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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
Google rates Gumblar distribution URL as top malware site

Google rates Gumblar distribution URL as top malware site

The URL hosting the Gumblar attack, which has compromised thousands of legitimate websites with code that silently redirects users to a single Chinese domain, heads Google's list of Top 10 malware sites.
Angela Moscaritolo Jun 5 2009 11:17AM Security
Wikipedia boots Church of Scientology

Wikipedia boots Church of Scientology

User-generated encyclopaedia site Wikipedia has formally banned the Church of Scientology from accessing and editing its pages.
Shaun Nichols Jun 1 2009 6:38AM Software
New site launched to encourage IPv6 adoption

New site launched to encourage IPv6 adoption

Ripe NCC, a not-for-profit internet infrastructure organisation, has launched a new web site designed to help companies find out more about migrating to the new IPv6 protocol.
Phil Muncaster May 26 2009 9:39AM Networking
Twitter users warned of new phishing scam

Twitter users warned of new phishing scam

Security experts are warning Twitter users of a new phishing scam that could lead to their accounts being compromised.
Phil Muncaster May 22 2009 2:14PM Security
Wolfram Alpha launches to mixed reviews

Wolfram Alpha launches to mixed reviews

The much-heralded Wolfram Alpha computational knowledge engine has finally launched.
Phil Muncaster May 19 2009 6:10AM Software
'Gumblar' attack explodes across the web

'Gumblar' attack explodes across the web

A complex new malware attack is setting infection records and raising alarms from security experts.
Shaun Nichols May 15 2009 2:53PM Security
French hacker lays claim to Twitter attacks

French hacker lays claim to Twitter attacks

A French hacker is taking credit for a recent high-profile attack on microblogging site Twitter.
Shaun Nichols May 4 2009 6:37AM Security
FBI agent discusses big cybercrime bust

FBI agent discusses big cybercrime bust

The man responsible for a recent cybercrime bust has shared his experiences at the RSA conference in San Francisco.
Shaun Nichols Apr 23 2009 2:53PM Security
Twitter struck by new Easter worm attacks

Twitter struck by new Easter worm attacks

Twitter has been hit by yet more security incidents over the Easter weekend, although the intent seems to have been mischief rather than password harvesting this time.
Phil Muncaster Apr 14 2009 6:12AM Security
BBC criticised over web site launches

BBC criticised over web site launches

An influential UK Committee has demanded the BBC "exhibit extreme caution before launching any further commercial web sites" in a report attacking the lack of transparency surrounding the activity of its commercial arm BBC Worldwide
Parliamentary reporter Apr 9 2009 5:51AM Software
Twitter hit by fake accounts that link to malicious sites

Twitter hit by fake accounts that link to malicious sites

The microblogging and networking site Twitter has been hit by a ‘flood' of spam.
Dan Raywood Mar 26 2009 11:15AM Security
Web content management vendors turn to open source search

Web content management vendors turn to open source search

Web content management (WCM) vendors are increasingly bundling open source site search functionality into their products, rather than recommending third-party alternatives, according to the Web CMS Report 2009 from CMS Watch.
Phil Muncaster Mar 26 2009 6:20AM Software
Salesforce.com pairs up with Twitter

Salesforce.com pairs up with Twitter

Salesforce.com has unveiled new integration with micro-blogging site Twitter that will allow customers to track 'tweets' about their business.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 24 2009 6:16AM Software
Twitter primarily used as a business tool

Twitter primarily used as a business tool

Twitter has become primarily a business tool used by people in their late twenties to early fifties, according to new data from market research firm Nielsen.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 21 2009 7:28AM Software
Twitter not for sale, insists co-founder

Twitter not for sale, insists co-founder

Twitter has ruled out a merger or acquisition of the company but said that it would be keen to partner with other organisations, such as Google, according to a Reuters report.
Phil Muncaster Mar 13 2009 6:04AM Software
Spotify user details compromised in major hack

Spotify user details compromised in major hack

Online music service Spotify has become the latest web firm to suffer a major hack, after revealing yesterday that criminals may have accessed user registration details.
Phil Muncaster Mar 6 2009 12:15AM Security
Prosecutor demands prison for Pirate Bay operators

Prosecutor demands prison for Pirate Bay operators

Prosecutors in the Pirate Bay trial have finished their closing arguments and requested jail terms of a year apiece for the four men running the torrent search site.
Iain Thomson Mar 3 2009 1:21PM Software
Conficker worm targets legitimate travel site

Conficker worm targets legitimate travel site

The website for Southwest Airlines, along with a number of other legitimate sites, could face downtime due to the Conficker worm, according to a researcher.
Chuck Miller Mar 3 2009 10:38AM Security
Google explains Gmail troubles

Google explains Gmail troubles

Google has apologised for a two and a half hour Gmail outage on Tuesday morning and admitted that the cause was down to data centre maintenance.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 26 2009 6:13AM Software

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