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WebSense on Monday identified a Trojan horse that targets Skype IM users in what marks the latest in a series of instant messaging attacks this year. The security researcher first reported the attack as a self-propagating worm called "sp.exe." After a full day of investigation in cooperation with Sk...
The U.S. government on Thursday issued a warning to American private financial services of a possible cyber attack by an Islamist militant group against online stock trading and banking Web sites beginning on Friday. The group, reportedly associated with al-Qaeda, is seeking to hack and destroy the ...
As e-tailers prepare for a booming online shopping season, e-scammers are already making moves to gather stolen identities. Researchers at Exploit Prevention Labs recently uncovered a major cyber criminal ring operating in Australia using what appear to be Yahoo Greetings e-cards to infect thousands...
Hackers are increasingly turning their attention to home users and financial services firms with sneaky cyber attacks designed to cash in on unsuspecting victims, according to a report from Symantec. The security software maker on Monday released its latest Internet Security Threat Report covering n...
Five years after September 11, 2001, 85 percent of IT executives feel that U.S. government agencies are not prepared for cyberterrorism attacks. Yet, 86 percent believe their own organizations are prepared to defend against cyberterrorism, according to a survey from nCircle. Analysts are skeptical a...
The U.S. House Committee on Government Reform this week issued its most recent grades for IT security among government agencies, and once again, the division charged with ensuring cyber security for the nation got an F. The Committee said despite investment and improvement efforts, the Department of...
Facing increasingly faster, more complex and more targeted computer attacks, network companies and groups are banding together to share information in hopes of stemming the damage done by computer attackers. The Fingerprint Sharing Alliance -- announced by Arbor Networks and including worldwide supp...
As security experts warn that search engines can be used by attackers to search out vulnerable systems, new software shows that search technology can also be used to promote security: McAfee's SiteDigger 2.0 uses Google to learn where the computer systems of organizations are vulnerable to exposure...
For years there existed a fuzzy distinction between good and bad computer hackers. Black Hat hackers were known to crack into computer systems for the challenge and the bragging rights. These miscreants took great pleasure from wreaking havoc once they gained entry. White Hat hackers, on the other s...
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