Monday, June 9th, 2008 Should they all be trusted at first sight by unsuspecting online users? Yes, unfortunately this is the case with the websites of renowned and respected IT security companies. However, now that are all vulnerable to cross-site scripting, the possibilities to get phished and infected with malware and crimeware are dramatically ...
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Monday, June 9th, 2008 TrendLabs Content Security has come upon a new phishing attack that leads to the download of malware. However, unlike most instances where phishing baits are usually banks, credit unions or other financial institutions, this time it uses the popular social networking Web site MySpace.com.The phishing URL may be contained in ...
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Friday, June 6th, 2008 Opera has beefed up security in its upcoming Web browser as it looks to challenge Firefox and Internet Explorer in the area of Web security.Putting a bulls-eye on Web-based threats, the Opera has formed a partnership with Haute Secure, a Seattle-based security vendor founded in 2006, to protect users from ...
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008 IT security and control firm Sophos is reminding computer users about the risks of identity theft and online fraud following news that Jade Saunders, the current beauty contest winner in the British seaside town of Scarborough, has fallen foul of an email phishing scam.The twenty year old student, who was ...
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Sunday, June 1st, 2008 Users of the professional-oriented social networking site LinkedIn are being warned that scam artists are using the site to nab lucrative bank account information from naive victims, say security experts.Advanced fee fraud -- also known as "419 scams" after the relevant section of the Nigerian penal code -- have become ...
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