Attacks Aimed at Personal Data Soar
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PC Magazine - Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool detected 150 percent more phishing scams in early 2007, according to a Microsoft report.
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Privacy concerns stemming from online shopping rose in 2007, a new study finds, as the loss or theft of credit card information and other personal data soared to unprecedented levels.
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Vulnerabilities in technology widely used for network authentication leave computers open to attack.
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Personal data on thousands of mostly U.S. residents were found exposed, ripe for spam and hacking.
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In one of the most significant hack attempts of the past few years, attackers tried to take down key parts of the Internet by targeting critical routing servers.
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"After all, for people here the Internet is almost as vital as running water; it is used routinely to vote, file their taxes, and, with their cellphones, to shop or pay for parking."  A timeline of "Attack on Estonia" is set out in the New York Times story today titled "War Fears Turn Digital After Data Siege in Estonia." For Estonians, the attack has been a fundamental threat, and for the ... via Smart Mobs
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Several incidents highlight the dangers life online presents to preserving your privacy.
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Attacks against crucial infrastructure -- utilities, telcos, and government agencies -- rose by 55% from July to August. By Gregg Keizer, TechWeb.
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Malware, carelessness, data leaks--whether internal or external threats, there's too many to count.
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From a sharp increase in phishing scams to high-profile arrests, here's what made news this year.
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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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A new Trojan program is targeting unwitting users' bank data by intercepting account information before it is encrypted and sending it to a central attacker database.
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Drive-by pharming A security researcher says he has observed criminals using a new form of attack that causes victims to visit spoofed banking pages by secretly making changes to their high-speed home routers.â¦
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Home net hardware could come under attack from malicious hackers, say security researchers
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Independent security researcher stumbles upon usernames and passwords to nearly 1,000 government officials worldwide.
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Network attacks are increasing &quot; and at an alarming pace, according to IBM&#39;s Global Security Intelligence Services. A report released this week found there were 997 Internet attacks in September
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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.