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AOL phisher pleads guilty in ID theft scheme
A 23-year-old man accused of sending spam and phishing emails that targeted AOL subscribers pleaded guilty on Wednesday in a US court, the country's Department of Justice (DOJ) announced.
Jim Carr
Aug 24 2007 10:37AM
Security
McAfee SiteAdvisor: Safer searches on Google, Ask, AOL than Yahoo, MSN
Although the five major online search engines have improved search safety, four percent of all search results link to dangerous websites, according to a report from McAfee's SiteAdvisor.
Jim Carr
Jun 7 2007 5:00AM
Security
AOL to stream Spider-Man 3 premiere coverage
AOL
will stream two hours of live coverage of the
Spider-Man 3
premiere in London later today.
Jane Hoskyn
Apr 24 2007 2:43PM
Telco/ISP
AOL shamed by loss of thousands of emails
AOL has assigned technical staff to help UK customers whose email archives were wiped of thousands of messages.
Jane Hoskyn
Apr 11 2007 12:15PM
Security
California phisher faces century in jail for targeting AOL users
A California man has been convicted of violating the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 for mass-emailing AOL users and requesting credit card information.
Frank Washkuch
Jan 17 2007 6:17PM
Security
AOL launches updated AIM 6.0
New version ties in more closely with AIM Pages.
Clement James
Nov 20 2006 10:05AM
Software
AOL patches ICQ vulnerability
TippingPoint researchers warned AOL ICQ users this week about a vulnerability that allows attackers to execute malicious code onto a vulnerable PC without user interaction.
Frank Washkuch
Nov 7 2006 6:53PM
Security
Core Security: Multiple flaws in AOL messenger
Users of AOL's ICQ instant messenger (IM) were warned this week of multiple vulnerabilities in their IM software.
Frank Washkuch
Sep 7 2006 6:24PM
Security
AOL donates code to Dojo Ajax project
JavaScript Compiler further advances open source developer tool.
Tom Sanders
Sep 5 2006 9:54AM
Software
Don't install AOL 9.0, says StopBadware.org
An anti-malware organization is warning home users not to install the latest version of AOL's web service, citing a lack of user notifications and automatic updates without user consent.
Frank Washkuch
Aug 29 2006 9:11PM
Security
AOL user identified from search records
Data not as anonymous as company thought.
Will Head
Aug 11 2006 1:47PM
Telco/ISP
AOL teams with Kaspersky for free anti-virus offering
AOL users will now receive anti-virus protection from Kaspersky Lab at no cost, both companies announced this week.
Frank Washkuch
Aug 8 2006 8:36PM
Security
AOL launches business IM
Instant messaging for corporates.
Tom Sanders
Jul 21 2006 10:13AM
Software
AOL instant messenger worm poses as Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage
AOL Instant messenger (IM) users were warned this week of a new worm that poses as Microsoft’s controversial Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) program.
Frank Washkuch
Jul 5 2006 7:24PM
Security
AOL to see phishers in court
AOL is using the long net of the law to snag three “phishing gangs” from the wild.
Frank Washkuch
Feb 28 2006 8:54PM
Security
Firms reject AOL, Yahoo email charge plan
Security companies have blasted moves by AOL and Yahoo to start charging customers for email as “a ridiculous idea."
René Millman
Feb 8 2006 2:45PM
Security
AOL Instant Messenger worm harbinger of worse malware to come
Security experts have warned that a new generation of hybrid malware is being developed that targets Instant Messenger (IM) networks to propagate.
William Eazel
Nov 3 2005 9:45AM
Security
Phishers set sights on AOL users
Phishers are targeting hapless AOL users in an attempt to steal personal information and credit card details, according to Websense Security Labs.
René Millman
Sep 23 2005 4:08PM
Security
AOL spam friend gets 15 months
Former AOL staffer Jason Smathers has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for selling information to spammers.
David Quainton
Aug 19 2005 11:35AM
Security
AOL in great spam bounty giveaway
Want to know what it is like living the life of a successful spammer? A competition from ISP AOL is offering the bounty recovered from a spam conviction to help you find out.
David Quainton
Aug 10 2005 2:42PM
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