Cyber conmen 'hijack desktop PCs'
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Conmen have recruited thousands of PCs to help them con people out of their cash, a study shows.
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Is your computer part of a bot army, infiltrating systems and spreading spam?
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The experts claim hackers have compromised these sites by exploiting scripting vulnerabilities in their guestbooks.
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Attack of the tainted banner ads Thousands of PC users have been duped into surrendering sensitive information and installing malicious software after falling victim to a complex scam that continues to plague well-known websites, a researcher warns.â¦
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Home computer users are now the favourite targets of hi-tech criminals, reveals research.
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Tens of thousands of Windows PCs are being hijacked daily to spread spam and viruses, a study shows.
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A newly identified malicious program not only messes up its victims' computers, it taunts them too.
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PC users are being warned about a password-stealing virus that hides deep inside Windows.
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Hackers penetrate the network of a consumer data company and make off with thousands of credit reports, Social Security numbers and other sensitive information.
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Home net hardware could come under attack from malicious hackers, say security researchers
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Thousands of credit card numbers and other personal data may have been compromised.
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Microsoft indicated that the defendants used compromised computers around the world, using so-called zombie computers. By Thomas Claburn.
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Clicking the fraudulent update could install malicious code on your desktop.
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These armies of zombie PCs are used by cybercriminals for sending spam. Part of a series on hot security topics.
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Reports of data theft often conjure up images of malicious hackers breaking into remote databases to filch Social Security numbers, credit card records and other personal information.
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A potent new program circulating on the Internet embeds itself on a user's computer and either overwrites saved bookmarks or redirects the victim from the intended banking site to an authentic-looking fake.
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Handling of images could allow an attacker to take over your PC.