Cyber thieves target social sites
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Social network sites look like they will be a popular target for hi-tech criminals in 2008, say security experts.
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Criminals deploy zombies herded into netwoks of a few hundred to more than half a million compromised PCs. Uses vary from the simply annoying (spam attacks) to the unsavory and criminal.
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Job portal Monster.com has released details of how cyber thieves stole confidential information.
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Online recommendation systems are growing up -- and the spammers, fraudsters and thieves are moving in. By Annalee Newitz from Wired magazine.
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Lycos vigilante attack on spammers has been hit by a vigilante attack. Spammers are suspected.
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Researchers at Pace University found that users of social networking sites are willing to share personal information even though they know the security is suspect.
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Tech-savvy criminals increasingly are using large networks of computers to spread viruses, send spam and steal sensitive information, according to a new Internet threat report scheduled to be released today.
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Recently discovered vulnerability allows hackers to use Web graphics to launch attacks.
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Social network sites are being urged to do more to help young users report online abuse.
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New online services could make you an even more inviting target for privacy attacks. Here's how.
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Clever e-mail can fool you into giving your info to thieves. Find out how not to fall prey.
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Social network firms reveal tools and technologies that aim to make the sites more than places to keep in touch.
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Computer hackers will open a new front  in the multi-billion pound "cyberwar" in 2007, targeting mobile  phones, instant messaging and community Web sites such as  MySpace, security experts predict.
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Beware Web 2.0 con-men and malware Many adult users of social network sites such as MySpace and Facebook expose themselves to risk from identity thieves and hackers, according to a new US study.â¦
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&quot;Many home users&#39; computers are sending out spam because they have had their broadband Internet connections exploited by remote hackers.
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Alternative browser features protection against online scams.
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Honeypot project shows more than adult sites contain malicious threats.