dBusinessNews.com - Sacramento - SACRAMENTO — Online phishing scams continue to evolve and challenge consumers confidence in conducting online transactions. Consumers should know that by educating themselves as to how these scams work, they can successfully

FaceTime Releases IM and P2P Malware Findings for 2007
Forbes - Children as young as 12 years old are sharing professional phishing kits and trading stolen credit card details,” said Boyd. “MySpace and other social networking sites will continue to be the most popular target for hackers, phishers and spammers in

CyberDefender Launches safeSEARCH(TM) v2.0 Toolbar Beta
Forbes - Website Security Rating - Proprietary Red/Yellow/Green security rating system alerts users to possible phishing scams in real-time blocking the URL and suggesting alternative sites and correcting spelling mistakes to take

Data loss prevention trends to watch in 2008
ITnews - TJX kicked off 2007 with the largest data breach in history — a whopping 45.7 million records lifted when hackers infiltrated the company’s network over a period of 18 months. And other large-scale losses, such as a phishing scam at a US military

Security attacks were not just about phishing and data breaches
Sify - Both the minutes of usage (MoU) and average revenue per user (ARPU) for mobile phone service providers have declined in the quarter-ended September 2007, when compared with the previous quarter, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

Norton Wants to Know Are You a CyberStar or a CyberSpace Cadet?
StreetInsider.com - texting — Japanese or American teens? Which country uses the Internet to get beauty and/or fashion advice more frequently? Do people in France or Japan play games online more frequently? What’s a dead giveaway that a Web site is actually a phishing

Gatekeeper Pico Named ‘Best of Innovations 2008 - Computer Accessories
Forbes - as unknown attacks — Plug and forget easy installation and operation — Automated security updates The full list of security functions provided by the Gatekeeper Pico includes: — Anti-Virus — Anti-Spyware — Anti-Phishing

Consumer Briefs: Pacific Cycle, CPSC recall China-made bikes
Tulsa World - 2007, for $80 to $120. Model numbers: 12-PF250, 13-SC250, 13-SC350 and M5101 are located on the lower seat tubes of frames. The company has only received one report of coupler failure, which resulted in fall abrasions to the rider. Phishing

Student antics with cell phones, iPods means heartburn for school IT
Network World Fusion - Some of the language in the House bill is so broad it could imply that schools had an obligation to teach kindergarten students about virus and phishing, she notes. Cell phones with their texting, video and Internet capability

Phishing at the Top Level
eWeek - The use of domain names in most phishing is relatively crude, You see a lot of names like www.somefreewebsite.com/~ingrid/www.bankofamerica.com/ . There’s no SSL, and the tricky part of the domain name is off to the right. A user would really have

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