Fake DigiNotar certificates targeting Iranians? – YAHOO!
Computer security firm Trend Micro says fake digital certificates from compromised Dutch certification authority DigiNotar were part of a broad-scale man-in-the-middle attack targeting Iranian Internet users—and may have left political dissidents …
Phishing Attacks Targeting India Doubled in H1 2011 – YAHOO!
The report is a reflection of current trends on Phishing as seen through the eyes of Paladion Security Operations Center (SOC). BENGALURU (PRWEB) August 12, 2011 Phishing threats in Inda doubles during the first half of 2011: Paladion Labs, the research …
Alert: New Phishing Scam Targeting U.S. Consumers – ClickOnDetroit.com
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — The Better Business Bureau is issuing an alert of a new automated call phishing scam hitting consumers across the country. Consumers are reporting that they’re receiving fraudulent phone calls concerning their debit cards. According …
Phishing scam targeting Facebook users – msnbc.com
A new phishing scam is circulating among Facebook friends. A local veteran shares how hackers drained his bank account when he thought he was simply verifying his online identity. Wayne Ronan says he got a message through Facebook that wasn’t so friendly …
Microsoft warns of phone-call security scam targeting PC users – Los Angeles Times
Microsoft is warning its customers of a new scam that employs “criminals posing as computer security engineers and calling people at home to tell them they are at risk of a computer security threat.” The tech giant said that victims of the scam lose on …
In Israeli desert, computer virus targeting Iran was born – Boston Globe
Nor is it clear the attacks are over: Some specialists who have examined the code believe it contains the seeds for yet more versions and assaults. Officially, neither American nor Israeli officials will even utter the name of the malicious computer …
Microsoft to Announce New Slates Targeting the iPad (Nick Bilton/Bits)
Nick Bilton / Bits:Microsoft to Announce New Slates Targeting the iPad — A decade ago Bill Gates, founder and former chief executive of Microsoft, presented a new class of computing to the world: a Tablet PC that offered a fully functional computer with the “intuitive aspects of pencil and paper.”
Computer Virus Leads to $20 Million Scam Targeting Pianist Composer – Wired News
Davidson suspected his computer was infected with a virus and was concerned … they began to hatch an elaborate scheme alleging various security threats against not only Davidson and his family but the U.S. government, the district attorney’s office …
New threat: Hackers targeting power plants as Department of Homeland Security readies … – MyCentralJersey.com
WASHINGTON — Computer hackers have begun targeting power plants and other critical operations around the world in bold new efforts to seize control of them, setting off a scramble to shore up aging …
Sality Responsible for Most Attacks Targeting the LNK Vulnerability – Softpedia
Security researchers are concerned about new variants of the Sality virus, which exploit the currently unpatched Windows shortcut vulnerability. Microsoft reports a surge in related attack traffic generated by …
