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Expect more malware, unwelcome email, and social engineering threats this season. 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. A highly organised gang of phishers took some time off to rebuild its botnet infrastructure -- but experts expect the scams to return with a vengeance. A 26-strong European phishing gang has been broken up following the arrest of its members. Security researchers at Websense have uncovered what they called a "link hack" that bypasses the attempts of social networking website MySpace.com to control and filter the links on its pages. A security researcher has discovered a loot of eBay credentials on a Google cache. A LinkedIn "spear phishing" email scam loaded malicious software to steal usernames and passwords. A new attack spotted on virtual world Habbo Hotel is causing researchers to worry.
Three-quarters of the net's phishing attacks target eBay and Paypal users, according to new findings. The opening ceremony for the much anticipated Beijing Olympic Games is only hours away and security experts have sent out an eleventh hour warning to internet users – ‘think twice before you click.’ Security provider RSA is reporting a new and unfamiliar Trojan attack that exploits business bank account holders’ heightened awareness of security and uses it against them. Apple's increasing popularity is leading to the company's users being targeted by phishing schemes. As might be expected, email users are beginning to see the first stages of what is expected to be a major phishing attack capitalising on the populace's eager expectation of IRS refund checks, as well as the Bush administration's economic stimulus payment distribution, scheduled to begin May 2. An annual study by Gartner will report that the number of consumers who were taken in by bogus online offerings increased by nearly 40 percent in 2007 compared to the previous year. MySpace.com has cleaned up multiple attacks on some its most popular music pages, including that of Alicia Keys.
Kaspersky Lab has added new anti-phishing databases to its internet security product. Targeted attacks against financial institutions continued to soar last month, according to the latest report by RSA. Italian authorities have arrested 26 people from two criminal organizations for their involvement in a phishing scheme. More than 20 percent of email users receive more than five phishing emails every day, according to a new report. An organised crime network is distributing new malware that takes advantage of rootkits and a state-of-the-art HTML injection to phish consumers on the fly as they browse the Web, a new report from VeriSign's iDefense warned on Wednesday.