phishing

419 scammers go for underpants bomber

419 scammers go for underpants bomber

Beware of emails promising gifts.
Iain Thomson Jan 15 2010 4:57PM Security
Hackers go after Green Dam lawsuit lawyers

Hackers go after Green Dam lawsuit lawyers

Spear phishing attack used.
Shaun Nichols Jan 15 2010 4:54PM Security
Email services that failed to block spear phishing message revealed

Email services that failed to block spear phishing message revealed

Outlook Express and IronPort amongst those breached.
Dan Raywood Jan 8 2010 12:22PM Security
Phishing attacks soar in December

Phishing attacks soar in December

Phishers represent over half of all web-based threats.
Phil Muncaster Dec 31 2009 2:32PM Security
Facebook sues three over alleged spam, phishing

Facebook sues three over alleged spam, phishing

Three alleged to have propagated wall post spam.
Dan Kaplan Dec 18 2009 2:47PM Security
Attackers try to swindle FTP credentials in cPanel scam

Attackers try to swindle FTP credentials in cPanel scam

Messages appear to come from trusted web hosting providers.
Dan Kaplan Dec 9 2009 11:32AM Security
Hosting services under attack

Hosting services under attack

Phishing attack aims for site credentials.
Shaun Nichols Dec 8 2009 3:25PM Security
Phishing emails featuring Trend Micro logos discovered

Phishing emails featuring Trend Micro logos discovered

Links lead to malicious site.
Dan Raywood Nov 26 2009 10:26AM Security
'Verified by Visa' phishing scam detected

'Verified by Visa' phishing scam detected

Fake site more sophisticated than most phishing sites.
Dan Raywood Nov 20 2009 10:49AM Security
Mac and PC users equally likely to be cybercrime victims

Mac and PC users equally likely to be cybercrime victims

No OS safe from phishing.
Dan Kaplan Nov 19 2009 10:13AM Security
Phishing attack targets financial clearing house

Phishing attack targets financial clearing house

Beware emails that link to e-payment processor Nacha.
Staff Writers Nov 16 2009 11:33AM Security
Spam and phishing soar to new heights

Spam and phishing soar to new heights

Almost nine out of 10 emails are junk.
David Neal Nov 10 2009 5:45AM Security
Spam volume reaches all-time high: McAfee

Spam volume reaches all-time high: McAfee

Accounts for 92 percent of all emails.
Angela Moscaritolo Nov 4 2009 10:31AM Security
New ICANN rules trigger phishing fears

New ICANN rules trigger phishing fears

Cyrillic characters could be mistaken for Latin characters.
Shaun Nichols Nov 4 2009 10:17AM Security
Twitter warns of new phishing attack

Twitter warns of new phishing attack

Latest scam designed to harvest login credentials.
Phil Muncaster Oct 30 2009 9:59AM Security
Major smartphone brands fall to spear phishing experiment

Major smartphone brands fall to spear phishing experiment

Smartphones are falling to spear phishing campaigns after they receive a fake LinkedIn invitation from 'Bill Gates'.
Dan Raywood Oct 30 2009 9:58AM Security
Avalanche the most prolific phishing group of 2009

Avalanche the most prolific phishing group of 2009

A criminal phishing group called Avalanche was responsible for nearly a quarter of all phishing attacks identified during the first half of this year, according to a recently released Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) report.
Angela Moscsaritolo Oct 27 2009 9:21AM Security
Zeus phishing wave targets Outlook Web Access users

Zeus phishing wave targets Outlook Web Access users

Aims to steal business bank accounts.
Dan Kaplan Oct 16 2009 11:05AM Security
Banks report 70 percent of phishing attacks hosted offshore

Banks report 70 percent of phishing attacks hosted offshore

Former Soviet republics responsible for most scams.
Brett Winterford Oct 12 2009 4:03PM Security
FBI takes down US/Egyptian phishing ring

FBI takes down US/Egyptian phishing ring

Gang transferred cash to bogus accounts.
Iain Thomson Oct 8 2009 10:42AM Security

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