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InternetNews February 11, 2009 Richard Adhikari |
Spammers Hijack Facebook Group of 1.5 Million Facebook site is taken over by get-rich-quick and other familiar spam. |
InternetNews October 29, 2008 Richard Adhikari |
Facebook Worm Redux Taps Google Sites Once again, social networking site Facebook has been hit by the Koobface worm, which has been used to attack it several times since July. |
InternetNews December 5, 2008 Richard Adhikari |
Latest Facebook Attack Stems from Previous One Businesses with Facebook links must watch out. |
InternetNews February 23, 2009 Richard Adhikari |
Malware Authors Exploit Facebook App Is a bogus application making the rounds on Facebook just a failed marketing ploy? Or something more dangerous? |
InternetNews February 9, 2010 |
McAfee Finds Spike In Malware From China A new study by security software vendor McAfee finds a growing number of cyber attacks originating in China and predicts even more malware scams will target fans of popular social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. |
InternetNews April 30, 2009 Michelle Megna |
Facebook Fights Second Phishing Attack Facebook battles attackers seeking users' login information. |
InternetNews May 21, 2009 Alex Goldman |
Phishers Strike Facebook in Latest Assault Facebook is fighting back against the most recent attack. |
InternetNews March 4, 2009 Richard Adhikari |
Experts Warn Koobface Eying More Social Sites Malicious hackers are continuing their attacks on social networking sites, with a new variant of the Koobface worm now spreading its assault on a new crop of the popular sites. |
InternetNews February 2, 2010 |
Facebook Seen as Biggest Threat to IT Security New survey from Sophos highlights concerns about using social media sites inside the enterprise. |
InternetNews January 15, 2009 Richard Adhikari |
Hackers to Take Aim at the Cloud, Virtualization Malware authors and hackers are looking to take advantage of the newest developments in enterprise technology. |
InternetNews March 3, 2009 Richard Adhikari |
Digg Hackers Strike Next at YouTube Attacks are on the rise, with malware authors dabbling in spreading worms and scareware via comments. |
InternetNews November 23, 2009 |
IBM Outlines Top Security Trends for 2010 IBM's X-Force security team sees cyber crooks getting social and heading for the clouds. |
InternetNews February 2, 2009 Richard Adhikari |
Are Legitimate Sites the Next Malware Threat? Businesses may be exposing their customers to malware by leaving their sites unpatched, IBM warns in a new study. |
InternetNews October 1, 2009 |
Facebook Hit With New Spyware Scam Hackers bypassed the social networking site's captchas to create new accounts at will. |
InternetNews February 17, 2009 Sean Gallagher |
Social Networks a Magnet for Malware Just like the crooks robbed the banks because that's where the money is, malware will go where the people are. |
InternetNews May 15, 2009 Alex Goldman |
Facebook Attacks Threaten All Web Sites Why would users want your user name and password? Perhaps because it could give them access to your money and your e-mail. |
InternetNews December 28, 2010 |
Security 2010: The Year in Review Stuxnet, embarrassing data leaks and sophisticated phishing attacks dominated the data security landscape in 2010. |
InternetNews June 8, 2009 Alex Goldman |
Symantec Says Phishers Have New Tools Automated toolkits are making it easier to attack services such as Facebook, Twitter and financial services brands. |
InternetNews December 30, 2009 |
Malware Targeting Adobe, Social Sites in 2010 Security player McAfee runs down its picks for malware creators' highest-priority targets in the coming year. |
InternetNews December 31, 2010 |
Smartphone, Social Threats to Mark 2011 Security As enterprises increasingly embrace popular consumer technology, experts warn of coming threats to social networks and popular devices like the iPhone. |
InternetNews January 19, 2011 |
Enterprises Weigh Social Nets' Risks, Rewards New survey by security software firm Sophos reveals most companies allow employees to visit social networking sites despite obvious risks. |
InternetNews December 2, 2010 |
Targeted Malware, Spam Will Surge in '11 Security software vendor predicts more malware campaigns will use social media to target mobile devices, apps and industry-specific systems. |
InternetNews August 6, 2009 |
Twitter, Facebook Hit in Denial-of-Service Attacks Social media phenoms Twitter and Facebook this morning suffered bouts of downtime - with each blaming a denial-of-service (DDoS) attack for its woes. |
InternetNews November 23, 2009 |
Facebook Hit With New CSRF Worm Latest exploit replicates itself through bogus wall postings; security researchers wonder what else is out there. |
InternetNews January 19, 2009 Richard Adhikari |
Get Ready for Inauguration Spam As Obama prepares to be sworn in, hackers and spammers are gearing up for a field day. |
InternetNews July 28, 2010 |
