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Travelodge home page

Travelodge hit by data breach

Customers of the hotel chain have been spammed following a data breach.<br>

By Maggie Holland, 24 Jun 2011 at 12:53

Security/News

Court

Major m00p hacker sentenced to 18 months

A hacker, who was a major player in the m00p group, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.

By Tom Brewster, 23 Nov 2010 at 09:40

Security/News

Malware

Malware spawning peaks at 60,000 a day

In the third quarter, more malware was produced a day than ever before, McAfee says.

By Tom Brewster, 17 Nov 2010 at 17:14

Security/News

Email

Business told to toughen email marketing rules

Businesses are being called on to improve their email marketing methods by consumers who also want tougher legislation.

By Tom Brewster, 16 Sep 2010 at 11:48

Networking/News

XXX

‘Here you have’ an aggressive sex movie attack

Security firms are warning about a widespread and aggressive attack, using an old school method to tempt users into downloading a virus.

By Tom Brewster, 10 Sep 2010 at 15:56

Security/News

Pharmaceuticals

White House calls fake pharma website meeting

The White House has called a meeting to discuss tackling fake pharmaceutical websites.

By Tom Brewster, 27 Aug 2010 at 15:46

Security/News

Malicious websites

eNom accused of being number one for malware sites

Being the host with the most is not so good for eNom.

By Eric Doyle, 23 Aug 2010 at 14:54

Security/News

infection

Malware reaches all time high

It has been the most intense first six months ever for malware activity, according to McAfee.

By Tom Brewster, 11 Aug 2010 at 12:08

Security/News

Storm botnet

Storm botnet makes a comeback

One of the biggest botnets in history has made a return into our systems, according to McAfee.

By Jennifer Scott, 29 Apr 2010 at 15:21

Security/News

Data security

Hackers selling 1.5 million social networking accounts

Cyber criminals are selling on data from social networking accounts to help the spread of malware and money scams.

By Jennifer Scott, 22 Apr 2010 at 16:30

Security/News

Google Buzz

Spammers already swarming Google Buzz

A security firm has claimed that Buzz was infiltrated by spammers just two days after its launch.

By Jennifer Scott, 15 Feb 2010 at 12:34

Security/News

Everton

IT brings together Everton and Liverpool FC

Everton’s recent IT security deal illustrates the close-knit community of the tech heads behind the Premier League clubs.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 1 Dec 2009 at 15:25

Public Sector/News

Jennifer Scott

Swine Flu: Pigs fly into our inboxes

Swine Flu is no laughing matter but many spammers have started to trivialise the issue by clogging our inboxes.

By Jennifer Scott, 1 May 2009 at 16:27

Security/News

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.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 2 Jul 2008 at 14:19

Security/News

Spam

Bagle to succeed Rustock as spam king?

There may be a new botnet spamming king in town in the form of Bagle.

By Tom Brewster, 29 Mar 2011 at 12:55

Security/News

Spam emails

Over half of UK brands spam customers

A new report has shown more than half of the UK’s leading companies are spamming their customers with unwanted emails.

By Jennifer Scott, 24 Sep 2010 at 12:10

Public Sector/News

Football

World Cup start attracts speedy spam strike

It's not just the England team that needs to worry about the World Cup as cyber criminals are making the most of the tournament's popularity.

By Tom Brewster, 21 Jun 2010 at 13:30

Security/News

Valentine's Day is for cards, flowers and a lot of spam

A flood of Valentine emails in your inbox on Saturday may make you feel really loved, but it may be more likely that you’re being scammed.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 12 Feb 2009 at 12:57

Security/News

Hackers spam fake Microsoft security update

A clever attempt to take advantage of Microsoft’s ‘Patch Tuesday’.<br>

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 14 Oct 2008 at 11:53

Security/News

Cyber crime

Online security threats rise in May

Spam, viruses, phishing and malware were all up in May, according to a Symantec report.

By Tom Brewster, 27 May 2010 at 14:47

Security/News

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