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A combination of the consolidating financial services space and fear over the stock market plunge has prompted malware writers to shift their tactics. The FBI used the DarkMarket.ws cybercriminal forum to create profiles of identity thieves looking to share tips and purchase stolen data. A LinkedIn "spear phishing" email scam loaded malicious software to steal usernames and passwords. Spam email messages have fallen by eight per cent thanks to the demise on 20 September of California-based ISP Intercage, according to security vendor MessageLabs. A cyber-crime syndicate is believed to have defrauded the South African government of more than £12.8m in a series of spyware frauds. Two Republican congressmen from Illinois have proposed legislation that would update the Social Security card for the age of cybercrime. End-users have a 25-percent chance of becoming a cybercrime victim, according to Consumer Reports' "State of the Net" survey for 2007. Security organisations are warning users to be vigilant following the discovery of a new crop of tools for exploited PDF flaws. Security experts at McAfee and IBM admit customers are yet to fully grasp the importance of data management despite stronger regulation and a series of highly publicised breaches.
The inaugural SC World Congress takes place in New York December 9 & 10. A new identity theft bill is set to become US federal law, adding stiffer penalties and stricter definitions for identity and information theft crimes. Security vendors are turning to web-based services in an attempt to 'keep up with the bad guys'. The number of reported data breaches has already surpassed last year's total, according to a report from Identity Theft Resource Center. A Brazilian man has been indicted for conspiring to broker the sale of a botnet which allegedly damaged 100,000 Pcs. Howard Schmidt takes on the role of first president of the Information
Security Forum. Stronger international cooperation to fight cybercrime moved a step forward on Wednesday with the signing of the Seoul Declaration at the OECD Ministerial meeting in Korea, but will Australia benefit? Global security experts gathered in Malaysia last month to help ramp up the world’s defenses against cyber-terrorism. Three out of four financial institutions at risk, claims report. Google and eBay have joined forces to protect users from spam and malicious emails by leveraging an authentication technology called DomainKeys. Cyber-crooks are using new technologies and reinventing forms of social engineering to ensnare consumers and businesses, security experts warn.