Cisco Warns on Enterprise Security Threats In its latest quarterly Global Threat Report, networking giant Cisco outlines a broad-ranging list of threats to enterprise security culled from its various security products. |
InternetNews November 20, 2009 |
Symantec's 'Unlucky 13' Security Trends for 2010 Hackers and malware purveyors are becoming more sophisticated, meaning computer users need to become wiser and more proactive, too. |
InternetNews January 6, 2009 Richard Adhikari |
Fake Celeb Profiles in Spam Attacks Want to see "more" of your favorite actor or pop star? Bad idea. |
InternetNews August 6, 2009 |
Did Koobface Cause Twitter, Facebook Outages? A new variant of the widespread Internet worm Koobface made its debut today - just as Twitter and Facebook were hit by denial-of-service attacks. |
InternetNews May 14, 2010 |
Facebook's Become a Phisher's Playground Facebook has plenty of security problems of its own making to resolve and, in the interim, professional cyber-thieves are exploiting other vulnerabilities. |
InternetNews February 2, 2010 |
Spammers Pedaling Haiti, World Cup Scams Latest analysis finds spike in malware hidden in messages about major world news events. |
InternetNews February 12, 2009 Richard Adhikari |
Botnet Operators Gearing Up for Valentine's Day Spammers try to play Cupid, with a dark twist. |
InternetNews January 13, 2009 Richard Adhikari |
AVG Buys Sana For ID Theft Protection Pure play antivirus vendors are making sure they don't become extinct. |
InternetNews February 27, 2009 Richard Adhikari |
Spammers Return to 'Spim' to Lure Victims Once again, instant messaging is being used by malware authors and fraudulent marketers to ply their trades. |
InternetNews October 27, 2010 |
Malware Scams Pick Up In Retail Sector Targeted attacks are becoming more and more common as hackers seek out specific individuals or groups to steal proprietary information. |
InternetNews February 24, 2010 |
Cyber Attacks Hit 75% of Enterprises in 2009 Symantec's latest report has more unsettling news for IT security administrators. |
InternetNews December 15, 2009 |
CA Warns Enterprises of 'Malvertising' in 2010 An increase in online scams and attacks on the Apple Mac platform are in store for the coming year. |
InternetNews November 29, 2007 Andy Patrizio |
Cyber Crime Grows More Dangerous And Sophisticated McAfee study finds online threats are getting more complex and brazen in what they target, like the U.S. military. |
Search Engine Watch January 20, 2010 Jason King |
Google's New Approach to China: A Closer Look at the Attack Heard 'Round the Web Taking a look at the numerous security implications for Google users after last week's cyber attack on Google by China. |
InternetNews January 24, 2006 Sean Michael Kerner |
IBM: Users Are The Weak Link in Security IBM is warning in a new report that, though widespread virus outbreaks are on the decline, on the whole online attacks are expected to rise in 2006. The culprit? Highly targeted attacks that rely on naive users to help perpetrate cybercrimes. |
InternetNews January 4, 2008 Kenneth Corbin |
Facebook's 'Secret Crush' is a Malware App Now operating under a new name, the first documented adware widget continues to ricochet across Facebook. |
InternetNews July 7, 2009 Sean Michael Kerner |
Koobface Is After More than Just Facebook A worm that started by attacking Facebook has now grown. |
InternetNews May 20, 2010 |
South America Emerges As Cybercrime Hotspot China gets all the bad press but it turns out that Luxembourg, the Cayman Islands and a bunch of South American countries are actually the least discriminating when it comes to filtering malware. |
Information Today June 2005 Phillip Britt |
No Phishing Allowed Today, the biggest threats for companies and consumers are the new crimes with funny-looking names: phishing, pharming, and spim. |
InternetNews June 11, 2009 Alex Goldman |
Malware Keeps Creeping Onto Mac OS X The Apple Mac is still seeing far fewer attacks than Windows experiences, but researchers say there's a disturbing trend at work. |
InternetNews July 28, 2010 |
Cyberattacks Hit Businesses With Big Bills New study from Ponemon Institute and security vendor ArcSight details rising cost of cyber-attacks, with businesses reporting at least one major attack a week. |
Search Engine Watch June 19, 2010 Johnny Widerlund |
Social Media: The Privacy and Security Repercussions How risky is our online behavior? A closer look at social media's privacy and security vulnerabilities. |
InternetNews September 16, 2009 Larry Barrett |
Hackers Targeting Web 2.0 Sites at Alarming Rate Security software vendor Websense claims 95 percent of user-generated comments on blogs and message boards are either spam or contain malicious code. |
InternetNews January 27, 2009 Richard Adhikari |
Spammers Ramp Up Short-Lived Web Sites Sites that are here today, gone tomorrow are difficult to track and block. |
InternetNews June 22, 2010 |
Botnet Still King of Malware Underworld Latest report from Gartner finds that while more sophisticated malware and phishing scams will proliferate, botnets will still be the top challenge for security experts for the foreseeable future. |