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Credit unions, small banks see more phishing attacks

Credit unions, small banks see more phishing attacks

Attacks against small banks and credit unions remained on the rise last month, according to a recent fraud report from RSA Security.
Frank Washkuch Jun 9 2006 9:08PM Security
Postini: IM attacks on the rise in May

Postini: IM attacks on the rise in May

The number of instant messaging (IM) attacks increased by 500 percent in May, Postini reported this week.
Ericka Chickowski Jun 8 2006 4:27AM Security
Websense: Keylogger attacks double in a year

Websense: Keylogger attacks double in a year

Almost one in five organizations have been the victim of a keylogger attack this year, a new Websense survey reveals.
Dan Kaplan May 22 2006 8:19PM Security
Postini study: IM attacks jump sharply

Postini study: IM attacks jump sharply

Instant messaging (IM) attacks jumped sharply during April, while spam and virus volumes held steady, new threat assessment data from Postini has revealed.
William Eazel May 4 2006 9:41AM Security
New Firefox flaws enable DoS attacks

New Firefox flaws enable DoS attacks

Popular alternative web browser Mozilla Firefox contains a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to launch denial of service (DoS) attacks, security monitoring service Secunia said in an advisory today.
Dan Kaplan Apr 26 2006 10:44PM Security
Report: Non-Windows attacks on the rise

Report: Non-Windows attacks on the rise

Attacks against platforms other than Windows, particularly Linux, are growing quickly, according to a Kaspersky Lab report released today.
Dan Kaplan Apr 21 2006 9:36PM Security
P2P attacks multiplying

P2P attacks multiplying

A report that studied instant messenger (IM) and peer-to-peer (P2P) security attacks showed that while incidents targeting public IM channels stabilized last quarter, the number of P2P and multi-channel attacks are rapidly increasing.
Ericka Chickowski Apr 11 2006 10:26PM Security
Postini: Spam and IM attacks up, mail viruses down

Postini: Spam and IM attacks up, mail viruses down

Spam and instant messaging (IM) attacks increased in March, while the number of viruses declined, according to message management provider Postini.
Dan Kaplan Apr 6 2006 7:21PM Security
January marred by 'vicious and varied' virus attacks

January marred by 'vicious and varied' virus attacks

Internet users were subjected to "vicious and varied" virus attacks in January, including a multi-wave attack of seven viral mutants and several devastating zero-day assaults, a newly published threat monitoring report has revealed.
William Eazel Feb 20 2006 10:34AM Security
Kama Sutra Worm makes early attacks

Kama Sutra Worm makes early attacks

Security firms are warning PC users that one way to avoid early activation of the Kama Sutra Worm is to make sure all clocks are set correctly.
Frank Washkuch Feb 1 2006 8:42PM Security
Phishing attacks almost double in a year

Phishing attacks almost double in a year

The number of phishing attacks have soared to a new high in the last year, according to a new report by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG).
René Millman Jan 19 2006 2:16PM Security
IM and P2P network attacks increase 2200 percent

IM and P2P network attacks increase 2200 percent

The number of attacks on instant messaging and peer-to-peer networks have increased over twenty-fold in one year, according to new research.
René Millman Jan 13 2006 3:25PM Security
Phishers turn to blended attacks to catch more surfers

Phishers turn to blended attacks to catch more surfers

Organized criminal gangs are targeting online consumers with ever more sophisticated blended phishing attacks - some of which even find out details of their interests and use them to generate tailored phishing emails - security experts have warned.
William Eazel Dec 15 2005 11:25AM Security
New attacks target small U.S. banks

New attacks target small U.S. banks

Cybercriminals have launched at least nine highly orchestrated and sophisticated phishing attacks against smaller U.S. banks during the last three months, a security company warned today.
William Eazel Dec 8 2005 3:18PM Security
Attacks rocket as organized cyber criminals target IM

Attacks rocket as organized cyber criminals target IM

IT security watchers today reported that the number of recorded attacks using instant messaging (IM) to propagate is rocketing as organized cyber criminals begin to target IM networks.
William Eazel Dec 5 2005 2:39PM Security
IM attacks rocket 1,500 percent

IM attacks rocket 1,500 percent

The volume of security threats targeting instant messaging (IM) systems rocketed in October 2005 by more than 1,500 percent versus October 2004. The month's threat volume was also 30 percent higher than the previous month, new research has warned.
William Eazel Nov 10 2005 11:36AM Security
Four-fifth of DNS servers open to DoS and Pharming attacks

Four-fifth of DNS servers open to DoS and Pharming attacks

Over 80 percent of public DNS servers around the world are open to pharming and DoS attacks, according to a new study.
René Millman Oct 25 2005 1:19PM Security
Firms would rather 'pay criminals' than fight DDoS attacks

Firms would rather 'pay criminals' than fight DDoS attacks

Many firms are paying online gangs protection money rather than putting in place systems to fight off DoS attacks, according to an IBM security researcher.
René Millman Oct 6 2005 12:34PM Security
Government in the cross-hair as targeted attacks rise

Government in the cross-hair as targeted attacks rise

Targeted attacks are on the rise as criminals seek to make money out of malware, and government is the main sector being hit.
David Quainton Aug 4 2005 12:03PM Security
Massive rise in phishing attacks

Massive rise in phishing attacks

The number of phishing attacks in May increased by 226 percent, according to a new report by IBM.
René Millman Jul 1 2005 1:00PM Security

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