"Hit Man" spam returns, FBI warns

Sue Marquette Poremba August 29, 2008

The "Hit Man" email scam has resurfaced this summer with a new twist.
 

Spammers bypass filters with SWF file redirects

Sue Marquette Poremba August 28, 2008

Spammers are stepping up their use of Shockwave Flash file redirects to avoid detection.
 

Picture of "kidnapped babies" hides trojan

Joy Persaud August 27, 2008

A new spam campaign that tells the recipient that their baby has been kidnapped is in fact a vehicle for the computer virus Troj/Resex-Fam.
 

Worm hits unsecured space station laptops

Joy Persaud August 27, 2008

A virus has infected laptops on the International Space Station.
 

Data breaches already surpass 2007 total

Sue Marquette Poremba August 26, 2008

The number of reported data breaches has already surpassed last year's total, according to a report from Identity Theft Resource Center.
 

Spammers use Google name in junk mail assaults

Sue Marquette Poremba August 21, 2008

Google's hosted applications are always a favorite of spammers, and now Google Sites, a free hosting service, is moving to center stage.
 

AOL phisher sentenced to seven years

Dan Kaplan August 14, 2008

A 24-year-old, who admitted to phishing AOL users during a four-year period, has received seven years in prison.
 

Attackers drop CNN in favor of MSNBC in malware ploy

Dan Kaplan August 13, 2008

Phishers have changed the channel on a scam to infect users with the lure of breaking news videos.
 

Microsoft pushes out 11 patches for 26 flaws

Dan Kaplan August 12, 2008

In its largest security update in 18 months, Microsoft on Tuesday delivered 11 patches to resolve 26 vulnerabilities in its operating system and related components.
 

BLACK HAT: Here come Google gadget flaws

Dan Kaplan August 06, 2008

One of Google's latest features can be manipulated to spread malware, a pair of researchers said Wednesday at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.
 
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