IMF Computer System Said to Be Targeted by Foreign Government Cyber-Attack – Bloomberg
The International Monetary Fund’s computer system was targeted by hackers … department sent an e-mail to employees with the subject line “Important Notice: Virus Attacks.” It warned of attempts to hack into the system. “Staff are strongly …
Report: Targeted attacks aimed at Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail – CNET News
Google said earlier this week that it had disrupted a targeted phishing campaign against Gmail users that appeared to originate in China. The attackers were trying to monitor e-mails and use stolen passwords to change the settings in the accounts so that e …
Norway’s military computers targeted in serious attack – The Register
said only one computer containing non-classified information was compromised. Among the recipients were high-ranking military personnel. “The army is regularly the target of cyber and virus attacks, but not as extensive as this,” AFP quoted INI spokeswoman …
Xbox 360 gamers targeted in phishing attack – YAHOO!
While everybody is focusing on the extensive outage that hit 77 million PlayStation Network customers all over the globe, it looks like the Xbox Live network hasn’t escaped security controversy, either. Late last week, reports started popping up that a …
Lloyds TSB Customers Targeted in New Phishing Attack – Softpedia
A new phishing campaign is targeting customers of Lloyds TSB with fake emails carrying rogue attachments that claim to come from the bank’s security team. The emails try to lure in victims by suggesting they have to receive money through their subject that …
Symantec report: Stuxnet attacks targeted five industrial facilities in Iran – TopNews United States
In a Friday-released report, researchers at the computer security software firm Symantec said that the notorious Stuxnet worm targeted five separate industrial facilities, all of which were based in Iran. The report also said that these attacks began in …
AOL Customers Targeted in New Phishing Attack – Softpedia
A new phishing attack is targeting AOL subscribers by claiming that they need to update their account billing information in order to avoid facing restrictions. The rogue emails have their header spoofed to appear as originating from “AOL Member Billing …
Chase Merchant Customers Targeted in New Phishing Campaign – Softpedia
Security researchers warn of a new email phishing campaign targeting customers of JPMorgan Chase’s payment processing and merchant services, Chase Paymentech. According to researchers from messaging security company AppRiver, the emails began hitting …
U.S. Military Targeted by Phishing Scam – msnbc.com
A new phishing scam is currently targeting members of the United States Military and their families. Reported by the Web security firm AppRiver, the scam is aimed at the USAA – the United Services Automobile Association – a financial services firm for …
Spear phishing campaign targeted e-mail marketers and their customers – Help Net Security
For months now, a massive spear phishing campaign has been targeting employees of over 100 e-mail service providers, with the goal of compromising their computers and those of marketing companies that handle campaigns for the biggest and best-known brands …
