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Phishing attacks that target high-value assets are increasing, according to researchers at Verisign's iDefense Labs. During the past year, waves of attacks have risen from three or four a month to as many as 10 per month. The names, addresses and social security numbers of tens of thousands of Oklahoma residents were exposed to the general public for a period of at least three years. A software security researcher has exploited a flaw in the sex offender registry webpage operated by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Companies are being warned of the dangers posed by third-party web transfer services, and the use of instant messaging and social networking sites to send personal information.. Security researchers at Symantec said that attackers are for the first time using a social networking site -- in this case, Google's Orkut -- to deliver a self-propagated trojan. The worm is infecting the computers of those on the buddy lists of Orkut users, according to Symantec. The cybercrime market is poised to be even ‘hotter’ in 2008 as spammers increase targeted attacks and create new social engineering techniques to claim their stake in cybercrime’s US$105 billion market. The Social Security numbers (SSNs) of 1.3 million Chicago voters were compromised when they were distributed to city aldermen and ward committeemen this month. Malware writers are looking to cash in on the upcoming Fourth of July weekend, security experts have warned. Microsoft is planning two new security features for the upcoming beta version of Internet Explorer 8.. The Storm worm has temporarily abandoned its tactic of using recent news happenings in its spam and is instead fabricating current events. Security organisations are warning of a new virus attack that uses the upcoming Chinese Olympics to spread a new variant of the Storm malware.. Self-styled 'King of Spam' Scott Richter has been ordered to pay US$6m in legal fees and damages for spamming MySpace subscribers in August 2006.
The re-emergence of the 'browser wars' between Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera and newcomer Safari is changing the security landscape, say experts.. The twisters and historic floods sweeping across the US will give rise to malicious attacks, the SANS Storm Center warned on Friday. The Clearswift MIMEsweeper Email Appliance has several nice features, including a solid content filter and email protection from spam, malware and undesirable content. Murky world of online pharmaceuticals laid bare in IronPort research. SQL injection attacks colonising big name sites. Researchers are tracking a new and more sophisticated take on an old trojan that encrypts files on a victim's computer and then demands a payment in exchange for the keys. The National E-security Awareness Week was launched today to help Australians understand e-security risks and how they can protect themselves online. A hacker hacked the website of the highly publicised Phoenix Mars Lander Project over the weekend changing the lead story, media reports have claimed.