Beta News - Comcast also plans to include safety and security features, including e-mail anti-abuse technology from Bizanga, anti-spam and anti-phishing technology from Cloudmark, and antivirus software from Trend Micro. The reasoning behind Comcast’s latest

Phishing scam targets Microsoft piracy control warning
Network World Fusion - According to Symantec, the phishing scam, which is activated by a piece of Trojan software called Trojan.kardphisher, starts the process by presenting a highly accurate-looking Microsoft Windows piracy-control warning when the victim s personal

ID theft a factor in tax filing
Baltimore Sun - Update security programs on your computer to protect against viruses or spyware that tracks what you’re doing. Beware of so-called phishing schemes, where thieves send e-mail pretending to be the IRS. The IRS doesn’t conduct electronic audits and

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CNET News - The bill would also allocate $10 million for the Department of Justice in an effort to help it combat spyware, phishing and other online scams. Congress has been attempting to pass antispyware bills since 2003. A different, more prescriptive bill

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CNET News - Click fraud seems to be following a similar path as other online fraud schemes such as spam and phishing–the problem is growing as fraudsters fine-tune their methods,” said Tom Cuthbert, president and chief executive of Click Forensics. Google

Taxpayers Cautioned About Bogus ‘IRS’ Web Sites
KOLD-TV - The practice is called “phishing” for information. The information fraudulently obtained is then used to steal the taxpayer’s identity and financial assets. Generally, identity thieves use someone’s personal data to steal his or her financial accounts

SonicWALL Records Sharp Spike in Spam for Q1 2007
Forbes - SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Email security statistics compiled by SonicWALL, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNWL) indicate that spam volumes rose by 44.29% in Q1 2007 from Q4 2006. Overall junk email which includes spam, phishing, viruses

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