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New phishing wave claims payroll fraud to dupe victims

New phishing wave claims payroll fraud to dupe victims

A Romanian-based criminal group is behind a new trojan-laced, socially engineered email run that tries to trick recipients into believing their employer committed payroll reporting fraud, security researchers said.
Dan Kaplan Jan 11 2008 12:57PM Security
Storm botnet connected to phishing ring

Storm botnet connected to phishing ring

An investigation has uncovered a link between a recent phishing operation and the infamous Storm worm..
Shaun Nichols Jan 11 2008 7:18AM Security
Scammers prepare January phishing frenzy

Scammers prepare January phishing frenzy

Consumers are being warned to brace for concerted waves of phishing attacks during the next few weeks.
Robert Jaques Jan 10 2008 11:31AM Security
Fortinet: Storm Worm botnet used to mount phishing attacks on Barclays, Halifax banks

Fortinet: Storm Worm botnet used to mount phishing attacks on Barclays, Halifax banks

The Fortinet Global Security Research team has detected two phishing attacks on UK major banks that were mounted using the Storm Worm botnet, said to be the first attack on the financial sector by Storm's huge network of zombie computers.
Jack Rogers Jan 9 2008 12:37PM Security
Firefox authentication box said to be vulnerable to spoofing for phishing attacks

Firefox authentication box said to be vulnerable to spoofing for phishing attacks

The information in an authentication dialog box from Mozilla's Firefox browser can be spoofed, allowing an attacker to conduct phishing schemes, according to Israeli researcher Aviv Raff.
Frank Washkuch Jan 8 2008 4:07PM Security
Gartner: US$3.2 billion lost to phishing attacks in one year

Gartner: US$3.2 billion lost to phishing attacks in one year

Victims of phishing scams in the United States lost US$3.2 billion during a 12-month period ending in August, and the number of people on the receiving end of phishing emails has more than doubled over the past three years, according to a report from Gartner.
Jack Rogers Dec 19 2007 10:03AM Security
Phishing emails disguised as U.S. Department of Treasury complaints

Phishing emails disguised as U.S. Department of Treasury complaints

A new round of targeted phishing is underway with attackers again trying to trick recipients into opening malware-laden attachments falsely claiming to originate from the federal government, researchers warned today.
Dan Kaplan Dec 14 2007 9:58AM Security
Gartner: Victims of online phishing up nearly 40 percent in 2007

Gartner: Victims of online phishing up nearly 40 percent in 2007

An annual study by Gartner will report that the number of consumers who were taken in by bogus online offerings increased by nearly 40 percent in 2007 compared to the previous year.
Jack Rogers Dec 10 2007 9:57AM Security
Phishing causing real harm to brands

Phishing causing real harm to brands

Attacks having a detrimental effect on reputation.
Iain Thomson Nov 27 2007 10:25AM Security
Phishing scam uses AOL address to target eBay users

Phishing scam uses AOL address to target eBay users

Unknown phishers are using a widely recognised name, AOL, to disguise a false eBay sign-in site, according to the security research team at Fortinet.
Jim Carr Nov 13 2007 9:46AM Security
Phisher targets Salesforce.com customers

Phisher targets Salesforce.com customers

Customers of Salesforce.com are facing a barrage of phishing emails containing viruses and keyloggers after the company suffered the leak of a customer contact list.
Jim Carr Nov 9 2007 9:44AM Security
Phishing Trojan targets Mac OS X

Phishing Trojan targets Mac OS X

Security vendor Intego claims to have uncovered a new Trojan attack that targets Apple's OS X operating system.
Shaun Nichols Nov 2 2007 6:59AM Security
Phishing trojan targets OS X

Phishing trojan targets OS X

Security vendor Intego claims to have found a new trojan attack that targets Apple's OS X operating system. Researchers from competing security firms however have been unable to find samples of the trojan.
Shaun Nichols Nov 1 2007 9:49AM Security
Anti-spam firm blasts US on phishing record

Anti-spam firm blasts US on phishing record

US-based spammers responsible for 54 per cent of phishing mails.
Clement James Oct 19 2007 2:21PM Security
Phishing levels reach all time high

Phishing levels reach all time high

A record number of phishing attacks were detected last month, according to the latest report by RSA.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 15 2007 9:45AM Security
eBay most common brand in phishing scams

eBay most common brand in phishing scams

PayPal and eBay are easily the most common brands used in online scams, a PhishTank report reveals.
Dan Kaplan Oct 12 2007 10:52AM Security
Phishing levels up in September

Phishing levels up in September

Virus levels down in Australia but spam surging again according to MessageLabs.
Negar Salek Oct 2 2007 2:19PM Security
Phishing scams await Ameritrade breach victims

Phishing scams await Ameritrade breach victims

A mass spear phishing attack could await victims of the recently publicised data breach at discount online broker TD Ameritrade, IT security experts warned.
Dan Kaplan Sep 20 2007 9:49AM Security
Suspected phishing gang arrested in Germany

Suspected phishing gang arrested in Germany

Ten people have been arrested in Germany under suspicion of carrying out an international phishing scam, sources revealed today.
Fiona Raisbeck Sep 17 2007 10:07AM Security
US surfers losing 'billions of dollars' to phishing scams

US surfers losing 'billions of dollars' to phishing scams

A million US victims lost "billions of dollars" to email phishing scams in the past two years, new research has warned.
Robert Jaques Aug 9 2007 3:48PM Security

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