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New U.K. cards will not help in battle against fraud

New U.K. cards will not help in battle against fraud

Legislation before the U.K. Parliament to introduce compulsory ID cards will not solve the fast rising problem of identity theft, fraud prevention experts warned today.
William Eazel Feb 14 2006 10:32AM Security
Redmond's cupid armed with seven new patches

Redmond's cupid armed with seven new patches

Forget the chocolates, candy and romantic cards. Microsoft’s Valentine’s Day gift to PC users will be seven security updates, five of which are marked “critical.”
Frank Washkuch Feb 10 2006 7:43PM Security
Internet is New York consumer's prime peeve

Internet is New York consumer's prime peeve

The results are in: The top consumer complaint in New York is...the internet.
Dan Kaplan Feb 9 2006 10:05PM Security
New WMF advisory from Redmond

New WMF advisory from Redmond

Microsoft released two fresh advisories Tuesday – one warning users of another metafile (WMF) flaw that could enable malicious users to execute arbitrary code onto a PC.
Frank Washkuch Feb 8 2006 9:56PM Security
New variant hides 'elaborate' eBay fraud

New variant hides 'elaborate' eBay fraud

Security experts have warned web users to guard against a newly intercepted mutant of the Feebs trojan that attempts to dupe eBay users with an "elaborate" fraud.
William Eazel Feb 8 2006 11:51AM Security
New Winamp version fixes flaw

New Winamp version fixes flaw

Users of the Winamp application were told this week to upgrade their software in responses to a bug in version 5.12 of the program.
Frank Washkuch Jan 31 2006 8:15PM Security
New Jersey installs cybercrime unit

New Jersey installs cybercrime unit

New Jersey has formed a Computer Crime Task Force to create a centralized approach to fighting cybercrime.
Dan Kaplan Jan 26 2006 9:22PM Security
New AIM worm hides adware sting in its tail

New AIM worm hides adware sting in its tail

Researchers have discovered a previously undocumented instant messaging (IM) worm that targets AOL’s AIM applications. The recently discovered worm is coded to exploit PC hosts infected with lockx.exe or palsp.exe. It uses IRC enabled malware to connect the host to a server for further infection through a series of commands.
William Eazel Jan 20 2006 10:18AM Security
Microsoft: New WMF vulnerabilities not exploitable

Microsoft: New WMF vulnerabilities not exploitable

Microsoft has downplayed additional memory corruption vulnerabilities in its Windows metafile image processing.
Frank Washkuch Jan 11 2006 8:29PM Security
New 419 spam promising Volkswagen

New 419 spam promising Volkswagen

Security experts today warned internet users of a spam campaign that pretends the recipient has won a lottery sponsored by the Volkswagen motor company.
William Eazel Jan 11 2006 10:33AM Security
Eschelbeck new Webroot CTO

Eschelbeck new Webroot CTO

Gerhard Eschelbeck, most recently the chief technology officer and vice president of engineering of Qualys, has accepted a similar position at Webroot Software.
Frank Washkuch Jan 9 2006 10:01PM Security
Yoran new chief at CIA-related firm

Yoran new chief at CIA-related firm

The nation’s former chief of cyberintelligence has taken over at the head of a CIA-related private firm.
Frank Washkuch Jan 5 2006 9:33PM Security
'Vandalism complaint' new WMF trojan

'Vandalism complaint' new WMF trojan

A new trojan, which claims to be from a Yale University professor disturbed by New Year’s vandalism, is exploiting the recently exposed Microsoft Windows metafile vulnerability.
Frank Washkuch Jan 4 2006 8:11PM Security
New York to consider anti-phishing law

New York to consider anti-phishing law

New York state could soon empower officials to go after online fraudsters using fake emails to bait Empire State residents and businesses.
Frank Washkuch Dec 19 2005 8:57PM Security
More than 10,000 new bots emerge in 2005

More than 10,000 new bots emerge in 2005

Bots have emerged as the most prolific type of malicious code during 2005, according to new research. Data published today by PandaLabs reveals that more than 10,000 new samples of automated worms or trojans were detected during this year alone, leading to a sharp rise in the number of zombie botnets used by cyber criminals.
Wiliiam Eazel Dec 9 2005 1:53PM 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
Virus detection new to GMail

Virus detection new to GMail

GMail, Google's email service, has added virus scanning to its list of features.
Frank Washkuch Dec 6 2005 2:55PM Security
New IE warning from Microsoft

New IE warning from Microsoft

Microsoft has warned of a vulnerability in Internet Explorer that could result in a system crash or malicious code unknowingly downloaded onto a PC.
Frank Washkuch Dec 1 2005 8:34PM Security
Taxpayers hit by new phishing scam

Taxpayers hit by new phishing scam

American taxpayers have been receiving a new phishing email that claims to be notification of a refund from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Scammers are taking advantage of an apparent security configuration error on the real federal government website, which allows them to redirect visitors to a bogus website.
René Millman Nov 30 2005 12:15PM Security
U.K. servers caught hosting new generation phising scam

U.K. servers caught hosting new generation phising scam

Security experts warned of a new phishing attack that does not target any particular financial or ecommerce brand.
William Eazel Nov 29 2005 4:16PM Security

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