points o... |
11 September 2007
02:55 GMT |
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The famous VoIP client Skype is now involved into another trouble after the outage reported last month. It seems like some of the users receive an email which recommends them to update the Skype account in order to keep it open and redirects them to a Skype-like website. Obviously, this is a phishing attack because t... |
10 September 2007
04:35 GMT |
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I like it when I see such great initiatives! People often get their data phished because they actually have no idea what they are doing. A lot of people disclose personal info willingly, but this is sure to end soon, if this campaign is a success.The Anti-Phishing Working Group partners with the Federal Trade Commiss... |
30 August 2007
04:07 GMT |
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Are we paranoid security geeks or is this really a threat? Well, to be honest, I think that school sites giving away all sorts of data about their students are easing the 'work' of hackers. Nobody is in any direct danger, so to say, but every bit of info disclosed might be a starting point for malicious us... |
29 August 2007
09:49 GMT |
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A new phishing campaign is currently in progress and tries to use the famous security company Sophos to trick users to reveal their login details. The message encourages users to click on a spoofed website in order to enter their details that would allow the attackers to steal the accounts. According to Mary Landesma... |
28 August 2007
14:51 GMT |
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What's happening here is something very well organized. Instead of scam messages being sent to everyone around the world, the scammers have limited themselves to Australia. This is quite an efficient tactic, since the content of the scam messages is bound to concern only Australians. What they are aiming at is W... |
23 August 2007
07:03 GMT |
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Following the recent Google announcement that you're now able to increase the Gmail storage size by buying additional space, the Internet hackers moved quite quickly and are now trying to exploit this offer. According to 5thirtyone, numerous Gmail users received emails from a dangerous persons who encouraged the... |
22 August 2007
09:49 GMT |
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As all online deals, brokerage can be the victim of hackers. Accounts passwords can be found out if the proper tools are used. So, people should be more careful when hiring brokers online, as some of them may be scammers themselves, and still others may be using insecure servers, which means your data is going to be ... |
17 August 2007
09:32 GMT |
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Americans are illiterates when it comes down to Internet security, and this is yet another category where men "rule", according to a survey commissioned by Microsoft and conducted by Harris Interactive. The conclusion of the Microsoft sponsored study is that approximately one in five online Americans has been the vic... |
15 August 2007
07:02 GMT |
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It has been a while now since phishing became the trendiest online threat. Although there have been taken measures against this type of scam, there are still plenty of victims out there. The bad part is that the victim cannot blame anyone but him/herself for the theft. Authorities are doing their best in catching the... |
21 July 2007
08:42 GMT |
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The Italian authorities managed to stop a major phishing attempt that affected the postal service owned by the Government that works with residents' financial information. Just like any other phishing attempts, the attackers were trying to lure users to a fake website of Poste Italliene in order to require them ... |
17 July 2007
04:57 GMT |
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Phishing is one of the most dangerous online activities because they are usually targeting banks or other financial organizations that can allow the attackers to earn a considerable amount of money in a matter of seconds. Basically, a phishing attack starts with an email message and ends right after you enter your in... |
6 July 2007
10:43 GMT |
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