Plugged In: Phishers Cast a Mobile Net
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Plus: Google apps for your site, and HP's pretexting debacle.
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The internet security company heralded the plug-in toolbar, which displays information about the websites a surfer is visiting, as a strong weapon against phishing attacks.
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Networked multifunction devices share PC vulnerabilities to worms, hackers.
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While the victims of the latest phishing technique may not have to click on a link to be victimized by the effort to steal information, the attack is similar to traditional phishing scams because
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A new security threat to wireless hotspot users has been reported by UK researchers, who note that malicious hackers could use the vulnerability to obtain personal and financial information from unwitting Web surfers.
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With one in every 400 emails now a suspected phishing attack, computer users are being encouraged to increase their knowledge, open their eyes, and pay attention.
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Web villains post do-it-yourself phishing kits to help any amateur become an online con artist.
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Do-it-yourself phishing kits are being made available for download free of charge from the internet, security watchers have warned.
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The latest information on phishing indicates that fraudsters are increasingly using malicious software to direct users to their deceptive sites.
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McAfee issues revised forecast Data-swiping phishing sites are causing a greater security headache than expected while botnet numbers have taken an unexpected dip over recent months, according to revised security predictions by net security firm McAfee.â¦
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'Alarming' rise in vishing Fraudsters are turning to VoIP systems to craft more convincing phishing attacks. The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3) warned last week of an "alarming" rise in the volume of so-called vishing attacks targeting US financial institutions and consumers.â¦
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Virus hijacks PCs and uses them to send short message spam to mobile phones.
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Malicious programs that can delete address books. Junk messages that flood a cell phone&#39;s inbox. Stealthy code that uses Bluetooth wireless technology to sneak onto handsets.
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A flashier offshoot of the Trojan horse that affects Symbian-based cell phones has been discovered.
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Interesting tidbit that was Slashdotted earlier - Netcraft has released an anti-phishing toolbar that leverages the enormous database of web sites the organization manages.
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Phishing scams, already one of the main nemesis on the Net, have apparently just become even more sneaky -- and ingenious. Now, it appears phishing authors are borrowing some time-tested tactics
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New features designed to alert users if the site they are visiting is legitimate or a phishing site.