Frank Washkuch

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Phishing fraud emails target domain name owners

Phishing fraud emails target domain name owners

Domain name owners are the target of a sophisticated scam disclosed by the US SANS Internet Storm Center late last week.
Frank Washkuch Mar 27 2007 1:20AM Security
Stration variant spreading through Skype

Stration variant spreading through Skype

Websense has discovered a new set of malicious code being distributed by the Stration worm through the Skype network.
Frank Washkuch Mar 26 2007 1:01AM Security
Hacker accesses Social Security numbers of 71,000 US health care workers

Hacker accesses Social Security numbers of 71,000 US health care workers

The personal information - including Social Security numbers - of 71,000 Indiana state health care workers were accessed by a hacker in January.
Frank Washkuch Mar 23 2007 1:34AM Security
Stolen data from major US retailer used in credit card fraud ring

Stolen data from major US retailer used in credit card fraud ring

A multimillion-dollar state-wide credit card scam has been uncovered in the US, six arrested and four warrants have been issued.
Frank Washkuch Mar 22 2007 3:00AM Security
FBI: Web fraud cost more than US$200 million in 2006

FBI: Web fraud cost more than US$200 million in 2006

Male. Between 30 and 50 years old. Residing in California, Texas, Florida or New York. That's the most likely profile for a 2006 victim of web-based crime, according to a report from the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center.
Frank Washkuch Mar 21 2007 3:33AM Security
Hackers threaten month of MySpace vulnerabilities

Hackers threaten month of MySpace vulnerabilities

Two hackers are planning to fill April's calendar with a month's worth of MySpace vulnerabilities - if the project isn't an April Fools' Day prank.
Frank Washkuch Mar 20 2007 1:40AM Security
Phishing campaigns spotted on Google Blogger.com pages

Phishing campaigns spotted on Google Blogger.com pages

Hundreds of weblogs on Google's Blogger.com platform are being used in phishing attacks or to disseminate malware, according to research released last week by Fortinet.
Frank Washkuch Mar 19 2007 1:18AM Security
Update: CD with personal data of 75,000 medical services members found

Update: CD with personal data of 75,000 medical services members found

Magellan BehavioUral Health Services has located a CD containing the personal and medical information of about 75,000 customers of Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
Frank Washkuch Mar 16 2007 8:24AM Security
Major US medical services company loses 75 000 personal files

Major US medical services company loses 75 000 personal files

Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield, a division of WellPoint a medical services company in the US , has begun notifying 75,000 members that a compact disc holding their personal and medical information has been lost, according to published reports.
Frank Washkuch Mar 15 2007 8:52AM Security
Experts: Be aware of new Microsoft exploits

Experts: Be aware of new Microsoft exploits

Network administrators shouldn't schedule a nap for the time they usually patch Microsoft operating systems today.
Frank Washkuch Mar 14 2007 7:43AM Security
DDoS attack 'badly damaged' two root web servers

DDoS attack 'badly damaged' two root web servers

Last month's DDoS attack on the systems-regarded as the backbone of the internet-badly damaged two of the web's 13 root servers, according to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
Frank Washkuch Mar 13 2007 9:36AM Security
'Highly critical' Citrix Presentation Server Client flaw reported

'Highly critical' Citrix Presentation Server Client flaw reported

A vulnerability in Citrix Presentation Server Client that can be exploited by attackers to compromise a PC was reported this week.
Frank Washkuch Mar 9 2007 1:16AM Security
Phishing scam uses other phishing scams to steal personal information

Phishing scam uses other phishing scams to steal personal information

Phishers are using a new bait to lure in victims - other phishing attacks.
Frank Washkuch Mar 8 2007 12:03AM Security
Market share increases for Firefox, Opera and Safari

Market share increases for Firefox, Opera and Safari

Alternative web browsers Firefox, Safari and Opera are chipping away at Internet Explorer's popularity, slowly stealing market share from Microsoft's still-dominant browser, and a push for increased security might be to thank.
Frank Washkuch Mar 6 2007 12:43AM Security
US university changes passwords after attempted hacking

US university changes passwords after attempted hacking

Texax University officials have asked nearly 100,000 network users to change passwords after hackers attempted to access university accounts.
Frank Washkuch Mar 2 2007 12:36AM Security
Worm attacks Sun Solaris flaw

Worm attacks Sun Solaris flaw

A worm has been spotted attacking a zero-day vulnerability found in Sun Microsystems' Solaris operating system (OS) earlier this month.
Frank Washkuch Mar 1 2007 12:05AM Security
Australia amongst global attack

Australia amongst global attack

Fifty financial institutions in the United States, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region were hit with a well crafted pharming attack this week.
Frank Washkuch Feb 22 2007 4:20PM Security
Phishing attack use Google Maps to obtain victim location

Phishing attack use Google Maps to obtain victim location

Phishers are using Google Maps in a new social engineering attack for committing identity theft.
Frank Washkuch Feb 22 2007 12:23AM Security
Sourcefire pushes update to fix Snort flaw

Sourcefire pushes update to fix Snort flaw

Sourcefire has urged users of its popular Snort intrusion-prevention technology to upgrade to a newer version of the product to fix a recently discovered vulnerability.
Frank Washkuch Feb 21 2007 12:52AM Security
US students arrested for fake snow day announcement on high school website

US students arrested for fake snow day announcement on high school website

Two students at an Ohio high school were arrested last week and accused of illegally accessing their school district website to announce an unauthorised snow day.
Frank Washkuch Feb 13 2007 6:41AM Security

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