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Scam emails promise cure for AIDS

Scam emails promise cure for AIDS

Latest '419' con gaining momentum.
Robert Jaques Jul 21 2006 10:13AM Security
Whitehall emails reveal ID card fears

Whitehall emails reveal ID card fears

Doubts about the technical feasibility of the national ID card scheme have
been leaked to the press.
James Murray Jul 11 2006 2:11PM Security
DVLA sacks fourteen over porn emails

DVLA sacks fourteen over porn emails

Fourteen people have been sacked from the U.K.'s Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in Swansea after sending pornographic email attachments to each other and people outside the agency. Another 101 staff face disciplinary procedures.
René Millman Jun 22 2006 3:45PM Security
Origin of mystery 'self-spamming' emails revealed

Origin of mystery 'self-spamming' emails revealed

The mystery spam containing only numbers that began hitting inboxes this week has been identified as the payload of a new trojan, Symantec said in an advisory today.
Dan Kaplan Jun 9 2006 10:05PM Security
Experts theorize on self-spamming emails

Experts theorize on self-spamming emails

Security experts are perplexed over a new spamming technique in which victims receive emails that appear to be coming from themselves.
Dan Kaplan Jun 6 2006 6:57PM Security
Send the IRS taxing phishing emails

Send the IRS taxing phishing emails

With tax-time scammers prowling, the IRS wants to take a look at phishing emails being sent to Americans setting up their tax paperwork.
Frank Washkuch Apr 4 2006 8:14PM Security
Double attack fires 650,000 trojan emails at U.K. firms

Double attack fires 650,000 trojan emails at U.K. firms

A double virus attack hit U.K. businesses with an estimated 650,000 trojan-laden emails before antivirus vendors were able to issue a patch against the new malware, a security firm claimed yesterday.
William Eazel Mar 22 2006 10:59AM Security
Report: 80 percent of emails out to manipulate

Report: 80 percent of emails out to manipulate

Four out of five inbound emails are designed to deceive the recipient, according to a new report studying the scope of abusive online messages.
Dan Kaplan Mar 10 2006 9:00PM Security
Sober now one in 13 emails

Sober now one in 13 emails

The latest variant of the Sober worm, called the most widespread virus outbreak ever, has infected one in every 13 email messages, according to a leading online security company.
Frank Washkuch Dec 6 2005 2:54PM Security
One third of Brits send fake emails

One third of Brits send fake emails

Nearly a third of people in the UK have admitted to impersonating someone else when sending an email, according to new research.
René Millman Nov 24 2005 11:18AM Security
Phishing emails soar

Phishing emails soar

Phishing email reached a new high in July, according to email security company Postini, which tracked more than 19 million phishing attempts last month.
Marcia Savage Aug 2 2005 9:35PM Security
Emergency emails canned as spam

Emergency emails canned as spam

Emails from Florida-Emergency managers are being blocked by AOL because it detects them as spam.
David Quainton May 3 2005 5:20PM Security
Vigilance needed against phishers

Vigilance needed against phishers

Phishing scam emails are looking more authentic and becoming more prevalent than six months ago, according to Rob Forsyth, managing director of Sophos Australia and New Zealand.
Ron Osborn Feb 17 2005 3:06PM Security
Phishing emails target Citibank

Phishing emails target Citibank

Citibank is the latest bank to become a target for phishers, with several spam emails circulating over the weekend targeting unsuspecting recipients.
Vivienne Fisher Nov 29 2004 12:00AM Security
US ISPs sue hundreds over spammed emails

US ISPs sue hundreds over spammed emails

Four major US ISPs - America Online, Earthlink, Microsoft Network and Yahoo - have teamed up to take legal actions against hundreds of alleged spammers.
Steve Gold Mar 11 2004 2:10PM Security

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