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Australian universities targeted in identity stealing phishing campaign
Mar 13 2008 3:13PM
SecureWorks: Commercial banking accounts targeted by Prg trojan variant
A Russian criminal organisation known as UpLevel and its German affiliates are using a version of the Prg trojan to attack commercial banking clients, according to anti-virus vendor SecureWorks.
Dec 18 2007 9:33AM
RSA Study: Targeted attacks against banks continue to soar
Targeted attacks against financial institutions continued to soar last month, according to the latest report by RSA.
Sep 10 2007 6:11AM
Gang trigger surge in targeted spam attacks
June saw a record number of targeted email attacks by an unidentified criminal gang, according to an email security firm.
Jul 3 2007 9:30AM
PCs targeted by hackers every 39 seconds
Most attacks based on automated scripts.
Feb 7 2007 10:09AM
Surge in targeted hacking attacks expected in 2007
Computer users will see a surge in targeted hacking attacks this year as criminals continue to reap large sums of money from phishing scams, security experts predict.
Jan 4 2007 4:45PM
Human error named in latest SANS Top 20
The SANS Institute, (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security Institute), has for the first time named human error to its twice-annual Top 20 Internet Security Attack Targets list, a line-up that, until now, was reserved solely for technology.
Nov 15 2006 9:43PM
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.
Nov 10 2006 3:11PM
Hackers up the ante with targeted attacks
Targeted attacks represent the biggest IT security threat to companies, a senior Gartner analyst warned today.
Sep 19 2006 3:48PM
Cell phone users targeted by 'SMiShing'
Cell phone users are the target of a newly discovered phishing attack, which McAfee's Avert Labs has dubbed "SMiShing."
Aug 28 2006 9:35PM
DataBank: ThreatStats - Phishing attacks become more targeted as the number of two-tiered viruses grows
Aug 14 2006 2:44PM
DataBank: ThreatStats - Phishing attacks become more targeted as the number of two-tiered viruses grows
Aug 14 2006 2:44PM
Exploit uses PowerPoint flaw in targeted attacks
Microsoft PowerPoint users were warned this week about a new exploit that takes advantage of a zero-day flaw in the program to drop a malicious file onto a compromised computer.
Jul 14 2006 9:00PM
European P2P network users targeted in piracy clamp down
Illegal peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharers across the world faced a fresh wave of legal actions yesterday as the recording industry announced an escalation of its campaign against digital music piracy. The latest actions come with a new warning to parents to check what their children are doing online, as they could face financial penalties if their children access illegal material.
Apr 5 2006 9:49AM
Fresh MS vulnerabilities targeted
Hackers are now threatening the seven vulnerabilities pointed out by Microsoft last Tuesday.
Feb 21 2006 8:38PM
Government in the cross-hair as targeted attacks rise
Targeted attacks are on the rise as criminals seek to make money out of malware, and government is the main sector being hit.
Aug 4 2005 12:03PM
Fur trade targeted in DoS protest
Animal rights protesters have launched denial of service (DoS) attacks against several companies that work in the fur trade.
Feb 15 2005 4:43PM
Barclays Bank targeted in phishing attack
Barclays Bank customers are falling victim to one of the latest phishing attacks.
Aug 13 2004 4:57AM
ISS customers targeted in worm attack
A malicious worm is targeting customers of IT security firm Internet Security Systems (ISS).
Mar 22 2004 1:21PM
Resellers targeted in Pacific net
Jan 1 2000 12:00AM
