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Email hoaxes that grab millions

August 24, 2008 — 2:35pm ET | By Judi Hasson
It's hard to believe, but those far-fetched email scams telling you that you have won the lottery or offering investment opportunities that sound too good to be true still seem to attract plenty of... Read more...

Security firm needs help cracking malware

June 12, 2008 — 6:59am ET
Computerworld reports that a Russian security firm is having difficulty dealing with "ransomware'' attacks where hackers have planted malware that encrypts files and then displays a message demanding... Read more...

Identity theft dropped in 2007

February 14, 2008 — 7:59am ET
Identity theft actually dropped in 2007, by at least 300,000 cases, according to a new report by Javelin Strategy and Research. That's quite a surprise for all of us who have been reading the stories... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: A Ho-Ho-Ho from the hacker world

November 26, 2006 — 8:01pm ET
The holiday season is busy for everyone, including those intent on online identity theft and spyware distribution. According to security researchers, it's a prime time for hackers and online... Read more...

Latest spam trick drives ahead with BMW lure

October 31, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

The latest spam threat uses the allure of winning a new BMW to trick online users into contacting a fake "content claim" department. Once they do so the scammers grab data that allows them to... Read more...

Phishers eye more than top brands these days

September 12, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Phishers clearly have their sights set on taking down major brands. A new report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group reports that the number of brands attacked by phishing jumped 20 percent just... Read more...

Phishers more organized and dangerous

July 16, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Everyone's pretty aware of how sophisticated phishers are getting these days, and now it's obvious they're also getting pretty business savvy, as they're developing scams specific to industries... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Making ITIL work well; Security threats to know; and much more...

July 10, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

> Tech leaders share insight on making ITIL work well. Article > Security threats you might not be aware of. Read more...