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NewsPhishers go after White House officials' Gmail accounts
Hackers in China who broke into Gmail accounts last week were going after White House users, among others, The Wall Street Journal reported. The phishing attack was particularly alarming because some Read more...
Microsoft: 1 in 14 downloads up to no good
About one in every 14 programs downloaded off the Internet is malicious, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced this week. Browsers, including Internet Explorer, are a lot more secure than they were Read more...
Phishers target active online users
A new multi-university study has arrived at the surprising conclusion that users who are the most active online are at the highest risk of falling prey to phishers. Active users are defined as those Read more...
Security vendor: Mobile users more vulnerable to phishing scams
It's not as though we need more reminders of the security risks mobile devices pose to the enterprise, but according to security vendor Trusteer, mobile users are three times more likely to be the Read more...
Symantec: Retailers hit hard by malicious email
Over the past month, the retail industry became the sector hit hardest by targeted email attacks, beating out the public sector and pharmaceutical business, according to a report from Symantec. Read more...
How to recognize an email that's phishing
Phishing attacks have been growing this year, and it's essential for your workforce to learn how to spot a fake email among the real ones. The Anti-Phishing Working Group reports there were more than Read more...
53 indicted in massive phishing plot
The FBI broke up a massive phishing scam last week, indicting 53 people in the United States in connection with a plot that victimized thousands of customers at two major U.S. banks. Another 47 Read more...
Phishing in the sights of the law
The FBI has arrested 53 people in "Operation Phish Phry," one of the first cases being prosecuted involving a huge fraudulent scheme based on phishing. We report this week on the 86-page indictment Read more...
Report: Trojan attacks up, phishing down in '09
There's a lot of bad news out there on the cyberattack front, but here's a bit of good news: Phishing attacks dropped in the first half of the year. In its semi-annual security threat report, IBM Read more...
Cybercrime payoff greater than drug dealing
Crime, or at least cybercrime, pays. Business is so good, in fact, that even in the midst of an economic downturn, cybercrime is growing. The FBI reports that, for the first time ever, revenues from Read more...
| Press ReleasesReturn Path Joins with Google, AOL, Yahoo! and Microsoft to Found DMARC.org to Help Safeguard Consumers, Brands and ISPs fReturn Path’s Anti-Phishing Solution, Domain Assurance supports DMARC Specifications Enabling Companies to Implement DMARC Quickly and Easily NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Return Path, the world’s Read more >> Return Path Offers Free Access to Its Anti-Phishing Registry for BITS and FS-ISAC MembersNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Return Path, the world’s leading email certification and reputation monitoring company, today announced it is providing access to its industry leading anti-phishing Read more >> Pennsylvania Governor Corbett Proclaims October as 'Cyber Security Awareness Month'Pennsylvanians encouraged to take the 'Cyber Pledge' HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In an effort to encourage Pennsylvanians to take steps to protect their computers, Read more >> Lookout Mobile Security Secures $40 Million Investment Led by Andreessen HorowitzNew Funding to Fuel Lookout’s Growth into New Markets SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Lookout Mobile Security, the leader in smartphone security, today announced the closing of a $40 million funding Read more >> When Scammers Socialize: Survey Scam Targets Social Network Domains, Preys on Internet Users' ErrorsWASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A sophisticated, seemingly broadly orchestrated online scam that promises bogus prizes like iPads or gift cards in order to dupe Internet users into giving Read more >> |
