Friday, November 2, 2007
Category:
Biometric News,
Security,
Reuters,
Privacy & data protection,
E-mail,
Online Communications,
Marketing,
Advertising & Promotion,
Spam,
Spam And Phishing
Spammer is sentenced after pleading guilty to helping send junk e-mails to more than 1.2 million America Online subscribers. A New Jersey man was sentenced to more than two years in prison on Friday for helping send spam e-mails to more than 1.2 million America Online subscribers. ...
Monday, October 29, 2007
Category:
Biometric News,
Security,
Identity Theft,
Attacks,
Reuters,
E-mail,
Online Communications,
Marketing,
Advertising & Promotion,
Cyberthreats
Agency says fake e-mail is a "treasure trove for identity theft," warns recipients not to open it. The Federal Trade Commission, which has declared war on Internet scams, warned consumers on Monday not to open a bogus e-mail that appears to come from its fraud department because it...
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Category:
Biometric News,
Security,
Vulnerability,
Viruses and Worms,
Attacks,
Liam Tung,
Trojan Horse,
E-mail,
Spyware,
Adware & Malware,
Online Communications,
Cyberthreats,
Spam,
Spam And Phishing
Spammers may have changed tactics, targeting a familiar Web site rather than PCs for the purpose of spreading the trojan. Spammers are exploiting YouTube's "invite your friends" function to send spam containing a variant of the "Storm worm." Bradley Anstis, director of product management at security firm Marshal,...
Monday, October 8, 2007
Category:
Biometric News,
Security,
Viruses and Worms,
Attacks,
Web,
Attack,
E-mail,
Spyware,
Adware & Malware,
Online Communications,
Marketing,
Cyberthreats
Avinti CEO William Kilmer says the industry is late to grasp the challenge of blended threats that are moving viruses from e-mail to the Web. The Storm Worm ranks as one of this year's most virulent and persistent viruses. After making a January debut, transported by e-mail, the...
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Category:
Biometric News,
Security,
Viruses and Worms,
Attacks,
Liam Tung,
MessageLabs Ltd.,
Trojan Horse,
Attack,
RTF,
E-mail,
Spyware,
Adware & Malware,
Online Communications
Security company MessageLabs warns of risk posed by malware-infected e-mails aimed at the "chiefs" of public companies. Top-level employees of publicly listed companies are being targeted by cybercriminals using malware-infected RTF documents disguised as recruitment letters. Security company MessageLabs reported that 1,100 e-mails containing malware-infected RTF...
