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Phishing attack use Google Maps to obtain victim location

Phishing attack use Google Maps to obtain victim location

Phishers are using Google Maps in a new social engineering attack for committing identity theft.
Frank Washkuch Feb 22 2007 12:23AM Security
PayPal to deploy tokens to fight phishing attacks

PayPal to deploy tokens to fight phishing attacks

PayPal will offer a public beta in the Unites States next week for a new security token designed to combat phishing attacks on its customers, a company executive told SCMagazine.com last week.
Ericka Chickowski Feb 12 2007 7:16AM Security
MessageLabs Report: Phishing outnumbers virus attacks

MessageLabs Report: Phishing outnumbers virus attacks

Phishing scams have overtaken the number of emails containing viruses and Trojan horse programs for the first time, new research shows.
Fiona Raisbeck Jan 31 2007 12:08PM Security
Keylogging, phishing, ID theft all surging, says McAfee

Keylogging, phishing, ID theft all surging, says McAfee

Online identity theft has skyrocketed in recent years - a result of organised gangs moving to the web to commit fraud - according to new figures from McAfee.
Fiona Raisbeck Jan 18 2007 6:35AM Security
Experts warn of dramatic rise in phishing and ID theft

Experts warn of dramatic rise in phishing and ID theft

250 percent rise in key-loggers and 100-fold increase in phishing.
Robert Jaques Jan 16 2007 9:20AM Security
New death-threat phishing scams target professionals

New death-threat phishing scams target professionals

Spamming scammers claiming to be contract killers have hit unsuspecting email users with a new con trick, security experts warned this week.
Ericka Chickowski Jan 12 2007 5:53PM Security
IT security experts warn of phishing kit peril

IT security experts warn of phishing kit peril

Universal Man-in-the-Middle phishing kit discovered by RSA.
Robert Jaques Jan 12 2007 2:28PM Security
RSA: Record high phishing attacks

RSA: Record high phishing attacks

The number of phishing attacks last month broke previous records and signalled the increase of sophisticated phishing schemes, according to RSA’s December fraud report.
Negar Salek Jan 11 2007 3:56PM Security
Man-in-the-middle phishing scheme targets Amazon.com

Man-in-the-middle phishing scheme targets Amazon.com

Amazon.com is the latest target of a new wave of phishing schemes known as man-in-the-middle attacks.
Dan Kaplan Jan 3 2007 10:07PM Security
Opera sings praises of phishing protection

Opera sings praises of phishing protection

Latest version of browser gets real-time fraud and phishing protection.
Clement James Dec 20 2006 9:29AM Security
Microsoft fixes phishing filter in Internet Explorer 7

Microsoft fixes phishing filter in Internet Explorer 7

Microsoft has issued a fix for its new phishing filter, which made its debut in the recently released Internet Explorer 7 (IE7).
Dan Kaplan Dec 19 2006 9:30AM Security
Phishing worm rips through MySpace

Phishing worm rips through MySpace

Worm spooks site and tries to cash in on malware.
Iain Thomson Dec 6 2006 8:57AM Security
Phishing scams using FFIEC deadline to dupe financial customers

Phishing scams using FFIEC deadline to dupe financial customers

CSOs and governance officers aren't the only ones studying up on compliance regulations. Phishers are also getting governance-savvy, sending bogus emails that pretend to bring customers in line with new guidelines for financial organisations.
Frank Washkuch Nov 29 2006 9:31AM Security
Google search device flaw leaves sites open to phishing attacks

Google search device flaw leaves sites open to phishing attacks

Hackers and security experts made public a vulnerability in Google's search appliances that is leaving hundreds of major organisations such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Stanford University and the National Hockey League open to phishing attacks.
Ericka Chickowski Nov 29 2006 9:00AM Security
Phishing site offers 'job' at children's charity

Phishing site offers 'job' at children's charity

A website that purports to help underprivileged children is actually a scam to dupe users into laundering money, a security company has warned.
Will Head Nov 27 2006 9:57AM Security
Microsoft steps up phishing crackdown

Microsoft steps up phishing crackdown

Software giant files charges across Europe and the Middle East.
Shaun Nichols Nov 24 2006 9:50AM Security
Study blasts failing phishing toolbars

Study blasts failing phishing toolbars

Carnegie Mellon report shows inability to identify sites across the board.
Shaun Nichols Nov 23 2006 9:54AM Security
Phishing scam uses Social Security ploy

Phishing scam uses Social Security ploy

US Federal officials are warning Social Security beneficiaries not to fall victim to a phishing scam.
Frank Washkuch Nov 10 2006 6:15PM Security
Gartner: Targeted phishing attacks target the rich

Gartner: Targeted phishing attacks target the rich

Fraudsters are targeting phishing attacks at high wage-earners to steal large sums of money, according to new research.
Fiona Raisbeck Nov 10 2006 3:11PM Security
Phishing scams push up web banking fraud losses

Phishing scams push up web banking fraud losses

Trade association warns that Web users still not taking security seriously.
Robert Jaques Nov 8 2006 9:27AM Security

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