eBay CEO: Phishers threaten user trust
WASHINGTON—eBay chief Meg Whitman said on Thursday that phishers pose one of the biggest threats to the customer trust that has sustained the auction giant. Speaking at the Visa Security… Read more »
WASHINGTON—eBay chief Meg Whitman said on Thursday that phishers pose one of the biggest threats to the customer trust that has sustained the auction giant. Speaking at the Visa Security… Read more »
The Securities and Exchange Commission has taken action against alleged stock promoters and hackers thought to have broken into trading accounts. The SEC suspended trading Thursday in the securities of… Read more »
Microsoft is investigating two recently disclosed security vulnerabilities that affect Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Vista, the company said Monday. The vulnerabilities aren’t considered high-risk, yet they affect the latest… Read more »
The Federal Trade Commission has asked a U.S. district court to permanently halt operations that engage in telephone record pretexting. Pretexting is at the heart of the scandal that led… Read more »
Pretexting: Your Personal Information RevealedWhen you think of your own personal assets, chances are your home, car, and savings and investments come to mind. But what about your Social Security… Read more »
For more info click here All Internet service providers would need to track their customers’ online activities to aid police in future investigations under legislation introduced Tuesday as part of… Read more »
For more info click here Individuals who sell or deliberately misuse others’ personal data in the U.K. could now face a penalty of up to two years in prison. The… Read more »
For the rest of the story click here Phishing attacks have outnumbered e-mails infected with viruses and Trojan horse programs for the first time, according to security experts. Security mail… Read more »
For more info click here An alleged marketer of online porn has agreed to pay a $465,000 penalty to settle spam charges, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday. Under… Read more »
For the rest of the story click here Microsoft has quietly flipped the switch on a new feature in Internet Explorer 7 meant to combat phishing scams. The software giant… Read more »
For more info click here Two South Korean computer programmers have been arrested on suspicion of sending out 1.6 billion spam e-mail messages in violation of the country’s commerce laws,... Read more »
CNET For more info click on above link Internet pioneer Vint Cerf has warned high-powered attendees at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that the Internet is at serious… Read more »
AOL phisher faces up to 101 years in prison | CNET News.com For more info click on above link A California man faces up to 101 years in federal prison… Read more »
Security tools ready for Vista launch | CNET News.com For more info click on above link Microsoft is promoting Windows Vista as the most secure version of its operating system… Read more »
HP investigator argues California can’t try him | CNET News.com For more info click on above link An investigator charged with felonies connected to the Hewlett-Packard spying scandal told a… Read more »