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Legitimate websites increasingly under sophisticated attack

Legitimate websites increasingly under sophisticated attack

Trusted websites are posing a security risk to oblivious surfers according to security vendor Websense which today revealed the number of legitimate websites compromised by attackers now outnumbers those specifically created for malicious purposes.
Staff Writers Jan 23 2008 2:47PM Security
Websites ill-prepared for new technology

Websites ill-prepared for new technology

The majority of businesses that run their own website are concerned that new technologies will have an adverse effect on performance.
Clement James Nov 28 2007 7:30AM Software
Nine out of ten websites are at risk

Nine out of ten websites are at risk

As many as 90 percent of websites have serious vulnerabilities that make them a target for online attacks, according to research by WhiteHat Security.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 17 2007 9:39AM Security
Prince threatens pirate websites with legal action

Prince threatens pirate websites with legal action

Pop star Prince is threatening to sue a number of websites which he claims are pirating his music and videos.
Matt Chapman Sep 17 2007 7:44AM Telco/ISP
Malicious banner ads hit major websites

Malicious banner ads hit major websites

A web security firm has identified a widespread attack in which fake malicious advertisements, able to avoid content scanning, are seeking to infect users of popular websites.
Dan Kaplan Sep 11 2007 2:43PM Security
US court rejects threat to 'vote-trading' websites

US court rejects threat to 'vote-trading' websites

The US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that so-called " vote-swapping" websites are protected by the First Amendment.
Robert Jaques Aug 8 2007 2:23PM Software
Number of malware hosting websites soars

Number of malware hosting websites soars

A record number of websites are hosting keylogging malware to steal sensitive personal information, new figures show.
Fiona Raisbeck Jul 18 2007 11:36AM Security
Eastern European websites under renewed attack

Eastern European websites under renewed attack

Undeclared cyber-war finds new targets.
Iain Thomson Jul 4 2007 2:49PM Security
McAfee predictions accurate on phishing websites but not on mobile malware

McAfee predictions accurate on phishing websites but not on mobile malware

McAfee's Avert Labs researchers said they were accurate in predicting a 2007 rise in password-stealing websites and public awareness of identity and data theft, but were off-base in foretelling a jump in mobile malware and adware.
Frank Washkuch Jun 20 2007 9:43AM Security
Image spammers use non-registration websites to their advantage

Image spammers use non-registration websites to their advantage

Levels of image spam held steady last month at 15 to 20 per cent of all junk mail, but phishing emails were at their highest levels this year, according to just-released research from MessageLabs.
Frank Washkuch Jun 5 2007 9:56AM Security
Google: 450,000 websites launching drive-by attacks

Google: 450,000 websites launching drive-by attacks

A Google white paper analysing web-based malware has reported that nearly a half-million URLs contain malicious code.
Jim Carr May 17 2007 10:10AM Security
Nine in 10 UK business websites 'insecure'

Nine in 10 UK business websites 'insecure'

NTA's Annual Web Application Security Report 2007 makes grim reading.
Robert Jaques Mar 22 2007 10:55AM Security
Websites wide open to attack

Websites wide open to attack

Study finds average of 66 flaws in online apps for every website.
Tom Sanders Feb 15 2007 9:50AM Security
JavaScript malware infecting various websites

JavaScript malware infecting various websites

Dozens of unrelated websites contain malicious scripts that attempt to infect users' machines with malware, security experts said today.
Dan Kaplan Feb 6 2007 1:32AM Security
Some websites reporting common error code contain adware

Some websites reporting common error code contain adware

Hackers are using 404 error messages to their advantage by creating fake sites containing the message to load spyware and adware, security researchers said today.
Dan Kaplan Dec 5 2006 12:22PM Security
Christmas shoppers hammer small websites

Christmas shoppers hammer small websites

Small businesses in the UK may be missing out on their share of the estimated £5bn online Christmas spend because they are unable to cope with the massive surges in website traffic, according to hosting company Fasthosts.
Clement James Dec 4 2006 10:04AM Financial Services
Hacker crew that attacked NASA websites arrested in Chile

Hacker crew that attacked NASA websites arrested in Chile

Four men - part of what authorities have called one of the world's most successful hacking gangs - have been arrested in Chile.
Frank Washkuch Nov 8 2006 6:15PM Security
NASA, military websites hacked in protest over Israeli bombings

NASA, military websites hacked in protest over Israeli bombings

A number of U.S. government, military and university websites have been defaced in protest over the crisis in the Middle East.
René Millman Aug 1 2006 1:08PM Security
More websites not as innocent as they seem

More websites not as innocent as they seem

Experts warned today that innocent internet users are increasingly at risk of visiting innocuous websites that have been taken over by stealthy bad guys.
Ericka Chickowski Jul 21 2006 4:22AM Security
Potential trojan redirects users to malicious websites

Potential trojan redirects users to malicious websites

Users of online banking and credit card websites were warned this week of a potential trojan that redirects users to fake financial sites – even if users type in the correct URL themselves.
Frank Washkuch Jul 5 2006 7:45PM Security

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