Phishing Articles

As businesses weigh adoption, new iPhone plugs 13 flaws

Dan Kaplan July 11, 2008

With the much anticipated release Friday of version 2.0 of the iPhone comes patches for 13 security holes.
 

Online auction site goes to war on spam

Chuck Miller July 10, 2008

Google and eBay have joined forces to protect users from spam and malicious emails by leveraging an authentication technology called DomainKeys.
 

Fake Storm Worm blast claims World War III is here

Dan Kaplan July 09, 2008

The U.S. Army has just invaded Iran, sparking World War III -- or at least that is what the latest Storm Worm spam campaign wants you to believe.
 

Cybercriminals move with the times

Clement James July 09, 2008

Cybercrooks are using new technologies and reinventing forms of social engineering to ensnare consumers and businesses, security experts warn.
 

Multiple vendors cooperate to issue DNS design flaw fix

Dan Kaplan July 08, 2008

A DNS design flaw, which could have allowed remote attackers to silently hijack web sessions, prompted Tuesday's release of an unprecedented multivendor patch.
 

Yahoo Mail cross-site scripting flaw targets IM users

Dan Kaplan June 25, 2008

A cross-site scripting vulnerability in Yahoo Mail could leave instant messenger users open to attack.
 

Proofpoint acquires email archiving firm Fortiva

Dan Kaplan June 24, 2008

Email security provider Proofpoint has acquired an on-demand email archiving vendor to boost its offerings.
 

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.
 

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.
 

Spear-phishing campaigns on the rise

Chuck Miller June 06, 2008

Phishing attacks that target high-value assets are increasing, according to researchers at Verisign's iDefense Labs. During the past year, waves of attacks have risen from three or four a month to as many as 10 per month.