I really have to give it to the cybercriminals. Imagine hours after the announcement that Barack Obama won the U.S. Presidential election, malwares containing the name of Obama are delivered to users worldwide. They are aware that people around
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There’s no going down when it comes to malware, this is the conclusion of the latest Microsoft report. The company said that the amount of malware found on PCs grew another 43% Microsoft’s Security Intelligence Report states that over 90% of targeted
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Wall Street’s upheaval has put consumers at greater risk for phishing scams, a type of fraud in which individuals try to acquire personal information through deception. The share of spam emails that involved phishing scams has hit a high globally
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WASHINGTON — Chinese hackers gained extensive access to unclassified White House emails when they broke into White House computer systems on multiple occasions last year, according to current and former government officials familiar with the matter
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Security experts have warned that hackers are using President-elect Barack Obama’s White House victory to help spread a new Trojan horse designed to steal passwords and other personal information. Cybercriminals have several different tactics they

An alleged Russian malware hosting gang has abruptly disappeared, according to internet security company Trend Micro. The Russian Business Network (RBN), which was allegedly heavily involved in hosting malware packing kits - development suites for
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Read up on the latest ideas and technologies from companies that sell hardware, software and services. An attack this week that targeted online customers of at least 50 financial institutions in the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific has been shut down, a
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WALTHAM, Mass., BUSINESS WIRE — IdentityTruth, the leading provider of a new breed of services to help consumers safeguard their privacy and identity, today announced results of a survey that addressed consumer concerns about identity theft
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A 26-year-old man who fell for a woman’s hard-luck story and then helped her steal mail and try to cash fraudulent checks won’t have to serve any prison time. Nauras S. Alameri of Columbia Heights pleaded guilty in September to one count of mail
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SAN FRANCISCO (AFP)–Chinese computer users have become chief targets for online criminals, according to a security report released Monday by Microsoft . The global software giant’s latest assessment of threats and vulnerabilities reveals that
ActiveX bugs pose threat to Vista, Microsoft reports - Australian PC WorldAlthough computers running Windows Vista are significantly less […]