Recent News & Comments About anti phishing
Twitter phishing... inside Twitter (ZDNet)
Over the weekend I received a handful of reports of individuals using Direct Messages inside of Twitter to phish for Twitter accounts and passwords. A cluster of compromised Twitter accounts are sending out person-to-person phishing messages inside the Twitter network. These messages and the target website...
Phishing attacks on the rise, getting personal (Reno Gazette-Journal)
You know to watch for phishing attacks, which use e-mail messages purporting to be from legitimate businesses to trick you into divulging private information. You're cautious and use a good spam filter, but phishing messages still get through. And these messages are more dangerous than ever.
Be careful: Phishing attacks get personal (Courier-Post)
You know to watch for phishing attacks, which use e-mail messages purporting to be from legitimate businesses to trick you into divulging private information. You're cautious and use a good spam filter, but phishing messages still get through.
Twishing attacks steal data in 140 characters or less (Ars Technica)
2009 is barely underway, and already we see new fun emerging from Twitter-phishing, also known as—you guessed it—twishing. Predictions for the effect this could have on the failwhale-powered service are numerous and varied as bloggers and journalists weigh in on whether phishing could sink Twitter in 140 characters or less. Read More...
Phishing attacks get personal (The Shreveport Times)
Most computer users can spot phishing messages. Unfortunately, cybercriminals have become more sophisticated, too. Targeted phishing attacks account for 0.4 percent of spam. That may seem minor, but it's 800 million messages a day.
E-crime police urged to get tough in 2009 (Infomatics)
The firm's 2009 Cyber Threats and Trends report predicts growth in malware distribution via iFrame attacks, more targeted 'spear phishing' incidents with the aim of tapping commercial accounts, and an increased use of fast-flux hosting technology designed to prevent the detection of malicious sites.
E-crime police urged to get tough in 2009 (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Law enforcers need to get tough this year if they are to make headway in the fight against organised online crime, according to a new report from security intelligence firm iDefense.
Crystal Ball for Media Activism (in Mediacheck) (The Tyee)
A guess at when and how big digital decisions will go down in 2009.
E-crime police urged to get tough in 2009 (vnunet.com)
Phil Muncaster, vnunet.com , Monday 5 January 2009 at 17:13:00 Attack is the best form of defence, argues security firm Law enforcers need to get tough this year if they are to make headway in the fight against organised online crime, according to a new report from security intelligence firm...
The State of Spam: What to Expect in 2009 (InfoWorld)
Spam, oh spam -- can we ever get rid of you? 2008 saw a promising blow to the endless sea of junk mail, but the relief didn't last for long . Now, spam experts say new forms of annoyances are on the way for the new year. "Some battles have been won in 2008, but the war is far from over," says Martin Thorborg, co-founder of SPAMfighter , a software development and spam research ...
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