Consumer Threats Articles

Adobe investigates clipboard heist

Dan Kaplan August 20, 2008

Adobe said it is looking into Flash-based exploits leveraging clipboard software to spread a malicious URL.
 

Malicious "ransomware" banner ads go undetected

Dan Kaplan August 18, 2008

Security experts worry that an open-source Flash animation toolkit is being widely misused to create malicious banner advertisements.
 

Clipboards hijacked by furtive code

Dan Raywood August 18, 2008

Software that hijacks a computer's clipboard is being used to unkowningly direct users to scam web sites.
 

Cybercriminal prosecutions falling way behind

Andrew Donoghue August 14, 2008

The U.S. legal system is failing to bring prosecutions in cybercrime cases. This is despite being presented with online fraud and abuse complaints that number in the thousands.
 

Thousands of web servers hit by SQL attack

Andrew Donoghue August 14, 2008

A wave of new SQL injection attacks appears to have infected several thousand web servers, including government and financial services sites.
 

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.
 

Olympics news sites hit with attacks

Sue Marquette Poremba August 12, 2008

Hackers are using SQL injection attacks to infect websites with updates on the Olympics.
 

Business logic flaws endanger websites

Dan Kaplan August 12, 2008

Forget SSL injection and cross-site scripting, there's a new website vulnerability in town -- and you can't scan for it.
 

Social network providers working to stop attacks

Sue Marquette Poremba August 08, 2008

After the recent worm outbreak on Facebook and MySpace, the social networking sites and security experts are working to prevent future attacks.
 

Sloppy identity verification 'must make firms liable for fraud'

Joy Persaud August 07, 2008

Organizations that hold personal data should be made liable for fraudulent transactions, say BT security experts.
 
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