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FBI warns of 'vishing' attacks

FBI warns of 'vishing' attacks

The FBI is warning of a dramatic increase in the number of so-called 'vishing' attacks that entice mobile phone users into giving up personal banking details..
Guy Dixon Jan 23 2008 7:15AM Security
Adobe patches prevent cross-site scripting attacks via Flash

Adobe patches prevent cross-site scripting attacks via Flash

Adobe on Wednesday released two patches to protect against cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
Jan 18 2008 4:10PM Security
Phishing attacks to rise in January/February

Phishing attacks to rise in January/February

The holiday buying season is likely to generate a wave of phishing attacks in January 2008, according to seasonal data collected by security software vendor, SonicWall.
a Staff Writer Jan 17 2008 3:36PM Security
Fortinet: Storm Worm botnet used to mount phishing attacks on Barclays, Halifax banks

Fortinet: Storm Worm botnet used to mount phishing attacks on Barclays, Halifax banks

The Fortinet Global Security Research team has detected two phishing attacks on UK major banks that were mounted using the Storm Worm botnet, said to be the first attack on the financial sector by Storm's huge network of zombie computers.
Jack Rogers Jan 9 2008 12:37PM Security
Firefox authentication box said to be vulnerable to spoofing for phishing attacks

Firefox authentication box said to be vulnerable to spoofing for phishing attacks

The information in an authentication dialog box from Mozilla's Firefox browser can be spoofed, allowing an attacker to conduct phishing schemes, according to Israeli researcher Aviv Raff.
Frank Washkuch Jan 8 2008 4:07PM Security
EFA attacks Labor’s ‘clean-feed’ Internet proposal

EFA attacks Labor’s ‘clean-feed’ Internet proposal

Independent industry body, the Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) has savaged a plan by the Labor Government plan, (championed by Communications Minister Stephen Conroy) to "clean feed" filtered Internet connections to all homes and schools.
Lilia Guan Jan 3 2008 7:32AM Telco/ISP
Study: Corrupted DNS resolution attacks grow with use of open servers

Study: Corrupted DNS resolution attacks grow with use of open servers

Malicious DNS redirection at the server level is growing with the proliferation of open-recursive DNS servers, according to a new joint research paper.
Jack Rogers Dec 17 2007 9:30AM Security
MI5 warns of Chinese hack attacks

MI5 warns of Chinese hack attacks

MI5 has sent a letter to 300 UK chief executives and security experts warning of an increased risk from Chinese hackers.
Iain Thomson Dec 4 2007 7:21AM Security
Microsoft warns of attacks on Windows URI, URL handling flaw

Microsoft warns of attacks on Windows URI, URL handling flaw

Microsoft has warned of limited attacks using third-party applications to exploit a Windows flaw.
Staff Writers Oct 30 2007 10:11AM Security
Trojan attacks jump 500 per cent

Trojan attacks jump 500 per cent

There has been a sharp hike in the volume of cyber-crime attacks designed to steal personal information, new research reveals.
Robert Jaques Oct 24 2007 2:45PM Security
China behind daily internet attacks on Germany

China behind daily internet attacks on Germany

China is conducting almost daily spying attacks on businesses and government agencies in Germany, according to one of the country's intelligence officers..
Matt Chapman Oct 24 2007 7:58AM Security
In-the-wild attacks target RealPlayer zero-day flaw

In-the-wild attacks target RealPlayer zero-day flaw

Attacks are actively exploiting a zero-day ActiveX vulnerability in RealPlayer, researchers warned today.
Staff Writers Oct 22 2007 11:21AM Security
SMBs susceptible to virus and spyware attacks

SMBs susceptible to virus and spyware attacks

Seventy per cent of small and medium-sized businesses have experienced a spyware or virus attack in the last three months, new figures suggest.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 18 2007 10:10AM Security
Hacking attacks against utility companies soar

Hacking attacks against utility companies soar

The number of hacking attacks against utility companies has soared by 90 per cent, according to SecureWorks.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 8 2007 10:25AM Security
BT launches managed service to tackle DDoS attacks

BT launches managed service to tackle DDoS attacks

BT has launched a managed service designed to protect company websites against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 2 2007 10:03AM Security
Estonia attacks down to online 'flash mob'

Estonia attacks down to online 'flash mob'

The online attack that took down government servers in Estonia was most likely down to an online 'flash mob' and not the Russian government, according to researchers.
Iain Thomson Sep 28 2007 7:33AM Security
Botnets leapfrog DDoS attacks as top ISP threat

Botnets leapfrog DDoS attacks as top ISP threat

For the first time botnets have leapfrogged distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks as the top operational threat to internet service providers (ISPs), new figures suggest.
Fiona Raisbeck Sep 19 2007 12:26AM Security
Compromised Ubuntu project servers used in attacks taken offline

Compromised Ubuntu project servers used in attacks taken offline

The open-source Ubuntu Linux project had to take five of its eight Ubuntu-hosted community servers offline after they'd been commandeered by hackers and were launching attacks.
Jim Carr Aug 20 2007 6:09AM Security
Study: Cyber criminals favour drive-by download attacks

Study: Cyber criminals favour drive-by download attacks

Hackers continue to favour drive-by downloads to launch cyber attacks, new research shows.
Fiona Raisbeck Aug 3 2007 9:54AM Security
Bluetooth device checks for heart attacks

Bluetooth device checks for heart attacks

And phones the local hospital if you're about to have one. Indian boffins have developed a Bluetooth heart monitor that will send a text message to the nearest hospital if the wearer is about to have a heart attack.
Robert Jaques Jul 18 2007 1:26PM Telco/ISP

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