phishing

Spear phishing now greatest threat to companies

Spear phishing now greatest threat to companies

Client-side vulnerabilities the biggest risk, warns report.
Cath Everett Sep 16 2009 10:35AM Security
Phishing attacks down

Phishing attacks down

Targeted attacks, English-language attacks up.
Shaun Nichols Sep 10 2009 9:27AM Security
Phishing apps found on Facebook

Phishing apps found on Facebook

A new round of rogue Facebook applications is sending notifications that lead users to phishing sites, according to researchers at Trend Micro.
Chuck Miller Aug 21 2009 11:37AM Security
Browser malware test shines light on IE8

Browser malware test shines light on IE8

How does your browser rate?
Ry Crozier Aug 14 2009 8:34AM Security
July sees spam continuing to dominate emails

July sees spam continuing to dominate emails

Threat reports for July show that spam continues to be sent at a high level with image spam and phishing still in high figures.
Dan Raywood Aug 12 2009 11:29AM Security
Authorities shut down Real Host

Authorities shut down Real Host

Latvian hosting firm had been tied to botnets, phishing scams.
Shaun Nichols Aug 7 2009 3:16PM Security
"Silver surfers" targeted in web scams

"Silver surfers" targeted in web scams

Call for mass media education campaign.
Brett Winterford Jul 20 2009 10:38AM Security
Spam and scareware on the rise in 2009

Spam and scareware on the rise in 2009

A 60 per cent increase in spam volumes has resulted in spam now representing 90 per cent of all inbound email, according to the TRACElabs report on the first half of 2009 from Marshal8e6.
SC Australia Staff Jul 14 2009 10:17AM Security
Mozilla Firefox 3.5 officially released, improves browsing security

Mozilla Firefox 3.5 officially released, improves browsing security

After a prolonged beta period, Mozilla has officially released its new version of Firefox.
Chuck Miller Jul 1 2009 10:33AM Security
Australia shows poor resistance to phishing

Australia shows poor resistance to phishing

Around 86 per cent of Australian web users are at risk from online fraud, according to research by security vendor VeriSign.
Staff Writers Jun 30 2009 10:01AM Security
ATO phishing scam dupes 200,000

ATO phishing scam dupes 200,000

Scammers leave the front door open.
Staff Writers Jun 19 2009 3:03PM Security
Phishing still a mystery to most web users

Phishing still a mystery to most web users

Phishing web sites are still a mystery to the majority of internet users, according to a recent study by VeriSign.
Ian Williams Jun 12 2009 6:28AM Security
Email an open door to sophisticated security threats

Email an open door to sophisticated security threats

How easy is it to take steps to ensure computer users avoid unknowingly inviting malware - the unwanted guest - into the 'corporate home'?
Lysa Myers Jun 11 2009 5:27PM Security
ATO struck by new phishing scam

ATO struck by new phishing scam

Users need to exercise caution when receiving emails purporting to be from the Australian Tax Office.
Brett Winterford Jun 9 2009 11:27AM Security
Commonwealth Bank phishing scam changes its MO

Commonwealth Bank phishing scam changes its MO

A new attack targeting Outlook users has morphed from trying to retrieve login credentials to attempting to infect users with fake anti-virus products.
Angela Moscaritolo Jun 4 2009 10:52AM Security
Another round of phishing hits Twitter

Another round of phishing hits Twitter

After last week's phishing attacks on social networking sites, yet another round has struck Twitter.
Chuck Miller May 28 2009 11:25AM Security
Facebook users duped into revealing personal details

Facebook users duped into revealing personal details

Users of popular social networking sites have been tricked into divulging personal information, according to the Q1 2009 email threat report from Cyberoam.
Dan Raywood May 7 2009 11:17AM Security
Facebook neutralises phishing attack

Facebook neutralises phishing attack

Facebook is claiming to have put the brakes on a phishing wave that was trying to dupe members into divulging their login credentials.
Dan Kaplan May 1 2009 10:25AM Security
Internet threats rise by two-thirds in April

Internet threats rise by two-thirds in April

The number of web-based threats soared by nearly two-thirds in April, according to new figures from managed security vendor Network Box, with Australian-developed threats moving up the rankings.
Phil Muncaster May 1 2009 10:18AM Security
Phishing accounts for half of all malware

Phishing accounts for half of all malware

Phishing attacks are now accounting for over 50 per cent of all virus threats.
SC Australia Staff Apr 3 2009 11:52AM Security

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