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To help educate internet users about the potential dangers of the online world, security firm McAfee has created a free 10-step internet safety plan.. Nigerian scammers have launched a new spam campaign sending fake Google Calendar meeting invitations in an attack targeted towards corporate users, security vendor BitDefender warned today.
A group of U.S. senators have introduced a bi-partisan bill aimed at stopping phishing, but some privacy advocates are worried that website registrants will have to forfeit too much personal information. Trend Micro has warned that hackers are intensifying attacks on legitimate websites to spread malware.. 'One of the most sophisticated' scams in recent times. Share price scams fall out of favour with spammers. Researchers are warning internet users to be on the lookout for website scams appearing on Google Pages. Computer users should remain vigilant following a spate of chain-email scams, security experts have warned. The IRS and malware researchers warned this week of spear phishing scams specifically targeting corporate executives. Spam figures for January have bucked the seasonal trend, according to Symantec.

Spammers are becoming more business savvy and are capitalising on news and seasonal trends in a more commercial way.. The FBI has issued a warning to the public following a deluge of spam emails purporting to be from the agency.. Large-scale data breaches across both the private and public sectors dominated the news throughout the year. Rob Buckley looks back. Spam accounted for 95 per cent of all email traffic in 2007 as spammers grew increasingly brazen and diverse in their attack strategies, according to anti-spam firm SpamStopsHere.

As we put the festivities behind us and fix our sights firmly on the year ahead, those criminal gangs involved in the nefarious activities of spam creation, phishing and virus attacks continue to engage new tactics that will take advantage of our relaxed, less cautious frame of mind. Monday marks the unofficial start to the online holiday shopping season, and while experts are predicting record-breaking internet sales this year, security researchers are warning that criminals will be prowling cyberspace more than ever before. An Australian man has lost $1.8 million in a Nigerian email scam, according to reports. Victims of phishing scams in the United States lost US$3.2 billion during a 12-month period ending in August, and the number of people on the receiving end of phishing emails has more than doubled over the past three years, according to a report from Gartner. Cyber-criminals are busy at work this festive season and security experts are urging users to install patches, update anti-virus protection and remain vigilant if working from home. Users urged to exercise caution after Children in Need weekend.