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UK police arrest six over student loans phishing scam 
Security
UK police arrest six over student loans phishing scam
By Stewart Mitchell | Dec 13, 2011 | Comment Now 
Suspects allegedly net more than $1.5m.
 
Microsoft drops Czech botnet suit 
Security
Microsoft drops Czech botnet suit
By Dan Kaplan | Oct 31, 2011 | Comment Now 
Asks former defendant for help.
 
Exclusive: Epsilon locks down with grid pattern log-in 
Security
Exclusive: Epsilon locks down with grid pattern log-in
By Brett Winterford | May 17, 2011 | 2 Comments 
'Strong authentication' introduced to stamp out further data breaches.
 
Hackers breach security vendor's defences 
Security
Hackers breach security vendor's defences
By Stuart Finlayson | Apr 21, 2011 | 2 Comments 
Ashampoo informs 14 million customers.
 
China accused of stealing 'terabytes' of US data 
Security
China accused of stealing 'terabytes' of US data
By Brian Grow and Mark Hosenball | Apr 15, 2011 | 5 Comments 
WikiLeaks cables reveal America's worst fears.
 
Flash exploit found in spate of new phishing attacks 
Security
Flash exploit found in spate of new phishing attacks
By Lia Timson | Apr 12, 2011 | Comment Now 
Exploit carried via Microsoft Word attachments.
 
Mega-botnet Rustock stops spamming 
Networking
Mega-botnet Rustock stops spamming
By Tom Brewster | Mar 18, 2011 | Comment Now 
Rustock, the once dominant spam botnet, seems to have been taken out of contention.
 
IE9 a 'non-event' for most businesses 
Software
IE9 a 'non-event' for most businesses
By Tom Brewster | Mar 16, 2011 | 1 Comment 
No Windows XP compatibility.
 
Senators accuse Google of "phishing for profit" 
Security
Senators accuse Google of "phishing for profit"
Oct 29, 2010 | Comment Now 
Senate Committee points to double standard.
 
Warning: Five phone scams to avoid 
Telco/ISP
Warning: Five phone scams to avoid
Oct 12, 2010 | 4 Comments 
ACCC and ACMA advise Australians to "hang up" on scammers.
 
Telstra warns of scam BigPond email 
Security
Telstra warns of scam BigPond email
Aug 26, 2010 | 4 Comments 
Offers customers ability to dob in a hoax.
 
Hackers attempt to dupe NetRegistry customers 
Security
Hackers attempt to dupe NetRegistry customers
By Brett Winterford | Mar 15, 2010 | Comment Now 
Attackers try to open new accounts.
 
Twitter users under attack again 
Software
Twitter users under attack again
By Phil Muncaster | Feb 22, 2010 | Comment Now 
Phishing messages hit the site.
 
Analysis: Rogue Facebook friend 'as bad as malware' 
Security
Analysis: Rogue Facebook friend 'as bad as malware'
By Munir Kotadia | Feb 1, 2010 | Comment Now 
Criminals using fake 'friends' and groups to lure victims.
 
Phishing attacks soar in December 
Security
Phishing attacks soar in December
By Phil Muncaster | Dec 31, 2009 | Comment Now 
Phishers represent over half of all web-based threats.
 
Hosting services under attack 
Security
Hosting services under attack
By Shaun Nichols | Dec 8, 2009 | Comment Now 
Phishing attack aims for site credentials.
 
Spam and phishing soar to new heights 
Security
Spam and phishing soar to new heights
By David Neal | Nov 10, 2009 | Comment Now 
Almost nine out of 10 emails are junk.
 
Banks report 70 percent of phishing attacks hosted offshore 
Security
Banks report 70 percent of phishing attacks hosted offshore
By Brett Winterford | Oct 12, 2009 | 1 Comment 
Former Soviet republics responsible for most scams.
 
Hacked Hotmail accounts used weak passwords 
Security
Hacked Hotmail accounts used weak passwords
By David Neal | Oct 8, 2009 | 1 Comment 
Majority were easy to pick.
 
Mass account theft hits Hotmail users 
Security
Mass account theft hits Hotmail users
By Shaun Nichols | Oct 6, 2009 | 2 Comments 
Phishing operation blamed for loss of thousands of passwords.
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