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Google AdWords 'targeted by phishers'
As a new phishing scam is revealed, it seems that the more Google's market share grows, the more profitable it is for criminals to target the...
‘Monster’ phishing of recruitment website
Fraudsters look to target credit-crunch affected jobseekers, and find that new phishing kits are making their jobs even easier
HMRC website targeted by phishing attacks
Criminals are targeting UK users using phishing attacks, which pretend to be from the HMRC offering you tax return money.
Facebook spammer ordered to pay millions in damages
A US court sends out a message that criminal spammers will face huge penalties if caught.
Malware-ridden websites jump 58 per cent
MessageLabs says web-based threats continue to be of serious concern, as the number of sites blocked each day hits highest level since last April.
Apple’s patch fails to fully protect against DNS flaw
Apple finally addresses a major DNS flaw that could leave its servers open to phishing attacks but experts have said it ignores Mac clients.
ID thieves change strategy in face of financial crisis
Tighter lending rules have lead to identity thieves focusing more on phishing to access accounts.
UK is a spam and phishing hotspot
Anti-spam firm calls for collaborative action to stem a fast-growing tide of spam and phishing attacks it has found originated and aimed at UK users.
Study: Phishing surges 240 per cent
The latest messaging statistics show the number of phishing emails sent has shot up month-on-month, with one gang looking to cash in on the credit...
Online fraud up 55 per cent
Online banking fraud rises to £22.5 million as phishing incidents increase nearly 1,500 per cent.
Storm worm targets Barclays, Halifax customers
The first observed use of the 'Storm' worm botnet sending out phishing emails targeting online banking customers is in the wild.
JANET fights back against email attacks
The company behind the UK educational computer network invests in email appliance technology from Sophos to combat the growing problems of spam,...
Anti-virus company calls for creation of .bank domain
A controlled .bank web domain could help in the fight against phishing attacks and identify theft websites, according to F-Secure.
ID theft up on renewed malware attacks
New phishing and malware attack strategies, coupled with increased volume has caused IT theft incidents to spike, study reveals.
Viatel and ScanSafe launch hosted security service
Product tackles growing enterprise problems of spam, viruses and phishing via software as a service model.
Hackers lure victims to fake iPhone website
New attack combines virus, phishing and adware in order to relieve would-be iPhone buyers of financial information.
PayPal and partners winning battle on phishing
Chief information officer of online transaction giant talks exclusively to <i>IT PRO</i> about importance of email authentication collaboration...
Chinese phishing attack hits Bank of Scotland
Link to software update tries to fool users into handing over passwords for online bank accounts.
Just one in every 28 business emails is not spam
Spam continues to dominate the corporate inbox in 2008, but social networks are being increasingly targeted with 'spear phishing'.