A virus released on Dow Jones’ corporate networks may have been a revenge attack by redundant IT staff Dow Jones was hit by a sophisticated computer virus days after approximately two dozen IT staff were laid off, prompting speculation that the malware …
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There are increasing numbers of computer nastiness such as scareware and fake antivirus lurking on social networking websites, Microsoft has warned in a recent report. It found that botnets continue to be the backbone of cyber-crime, with four of the top …
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A survey finds phishing gangs’ abuse of free allocations has rocketed an atoll group to be a top country domain Scammers have shifted tactics to use free domain services to launch phishing attacks, according to a research report. A significant number of …
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Law enforcement in Romania have announced the arrest of a man accused of trying to phish IDs and passwords for more than 3,000 eBay employees. Liviu Mihail Concioiu, arrested on 22 September, is accused of having launched two phishing attacks against eBay in 2
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