Cybercrime

Malware is Now a Trillion-Dollar Industry

LinkedIn Target of Spam Intended to Infect Users with Zeus Trojan

On Monday, some members of the business social network LinkedIn were emailed LinkedIn Alert messages with a link that masqueraded as a contact request. It was the largest such attack known to day. Cisco reports in a

What the Heck Are Botnets?

Yes, I know that this is an old topic and almost everyone knows about them by now. Or do they? In my tech support activities, I run into all different levels of PC savvy (and lack thereof). The other day, I was explaining in detail a phishing attack that a client had fallen for. I pointed out all...

20-year Sentence in TJX Credit Card Case

Worth Repeating: Use a Dedicated PC for Online Banking

$120M Stolen by Hackers in Three Months

David Nelson, an examination specialist with the FDIC, says that online banking fraud involving the electronic transfer of funds rose to over $120 million in the third quarter of 2009. He presented his estimates Friday at the

Botnet of 13 Million Infected PCs Dismantled

Does This Qualify for a Darwin Award?

Suzie Secretary received an email with the subject "Fire Your Boss." She opened it. In it, she found a link which she clicked. She was taken to a website with a home page that contained this text (reproduced exactly as found):

Although this is a brand new site and a new carrier for me...

Beware Haiti Spam & Phishing Emails

With the recent earthquake disaster in Haiti, everyone should beware of any emails or solicitations on social networking sites asking for donations to help the citizens of Haiti. The cyber-slime out there typically begin exploiting the gullible shortly after such an event. This comes via

New Series: Web 2.0 Security

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