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The rise and rise of the quiet trojan

The rise and rise of the quiet trojan

Trojans made up more than 80 per cent of new malware infections over the past six months, according to research from Sophos. Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, said it was because "financially-motivated hackers don't want to infect millions of emails because it draws attention to their malware".
Melissa Loveday Jul 12 2006 4:40PM Security
Online gambler guilty of £1m theft

Online gambler guilty of £1m theft

Betting spree included poker, sports betting and online casinos.
Matt Chapman Jul 12 2006 9:42AM Oddware
End of Windows 98, ME support from Microsoft

End of Windows 98, ME support from Microsoft

Today is the end of the line for Redmond's active support of the Windows 98 and ME operating systems.
Frank Washkuch Jul 11 2006 9:59PM Security
Gmail users warned of new phishing scheme

Gmail users warned of new phishing scheme

Security experts are warning of a new "widespread" phishing scheme that attempts to dupe users of Google's email service, Gmail, into offering account details in exchange for a bogus cash prize.
Dan Kaplan Jul 11 2006 7:05PM Security
Switches take role of security kit

Switches take role of security kit

Network security appliances could be on their way out, as vendors switch to
security on switches.
Martin Courtney Jul 11 2006 2:10PM Security
Personal info of 100K sailors, Marines posted to public site

Personal info of 100K sailors, Marines posted to public site

The personal information of more than 100,000 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps members was errantly posted on the Naval Safety Center website, the Navy announced in a statement Friday.
Dan Kaplan Jul 10 2006 10:10PM Security
Euro teens put PCs at risk of viruses and hacking

Euro teens put PCs at risk of viruses and hacking

Teens in Europe are risking their home PC security by downloading music and videos, according to new research.
René Millman Jul 10 2006 3:19PM Security
Sophos warns of PayPal phone phishing scam

Sophos warns of PayPal phone phishing scam

Attacks evolving as users learn not to click links.
Jane Hoskyn Jul 10 2006 1:49PM Security
Lucky number of fixes due from Microsoft on Patch Tuesday

Lucky number of fixes due from Microsoft on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft will release seven new fixes next week as part of the July version of the company's monthly Patch Tuesday release.
Frank Washkuch Jul 6 2006 8:17PM Security
Volume of email viruses falls in June

Volume of email viruses falls in June

The percentage of emails containing viruses remained at just 0.36 per cent during June, despite an attack launched by the Bagle virus.
Robert Jaques Jul 4 2006 9:45AM Security
Sci-fi homes of the future arriving now

Sci-fi homes of the future arriving now

Entertainment systems pave way for automated homes.
Robert Jaques Jul 4 2006 9:45AM Oddware
Security experts warn of Mac OS X Trojan

Security experts warn of Mac OS X Trojan

Security experts have warned that malware which exploits a flaw in the Mac OS X operating system has been spotted in the wild.
Clement James Jul 3 2006 9:20AM Security
Sharp accused of failing to declare 800m yen

Sharp accused of failing to declare 800m yen

The tax authorities in Japan have accused Sharp of not declaring ¥800m (£3.8m) in income.
Matt Chapman Jul 3 2006 9:20AM Financial Services
Use of 'image spam' skyrocketing

Use of 'image spam' skyrocketing

If you thought spam was on its way out, think again. A new technique that allows spammers to craftily wrap messages in an image file so they go undetected by filters is skyrocketing in prevalence, a new study shows.
Dan Kaplan Jun 28 2006 9:27PM Security
70 percent of IT professionals still rely on passwords alone

70 percent of IT professionals still rely on passwords alone

More than seven in ten security professionals are still relying on passwords alone to secure their networks, according to a new survey.
René Millman Jun 27 2006 1:11PM Security
SSNs, names of more than 30,000 U.S. Navy enlistees compromised

SSNs, names of more than 30,000 U.S. Navy enlistees compromised

The personal information of about 28,000 U.S. Navy sailors and their family members was posted on a public website this month, the military branch said in a statement.
Dan Kaplan Jun 26 2006 10:15PM Security
Broadband subscribers break 3 million mark

Broadband subscribers break 3 million mark

Australia’s take up of broadband services has passed three million connections, according to the latest Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Snapshot of Broadband Deployment.
Staff Writers Jun 26 2006 1:14PM Telco/ISP
Personal info of 26,000 Agriculture Department employees compromised

Personal info of 26,000 Agriculture Department employees compromised

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced this week that the identities of about 26,000 employees and contractors may have been compromised by the illegal hijacking of the agency’s computer systems earlier this month.
Dan Kaplan Jun 23 2006 10:36PM Security
U.K. consumers unaware of online scams

U.K. consumers unaware of online scams

Nearly one in three U.K. consumers are unaware of phishing emails and other scams, according to a new study.
René Millman Jun 20 2006 11:35AM Security
Microsoft to update new patch because of scripting issue

Microsoft to update new patch because of scripting issue

Microsoft will update one of the patches it released last Tuesday due to an error that prevents certain scripts from running.
Frank Washkuch Jun 19 2006 5:46PM Security

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