Tag Archives: phishing

The fight against spam is constantly changing.  In order to make sense of the ceaseless war against the annoying and time-draining malice of spam, it is important that we keep ourselves updated on recent developments as well as related news.  …

It seems that every week a new company, organization or government agency has become the poster child for what not to do when protecting valuable data. This week alone, the U.S. Government announced that one of its biggest defense contractors …

Spear phishing has once again appeared in the news, with reports emerging that cyber-criminals are abandoning “traditional” large-scale spamming runs in favor of more profitable spear phishing campaigns.  The heart of the issue has to do with the low conversation …

Spammers have become quite adept at social engineering over the years. Tapping into Internet trends, breaking news and societal issues, they are able to help increase the number of emails that are opened when they flood potential victims with spam. …

  The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) was hit with a cyberattack that was likely spawned from a spear phishing attack. The facility immediately disabled its internet access and email system when the attack was discovered. They …

Recent activity indicates a significant reduction in spam levels, but no one should find comfort in this news. Spammers are making it personal, a new report from Cisco suggests, and at fault may be the law enforcement community for taking …

Data thefts are on the rise and spammers couldn’t be happier. They’ll probably continue to rise and here are five reasons why: 1. They make a spammer’s job easier: Spammers get the email addresses they use to send their spam …

Web security is full of clever names to tag the different threats that the everyday Internet user faces. The latest is an interesting attack known as tabnapping, or tab kidnapping.

In the Michigan Eastern District Court, Federal Judge Patrick Duggan delivered a verdict in favour of the plaintiff in the case of Experi-Metal Inc. v Comerica Bank. The case, originally filed 2009-12-17, alleged that Comerica Bank should have prevented the …

You must have heard about the data theft from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by now, in which a “large quantity” of data was reported to have been pillaged.  While details are hardly forthcoming at this junction – and who …