PayPal Phish - Ticket to Disaster

06-07-2006

If you've been on the Internet more than a month or two, you've likely by now received an email similar to the one below. The emails almost always predict some dire consequences and horrible fate

Posted by admin on 06-07-2006 at 12:06 am
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Enterprise Security Threats Turning More Sinister

05-22-2006

Enterprise Security Threats Turning More Sinister, Says Burton Group The enterprise security threat environment for 2006 and 2007 includes a marked increase in sinister security threats -- targeted, intentional criminal attacks originating from outside the enterprise,

Posted by admin on 05-22-2006 at 01:05 am
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Pa Lottery Phishing Scam

03-11-2006

Warning regarding phishing scam from the PA Lottery web site. PENNSYLVANIA LOTTERY WARNS PLAYERS TO BE WARY OF A SCAM USING LOTTERY LOGOS MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - Recently, a number of consumers have received an e-mail

Posted by admin on 03-11-2006 at 01:03 am
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Legal Bagle

03-09-2006

We have "Legal Beagles" and "Legal Eagles" to which we can now add "Legal Bagles." No not the kind that's rather tasty sliced and toasted (that's bagel) but a new variant of the Internet worm that

Posted by admin on 03-09-2006 at 01:03 am
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Stealth Keylogger Used to Invade Victim Bank Accounts

03-05-2006

As reported by several European news sources in early February 2006 a gang of Russian and Ukrainian hackers have been arrested for the alleged theft of over €1m (1 million Euros - approximately 1.22 million USD) from

Posted by admin on 03-05-2006 at 01:03 am
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Malware Goes Mainstreet

02-27-2006

While not exactly available on the shelves of the local big-box wholesale store aspiring computer criminals can now buy custom built trojan code online. Quoting the article from the Panda website: 02/24/06.- PandaLabs uncovers a complex malware creation

Posted by admin on 02-27-2006 at 02:02 pm
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Phretting over Phishing and Pharming :: Preventing Financial Fraud

01-24-2006

Same Goals - Different Methods With all the main stream news surrounding these recent additions to the language of the Internet online users are increasingly familiar with the term phishing but perhaps less so with it's close

Posted by admin on 01-24-2006 at 01:01 am
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Security Alert: Windows WMF Vulnerabilty

01-09-2006

Jan 06, 2006 - Microsoft WMF (Windows Meta File) Vulnerability patch released by Microsoft. We strongly recommend all readers using any version of Microsoft windows take action to protect yourself. If you have your machine(s) set

Posted by admin on 01-09-2006 at 01:01 am
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Demystifying Spyware/Malware Security Series

01-07-2006

In our IT consulting practice over the past 3-4 years we've encountered a lot of machines infected with spyware and other malicious software (often shortened to malware). In the course of fixing these situations we

Posted by admin on 01-07-2006 at 01:01 am
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