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Phishing gets sophisticated goes international
" Phishers have targeted users of Apple Inc.’s iTunes music store with sophisticated identity theft attacks for the first time (Computerworld, Gregg Keizer May 20, 2008). People began receiving spammed messages yesterday telling them that they must correct a problem with...Phishing and the FBI, find the Differences
Reading today (March 26, 2008) the Hebrew edition of the Israeli “Yediot Aharonot” newspaper, I found that the FBI, to trap possible pedophiles, is applying some sort of ‘phishing techniques’,...Researchers Expose 'Stupid Phisher Tricks'
It's funny that some of the script kiddies using plug and play phishing tools are being subjected to phishing themselves inadvertedly just by using those tools. It's almost like the food chain.... " Researchers Expose 'Stupid Phisher...Don't Bank on Technology to Protect you.
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorIn the 1950's Techno Experts in vacuum tube technology theorized that advances in transistors would now make Computer Technology faster , smaller and affordable for...
German Speaking Trojan Defrauds Banks In US, UK, Spain And Italy
A German-speaking hacker crew is looting commercial bank accounts in
four countries using a custom-built Trojan put in place by expertly
crafted and extremely focused phishing attacks, a security researcher
said Thursday.The malware's most distinguishing feature,... German Speaking Trojan Defrauds Banks In US, UK, Spain And Italy
A German-speaking hacker crew is looting commercial bank accounts in four countries using a custom-built Trojan put in place by expertly crafted and extremely focused phishing attacks, a security researcher said Thursday.The malware's most distinguishing feature,...MySpace Censors Anti-War Websites
"MySpace Censors Anti-War Websites Prison Planet blocked as the model for government regulated Internet 2 gets a dry run Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet Tuesday, September 25, 2007 Rupert Murdoch's MySpace has...Monster attack steals user data
"US job website Monster.com has suffered an online attack with the personal data of hundreds of thousands of users stolen, says a security firm. A computer program was used to access the employers' section of the... Ready to Get Rid of Your Anti-Virus Software? - The Yoggie Pico Reviewed
Yesterday I uninstalled my anti-virus, anti-spyware and firewall software. My computer is now completely naked against pieces of computer code that might do it harm. And yet my PC is probably more secure than ever.Why get rid of anti-virus and allied... Spam King arrested in Seattle: Does It Matter?
America's number-one spammer has been busted, facing nearly a million dollars' worth of fines and sized assets along with a five-year prison term if convicted. This guy isn't necessarily the author of all those... Hyperjacking - the latest threat to servers
With virus and phishing attacks now passé, computer hackers are eyeing off a new technical challenge: hyperjacking. Still in its infancy, hyperjacking revolves around the corporate world's newfound enthusiasm for application virtualisation.Virtualisation allows multiple..."Brandjacking" common on Web: Report
Corporate brands face multi-pronged assaults from fraudulent online attackers, according to a report published on Monday that quantifies the scope of the most common threats. MarkMonitor, which supplies Internet brand protection services to companies, said its new...Phishers Move into New Waters: Your Phone
Whenever my bank calls me, I call them back on a number that I have for them. this is due to paranoia, and it is evidently not misplaced: phishers have moved in on our phones."Victims are told to confirm their phone...The Trojan Thumb-Drive
"Malware purveyors deliberately left USB sticks loaded with a Trojan in a London car park in a bid to trick users into getting infected. The attack was designed to propagate Trojan banking software that swiped users'...Your telephone may be under attack
If you receive an e-mail telling you to verify your bank account immediately by calling a number, watch out. You may be dialing a scammer.It's a twist on the phishing scams that began in 2003. In the most common form, a phishing con begins with a bogus e-mail designed to look...
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