Tag Archive for: Victims

Govt seeks victims’ help to battle hackers – 読売新聞

Cyber-attacks against specific organizations or individuals are often launched by sending e-mail that appears to be from a friend or client of the target, but contains a computer virus that enables hackers to access data in the target’s computer system.
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APWG Report: More than One Third of Web Host Victims Repeatedly Exploited By Cybercrime Gangs – Yahoo Finance

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) is reporting this week that more than one-third of respondents to a new Web Vulnerabilities Survey were repeat victims of phishing attacks that resulted in a successful establishment of …
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Jacquielynn Floyd: Instead of praising NFL’s Michael Vick, applaud the real comeback, of one of his victims – Dallas Morning News

Check the “Delete browsing history on exit” box. Select “OK.” If you are using Internet Explorer 7, make sure Phishing Filter is turned off by going to Tools / Phishing Filter / Turn Off Automatic Website Checking. If you are using Internet Explorer 8 …
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Week in review: Cybercrime victims, PayPal phishing and Moxie Marlinspike – Help Net Security

Imperva announced their predictions for the top ten security trends for 2011 which have been compiled to help IT security professionals defend their organization against the next onslaught of cyber security threats. The arrival of a slew of new and …
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