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Black Hat Cringes As Its Users Get Phishing Email
Black Hat USA 2012 conference attendees hit by apparent phishing attack
Two Men Jailed For £1.5m Student Phishing Scams
Two men from Manchester and London sentenced for scams that fleeced students
Google Identifies 9,500 New Malicious Sites Every Day
Google discovers over nine thousand new malicious websites every single day, according to new statistics
Super Security Club Proposed With .secure Domains
A group of super safe websites with the gTLD .secure aims to make the Internet a nicer place to play
Five Disturbingly Simple Ways to Steal Facebook Logins
There are some simple ways to hack Facebook accounts, so users should be wary about what they hand over to Zuckerburg and Co
iTunes, Amazon Fraud Gang Members Jailed
Apple and Amazon lose £1 million, but the crooks are caught and jailed
Met Arrests 14 Over £1m Phishing Scam
PCeU strikes again, taking in 14 people during an investigation into a major phishing operation
Trojan Targets Defence And Government With Fake Conference Emails
To steal sensitive data, attackers targeted defence industry and government officials with fake Trojanised conference invitations
Facebook IPO Exposes Hacking And Spamming Business Risks
Facebook identified hacking and spam as ongoing issues to comply with US regulations on disclosing IPO-related security issues
Google, Microsoft And Others Announce Anti-Phishing Initiative
An alliance between 15 companies is hoping to set a standard to effectively wipe out email phishing
New Christmas Gadgets Targetted By Cyber-Criminals
Got a new computer or Apple product for Christmas? Beware as cyber-criminals have launched phishing and malware campaigns targetting these new devices
Police Arrest Six Over £1m Phishing Scam
The Metropolitan Police have busted a phishing ring that defrauded students of £1 million
Zeus Thieves Raid Bank Accounts To Rob Jewellers
FBI warns of spear-phishing that Zeus loots victims' bank accounts, stealing jewellery on the way
A Chilling Message For Well-Connected Social Networkers
Websense sees social media identity theft as a growing threat for 2012. Eric Doyle argues that it is a present and growing danger
Symantec: Spammers Create Shortened URL Services
Spammers are now using their own publicly available shortened URL services to spread their scams
Check Point Points To Social Engineering Blind Spot
IT needs to become more aware of the dangers posed by social engineering, warns Check Point’s Terry Greer-King
Twin Tower Attack Anniversary Fuels Scams
Attackers are taking advantage of the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Centre attacks to spread scareware
No Room For Trust On The Social Internet
Hackers choose the path of least resistance and manipulating your colleagues is the simplest route to your data, warns Eric Doyle
Content Filtering: Weaving A Safer Web
Content filtering and scanning can help you to enjoy the benefits of the web, while avoiding the pitfalls, says ZyXEL's James Harris
Phishing Scam Harvests Tumblr Passwords
Thousands of users have been compromised by a phishing scam on Tumblr that created fake login pages
IMF Breach May Be Nation-State Phishing Attack
A major attack on the International Monetary Fund appears to have been triggered by a spear phishing attack
Patience And The Art Of Spear Phishing
Like sea anglers, professional phishers hope to make their fortunes by patiently using sprats to catch something bigger, says Eric Doyle
Massive Chinese Phishing Cyber-Attack Targets Gmail
Google has disclosed that a large-scale, spear-phishing attack focused on government officials and activists
Microsoft Warns Of Phishing Rise On Social Networks
Phishing and malware is becoming more and more common on social networking websites, warns Microsoft
Canada Becomes Second-Largest Malware Source
Canada's clean cyber climate appears to be attracting the malware criminals, says Websense
Cyber-Criminals Are Phishing From Free Domains
A survey finds phishing gangs' abuse of free allocations has rocketed an atoll group to be a top country domain
US Nuclear Lab Stops Web Access After Phishing Email
Oak Ridge National Laboratory shut down its Internet and email systems after its network was compromised
Mothercare Emails Exposed By Epsilon Hack
After Marks & Spencer, Mothercare became the second big British retailer hit by Epsilon
M&S Customer Details Exposed In Epsilon Breach
The aftermath of the Epsilon breach is now reaching UK shores, with M&S customer data reportedly exposed