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As the malware threat landscape continues to evolve, hackers are constantly changing techniques to counteract detection technologies vendors develop. Record levels of for-profit malware found. The number of phishing URLs used to spread "crimeware" among consumer PCs rose to an all-time high in May, according to a report from an industry association that works to eliminate identity theft and fraud caused by phishing and email spoofing. 'Internetpol' needed or internet businesses may fail. A technology has been developed that claims to protect against software that steals keyboard ID entry. Two crimeservers containing 500 megabytes of stolen data have been discovered in Argentina and Malaysia. World Intellectual Property Day (April 26 of each year) came and went; pundits and politicians all made their statements, countries and their counsels all presented their positions, international organizations implored their members to protect intellectual property and the creativity and innovation represented. 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. Anti-Phishing Working Group wants input before its eCrime conference Members of the so-called Rock Phish gang of Russian cybercriminals have launched a new style of attack in which they seek sensitive data not only through phishing but also by installing malware. R&D budgets, outsourcing models and support services. Researchers at the web security firm Finjan on Wednesday announced they have discovered a small database containing about 8,700 file-transfer protocol (FTP) server credentials that were being used to plant malicious code on legitimate websites. The new year is supposed to signal a fresh start for us all, but web threats will continue to reign in 2008, wreaking havoc just as they did this year Security experts have warned of a sharp hike in malicious activity coming out of China.. SC US handed out crystal balls to several analysts, consultants, professors and CSOs and asked them to answer questions about next year. Corporate IT managers urged to be on their guard. A targeted assault of phishing emails opened the door for hackers to glean the sensitive information of up to 12,000 visitors to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, officials said Thursday. A hacked county website in California that redirected users to a pornographic site triggered the federal government late Tuesday to initiate a system-wide shutdown of all government sites in the Golden State. Botnets are getting smaller as criminals seek to fly in under the radar of corporate network defences, security experts warned today. The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) announced today that it will join representatives from the financial services and law enforcement communities to host the Counter eCrime Operations Summit later this month.