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Phishing scam spurs EC into security revamp – Zd Net Asia.com

The European Commission has said it will overhaul cybersecurity guidelines after cybercriminals launched successful phishing attacks that netted carbon credits worth 3 million euros (US$4.1 million). The cyberattack targeted emissions trading registries on …
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Facebook edges up phishing list – Zd Net Asia.com

Social networking site replaced eBay as second most popular phishing target in July, while the United States and India distributed more than half of the world’s spam, reports Kaspersky. Facebook has overtaken eBay to …
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Tax refund phishing e-mail hits Malaysia – Zd Net Asia.com

The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) of Malaysia has cautioned the public of e-mail messages that contain false claims about tax refunds, noting that since Jul. 21, the authority has received 217 complaints from the country’s …
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Zeus attack nets $1.1M from UK bank customers – Zd Net Asia.com

Hackers have siphoned more than half-a-million pounds from U.K. bank accounts since July using a variant of the Zeus banking Trojan, according to security company M86. M86 discovered the theft after gaining access to a …
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