Symantec buys antiphishing firm WholeSecurity
Symantec has agreed to acquire privately held WholeSecurity, which makes products to fight phishing scams and detect malicious code attacks.
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Yahoo! accused of hosting thousands of phishing sites
Yahoo! is hosting thousands of fraudulent websites that have domain names containing the words “bank”, “PayPal” or “eBay”, according to a leading anti-spam group Spamhaus.
Fraudulent Websites for Hurricane Katrina Victims
[Received from the Texas Department of Information Resources. ]
FROM THE MULTI STATE INFORMATION SHARING AND INFORMATION ANALYSIS
CENTER – CYBER INFORMATION BULLETIN
DATE ISSUED:
September 1, 2005
SUBJECT:
Fraudulent Websites for Hurricane Katrina Victims
OVERVIEW:
We have received information indicating that Internet domain names are
being created that could be used to lure unwary users into visiting
potentially malicious web sites.
Online scams emerge in Katrina’s wake
Zotob worm linked to credit card fraud ring
Turkish authorities have linked one of the suspects in the Zotob worm case to individuals thought to be part of a credit card fraud ring, according to the FBI.
Three indicted in major spam case
A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted three people accused of sending pornographic bulk e-mail in a major international spam case, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
IM worm speaks your language
A new MSN Messenger worm often talks to people in their own tongue as it hunts for new victims, security experts have warned.
Zotob worm hole also affects Windows XP
The plug-and-play vulnerability that caused havoc for Windows 2000 users last week also holds a serious risk for some Windows XP users, Microsoft said Tuesday.
Zotob worm finds its path limited
A new worm that was unleashed over the weekend affects only a limited group of Windows users and has not wreaked any widespread havoc, according to Trend Micro.
Zotob worm hits Windows users
The Zotob worm appeared shortly after the world’s largest software maker warned of three newly found “critical” security flaws in its software, including one that could allow attackers to take complete control of a computer.
Spy worm spreads over instant messaging
Microsoft’s MSN Messenger and AOL’s Instant Messenger services are being targeted by malicious messages containing links that could infect a computer with a Trojan horse or dangerous worm.
Alleged hacker: U.S. defense sites poorly secured
A British man facing possible extradition to the United States says poor security was a major factor in his ability to have wandered through the IT systems of some key defense establishments.
Microsoft warns of unpatched IE flaw
Microsoft has issued a security advisory for Internet Explorer, after a research firm published a working exploit to demonstrate how attackers could take advantage of the flaw.
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