Three Ways Internet Crime Has Changed (PC World)
Malware and botnets and phishing, oh my! Symantec’s latest report on the Internet threat landscape highlights trends in cybercrime.source
Software protects networks against email-borne threats. (ThomasNet)
Operating as third-party plug-in, SPAMfighter Mail Gateway offers protection against all email-borne threats that attack networks continuously – spyware in attachments, spam, and phishing. Instant spam protection is provided without any setup or configuration, and user-defined actions prevent network penetration if spyware/spam is detected. Solution integrates seamlessly with existing email …source
HAMLET. “Something is rotten in the state of Malware”
Written on behalf of José Julio Ruiz de Loizaga. Today being the birthday of William Shakespeare, I felt the urge to write this post. When reversing files, one is prepared to find anything – well, almost anything. I was analyzing a dll and was surprised to find passages from Hamlet. At first I thought "My [...]
Webroot Threat Advisory: Phony Warnings from the Federal Reserve Bank Aim to Swindle Americans (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Webroot, a leading security provider for the consumer, enterprise and SMB markets, has detected a phishing scam exploiting the names of the Federal Reserve Bank and other federal entities to fool consumers into clicking Web links that infect their PCs with spyware.source
Spear Phishing Scam Targets LinkedIn Users (Washington Post)
About 10,000 users of LinkedIn.com, the social networking site for professionals, recently were targeted by a tailor-made scam that urged recipients to open a malicious file masquerading as a list of business contacts. Most e-mail-based malware attacks and phishing campaigns designed to trick people into handing over personal and financial data generally are blasted out [...]