René Millman

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Fake BBC site infects computers with keylogger trojan

Fake BBC site infects computers with keylogger trojan

Criminals are using real stories from the BBC news website in a ploy to infect computers via the latest flaw in Internet Explorer (IE).
René Millman Mar 31 2006 11:55AM Security
Spammers evade filters with Russian novel

Spammers evade filters with Russian novel

A new spam campaign using text from a classic Russian novel to evade anti-spam software has been uncovered by security experts.
René Millman Mar 30 2006 3:20PM Security
Hackers seek mobile phone doorway to networks

Hackers seek mobile phone doorway to networks

Hackers are turning to mobile phones as a means of breaking into corporate networks, according to security experts.
René Millman Mar 30 2006 2:24PM Security
Trojan threat to bank tokens

Trojan threat to bank tokens

A new trojan circulating the internet could render security tokens used for home banking useless, experts warned.
René Millman Mar 27 2006 4:54PM Security
Taking on the pirates – Russian style

Taking on the pirates – Russian style

A Russian software company will try to even the score with software pirates with its fists.
René Millman Mar 27 2006 12:57PM Security
Spyware kits for sale - £10 or $17

Spyware kits for sale - £10 or $17

A Russian website has appeared on the internet selling spyware kits for ten pounds.
René Millman Mar 24 2006 1:29PM Security
Watchdog names and shames 'badware' vendors

Watchdog names and shames 'badware' vendors

The Stopbadware Coalition, which takes aim at malware, spyware and adware, published its first report naming the programs it believes computer users should avoid installing.
René Millman Mar 23 2006 12:38PM Security
Half of U.K. shopping websites 'open to attack'

Half of U.K. shopping websites 'open to attack'

Security flaws in half of U.K. retailers' websites leave them open to attack, new research found.
René Millman Mar 21 2006 4:58PM Security
Third of U.K. business fails to test disaster plans

Third of U.K. business fails to test disaster plans

A new study has claimed that a third of British businesses fail to test their disaster-recovery strategy regularly.
René Millman Mar 20 2006 10:42AM Security
Viruses threaten RFID tags

Viruses threaten RFID tags

Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags are susceptible to computer viruses and can be used to corrupt RFID databases, according to new research.
René Millman Mar 15 2006 2:31PM Security
Chase scam traced to Chinese bank

Chase scam traced to Chinese bank

A phishing scam where unwary users are lured into filling out a bogus survey has been traced to a hacked web server of a state-owned Chinese bank.
René Millman Mar 14 2006 1:51PM Security
Hackers to face decade in jail

Hackers to face decade in jail

Hackers in the U.K. could face ten years in jail under stiff new laws passed in parliament.
René Millman Mar 8 2006 4:44PM Security
Vulnerabilities up by over a third

Vulnerabilities up by over a third

Hackers are developing malware faster than ever, according to new research.
René Millman Mar 7 2006 3:36PM Security
Half of small business fear security breach

Half of small business fear security breach

Nearly half of U.K. small businesses expect to suffer a security breach within the next year, according to new figures.
René Millman Mar 6 2006 4:56PM Security
Korean online RPG in class action suit

Korean online RPG in class action suit

Lawyers in South Korea have brought a class action lawsuit on behalf of 224,000 online gamers whose identities were stolen by hackers.
René Millman Mar 3 2006 11:51AM Security
New mobile virus runs up huge bills

New mobile virus runs up huge bills

Hackers have a created a new trojan that infects Java-based mobile phones and sends text messages to premium rate phone numbers costing unwitting users $6 each time.
René Millman Mar 1 2006 2:46PM Security
Viruses biggest security headache for U.K. business

Viruses biggest security headache for U.K. business

Virus infections accounted for roughly half of the worst security incidents for U.K. companies in the past two years, according to a new survey.
René Millman Feb 28 2006 10:51AM Security
U.K. businesses hit by weekend virus blitz

U.K. businesses hit by weekend virus blitz

More than 3.2 million emails containing a password stealing virus deluged U.K. businesses over the weekend.
René Millman Feb 27 2006 3:08PM Security
Five phish a day for fifth of email users

Five phish a day for fifth of email users

More than 20 percent of email users receive more than five phishing emails every day, according to a new report.
René Millman Feb 21 2006 11:53AM Security
Two-thirds of U.K. businesses fail to patch

Two-thirds of U.K. businesses fail to patch

Nearly two-thirds of U.K. small businesses are failing to install patches as soon as they are released by vendors, according to a new study.
René Millman Feb 20 2006 2:22PM Security

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