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Twilight Scam beware Twilight fans from malware and phony antivirus
PC Tools have discovered a new way cyber criminals are trying to
prey on the fans of the Twilight series with anticipation of the
upcoming "New...
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Facebook Hit with Another Phishing Scam
For the fourth time in two weeks social networking powerhouse Facebook is the target of a phishing scam designed to fool Facebook users into...
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Bloke fined over fake spyware scam
AN ORGGON has been fined $84,000 for running a bogus anti-spyware scam.
Zhijian Chen would send bogus security alerts to users and encourage them to...
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Dutch police arrest Nigerians for US scam
INSPECTOR KNACKER of the Dutch police has arrested 12 Nigerians for running the 419 scam to fleece rich Americans.The 12 were detained on suspicion...
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FBI warns of fake e-mail worm
The FBI has put out an official warning about a new variant of the Sober worm spreading through e-mails that purport to come from...
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FBI warns surfers of scam e-mails
The FBI on Monday said e-mails made to look like they come from the agency are warning computer users that the FBI is monitoring...
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Microsoft Plug and Play Scam/Trojan Horse
Websense® Security Labs™ has received reports of a new email scam disguised as a Microsoft Security Update for the recent Plug and Play vulnerability....
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New Phishing Scam Deceives With Phony Certificates
A new, advanced form a phishing dubbed "secured phishing" because it relies on self-signed digital certificates, can easily fool all but the most cautious...
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New scam asks people to fax away data
Phishers have added a new lure to their tackle boxes: e-mails that ask people to fax sensitive information to bogus security investigators.
In a...
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More zombies mean more money scams
Attackers are becoming increasingly aggressive as they look to grow their zombie armies of infected PCs, according to anti-virus vendor McAfee. The company reported...
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Sender Authentication Seen As Key To End Phishing
Putting a stop to phishing attacks will require some sort of E-mail sender authentication scheme, the Anti-Phishing Working Group said Monday as it announced...
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