| Identity Theft - Phishing : eBay will NOT close at the end of February |
| Posted by Max on 2007/1/20 14:28:42 (1329 reads) |
An email stating that online auction site Ebay is closing at the end of February is a phishing scam, advised IT security firm Sophos.The email claims the site is closing because of the increasing number of scams and rogue merchants using it and asks people to vote on whether or not they agree with the resolution. |
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| Identity Theft - Phishing : More Than 60,000 Users Exposed By Myspace Phishing Scams |
| Posted by Max on 2007/1/19 3:56:05 (2121 reads) |
Today, quite a few media reports point out that MySpace user are the latest victims of a phishing scam. Roughly 60,000 users were lately targeted and directed to a scam page, which mirrored MySpace's login page. Unknowing users entered login and password identification, which were then sent off to scammers. |
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| Security Incidents : Security Breach : Fitchburg Savings Bank must replace cards says Visa USA |
| Posted by Max on 2007/1/18 2:12:54 (2362 reads) |
About 1,300 debit-ATM cards issued by Fitchburg Savings Bank were disabled yesterday after the bank was told by Visa USA that a “large-scale data compromise” may have included its check cards.
None of the cards was used illegally and all are being substituted, said Martin F. Connors Jr., bank president and chief executive officer. “If someone has the person’s information, at this point they can’t do anything with it,” he said. |
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| Windows Security : New and cheaper GoToMyPC from Citrix |
| Posted by Max on 2007/1/16 12:16:18 (1806 reads) |
With Version 6.0 of its remote access system, Citrix introduces new features and cuts down prices.Citrix released a new version of its online remote-working system, GoToMyPC, and slashed its price by more than half. |
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| Firewalls : The New Chinese Internet Firewall is spelled The Golden Shield |
| Posted by Max on 2007/1/14 9:19:12 (1956 reads) |
To continue along its economic transformation path, China needs free access to information, which means abandoning some of the authoritarian state's zeal to control of the Internet. Yet, the regime also wants to know what its people are up to in the political sphere. |
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| Web Security : Devastating PDF Vulnerability Puts Web At Risk |
| Posted by Max on 2007/1/11 8:27:51 (2201 reads) |
There are reports of a major problem concerning Adobe Acrobat files and Cross Site Scripting (XSS). A flaw was revealed in the way that the Adobe Reader browser plugin can be made to execute JavaScript code on the client side.This development is significant for a number of reasons: |
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| Identity Theft - Phishing : eBay Smashes PayPal Phishing Scams |
| Posted by Max on 2007/1/11 6:12:28 (1593 reads) |
PayPal is beta testing a new device to help keep user accounts protected. The PayPal Security Key is a tiny electronic tool that account-holders may order from PayPal. The tool, small enough to attach to a keychain, produces a unique six-digit security code about every 30 seconds.
Users enter that code when they log in to their PayPal or eBay account with their regular user name and password. Because the numbers on the device change frequently, the code used to sign in expires, providing a higher level of security. |
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| Adware - Spyware : Spyware Top 10 in 2006 |
| Posted by Max on 2007/1/10 6:04:35 (2059 reads) |
PandaLabs has released its list of the spyware most frequently detected by Panda ActiveScan in 2006. The top ranking spyware is Gator. This adware offers free use of an program if users agree to view a series of pop-up messages downloaded by Gator. Some versions of this spyware replace banners on web pages visited with those created by the malicious code itself.
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