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Fake Twitter accounts lead to scareware sites

Fake Twitter accounts lead to scareware sites

Fake profiles auto-generated.
Phil Muncaster Sep 22 2009 11:25AM Security
Microsoft takes aim at shady advertisers

Microsoft takes aim at shady advertisers

Company files suit against purveyors of 'malvertising'.
Shaun Nichols Sep 21 2009 11:08AM Security
Websense warns of web-based malware epidemic

Websense warns of web-based malware epidemic

Security firm sees 600 percent rise in malicious sites.
Phil Muncaster Sep 16 2009 7:24AM Security
Facebook FanCheck app writer disputes claims that it is malicious

Facebook FanCheck app writer disputes claims that it is malicious

SEO poisoning "nothing to do with us".
Dan Raywood Sep 11 2009 10:47AM Security
Cutwail botnet authors behind wave of malicious IRS spam

Cutwail botnet authors behind wave of malicious IRS spam

Malware-laden emails, at a rate of 90,000 an hour, are trying to dupe recipients into believing they were implicated in defrauding the IRS.
Dan Kaplan Sep 10 2009 9:29AM Security
Ya!Bucks spreads malicious executable files

Ya!Bucks spreads malicious executable files

Claims that program rewards installing malware.
Dan Raywood Sep 2 2009 11:14AM Security
Purported malicious CD-ROMs actually part of pen test

Purported malicious CD-ROMs actually part of pen test

A package sent to a US credit union last week containing supposedly malicious CD-ROMs prompted a fraud alert from the US National Credit Union Administration, but it was actually part of a penetration test.
Angela Moscaritolo Sep 1 2009 11:39AM Security
Smartphone users ignoring malware threats

Smartphone users ignoring malware threats

Half of mobile users that encounter malware fall victim to it.
Phil Muncaster Sep 1 2009 10:43AM Security
Jessica Biel tops Hollywood malware list

Jessica Biel tops Hollywood malware list

Actress trumps Brad Pitt as top cybercrime lure.
Shaun Nichols Aug 26 2009 5:33PM Security
World of Warcraft users warned of malicious keylogger

World of Warcraft users warned of malicious keylogger

Malware is being distributed to gamers on the World of Warcraft (WoW) as the value of game accounts rises with the popularity of the software.
Staff Writers Aug 24 2009 9:35AM Security
Aussie charged over malicious code injections

Aussie charged over malicious code injections

Virus targeted bank details and credit card numbers.
Staff Writers Aug 14 2009 7:17AM Security
Delegates at hacker conference caught out by malicious ATM

Delegates at hacker conference caught out by malicious ATM

Delegates at the recent DefCon hacker conference may have been caught unawares by a malicious ATM kiosk.
Dan Raywood Aug 4 2009 11:35AM Security
Twitter starts scanning for malicious links

Twitter starts scanning for malicious links

Finally addresses malware problem.
Phil Muncaster Aug 4 2009 6:51AM Software
SMS bug can disable iPhone usage: Black Hat

SMS bug can disable iPhone usage: Black Hat

One single malicious text message can knock an iPhone offline, a pair of researchers disclosed at Black Hat.
Chuck Miller Jul 31 2009 11:34AM Security
Sophos blocked from YouTube over malicious Erin Andrews video

Sophos blocked from YouTube over malicious Erin Andrews video

Security vendor Sophos has been caught out by censorship after a guidance video was blocked for 'inappropriate content'.
Dan Raywood Jul 24 2009 11:21AM Security
Malicious nude reporter video spreads online

Malicious nude reporter video spreads online

A 'peephole' video of an ESPN TV sports reporter has been spoofed with a malicious version now available.
SC Australia Staff Jul 21 2009 2:51PM Security
CBA NetBank issues resolved

CBA NetBank issues resolved

Big Blue called in to help.
Ry Crozier Jul 7 2009 1:52PM Security
Malicious server used to propagate Zbot shut down

Malicious server used to propagate Zbot shut down

A criminal operation has been halted by the shutdown of a malicious server in the Cayman Islands, but the attackers are likely to be looking for a new home.
Angela Moscaritolo Jul 2 2009 10:10AM Security
Sponsored links on Yahoo and Google host malicious rogue software

Sponsored links on Yahoo and Google host malicious rogue software

Cybercriminals are using sponsored links on both Yahoo and Google to promote malicious applications.
Dan Raywood Jun 16 2009 4:55PM Security
Twitter introduces verified accounts to cut down on impersonators and malicious links

Twitter introduces verified accounts to cut down on impersonators and malicious links

Twitter has introduced the first phase of its Verified Accounts program to help profile users confirm their accounts.
SC Australia Staff Jun 15 2009 10:21AM Security

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