Consumer Threats Articles

ATM hackers net millions using stolen information

Chuck Miller June 19, 2008

A unique breach of bank information has hit one of the world's largest banks.
 

Stolen data found on international crimeservers

Chuck Miller June 18, 2008

Two crimeservers containing 500 megabytes of stolen data have been discovered in Argentina and Malaysia. The data was likely being made available online to the highest bidder.
 

Arbitrator rules spammer must pay MySpace $6 million

Dan Kaplan June 17, 2008

MySpace has won a $6 million judgment against a spammer who allegedly used the popular social networking site to bombard users with unwanted advertisements.
 

New phishing scam targets child-support recipients

Sue Marquette Poremba June 16, 2008

A new phishing scheme is targeting EPPICard users, according to the FBI.
 

AV firm creates file restoration utility for ransomware victims

Dan Kaplan June 16, 2008

Kaspersky Lab announced Monday it has created a free utility to restore files that may have been deleted by a new ransomware variant.
 

Floods, tornadoes may encourage internet trickery

Dan Kaplan June 13, 2008

The deadly twisters that ripped through Kansas this week and the historic floods sweeping across the Upper Midwest will soon give rise to donation scams and malicious attacks, the SANS Storm Center warned on Friday.
 

Trojan holds victim's files for ransom

Dan Kaplan June 06, 2008

Researchers are tracking a new and more sophisticated take on an old trojan that encrypts files on a victim's computer and then demands a payment in exchange for the keys.
 

Threat forecast predicts more Storm, spam, phish

Sue Marquette Poremba June 05, 2008

Expect more malware, unwelcome email, and social engineering threats as the summer begins.
 

Changing the POS security burden

Rosen Sharma, CTO, Solidcore June 04, 2008

Easing the burden of security and compliance must come from all participants in the retail environment.
 

PCI compliance: Learning from the U.S. Air Force

Brian Chess, founder and chief scientist, Fortify Software June 04, 2008

If an organization is going to successfully protect its data, it must aim for preventing a breach, not passing an audit.
 
 
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