Industry insiders say card skimming incidents are growing and the ATM is the most-hit target, and a rash of targeted phishing schemes brings phishing attacks back to the fore. A review of the month’s top stories by Managing Editor Tracy Kitten: Industry …
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A recent rash of targeted phishing schemes – which included hits to military accountholders and their families at USAA and Navy Federal Credit Union, as well as a separate attack on officials at the World Bank – has again brought the crime to the fore. It …
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According to data gathered by the company from its user base, one in eight malware attacks … AVAST Virus Lab Analyst Jan Širmer. ” The threat of USB-distributed malware is much more widespread than just the Stuxnet attacks on enterprise computers …
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Wired magazine’s Kim Zetter comments on and analyzes a recent report from security software maker Symantec that says spear phishing is dramatically on the rise. Spear phishing is used to plant bots and other malware on victims’ computers. “The number of …
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