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Gartner: US$3.2 billion lost to phishing attacks in one year

Gartner: US$3.2 billion lost to phishing attacks in one year

Victims of phishing scams in the United States lost US$3.2 billion during a 12-month period ending in August, and the number of people on the receiving end of phishing emails has more than doubled over the past three years, according to a report from Gartner.
Jack Rogers Dec 19 2007 10:03AM Security
MessageLabs: Video file spam coming soon in 2008

MessageLabs: Video file spam coming soon in 2008

The cybercrime market is poised to be even ‘hotter’ in 2008 as spammers increase targeted attacks and create new social engineering techniques to claim their stake in cybercrime’s US$105 billion market.
Negar Salek Nov 19 2007 4:00PM Security
Postini boosts botnet protection and email security

Postini boosts botnet protection and email security

Postini has revamped its Email Security service adding new content policy management capabilities including protection for credit card numbers.
Staff Writers Nov 15 2007 2:33PM Security
Phishing scam uses AOL address to target eBay users

Phishing scam uses AOL address to target eBay users

Unknown phishers are using a widely recognised name, AOL, to disguise a false eBay sign-in site, according to the security research team at Fortinet.
Jim Carr Nov 13 2007 9:46AM Security
Phisher targets Salesforce.com customers

Phisher targets Salesforce.com customers

Customers of Salesforce.com are facing a barrage of phishing emails containing viruses and keyloggers after the company suffered the leak of a customer contact list.
Jim Carr Nov 9 2007 9:44AM Security

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