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Education, IP Blocking Could Decrease Success of Spear-Phishing Attacks
Written on 17 Mar, 2010 at 8:45 in Cyber Policy | viewed 375 views times | 0 Comments
In the early days of Internet fraud, most cybercrooks used e-mails as their main medium to scam people into disclosing personal information. These e-mails were littered with spelling and grammatical mistakes, which alerted some cautious users. These days, however, online... (Continue reading)
“Humans are the front line” against phishing for Intrepidus Group
Written on 10 Mar, 2010 at 11:40 in Featured Stories | viewed 251 views times | 1 Comment
Until recent years, cybersecurity has been approached largely as a technical problem with technical solutions. However, in recent years, the focus has broadened to include the human factor of cybersecurity. A significant percentage of successful cyber attacks exploit users who click... (Continue reading)
January, the month of Phishing
Written on 8 Mar, 2010 at 8:11 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 193 views times | 0 Comments
According to a recently released report by RSA, phishing attacks skyrocketed in the month of January, up over 20 percent. RSA recorded 18,820 phishing attacks in January, which is more than double the number of phishing attacks in January 2009. Standard... (Continue reading)
Twitter’s Two Sides of the Coin
Written on 1 Mar, 2010 at 10:13 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 588 views times | 0 Comments
Recently, a reported phishing attack using Twitter unknowingly compromised user account information. Users received tweets or direct messages using phrasing such as “This you?” or ” LOL is this you” which then sent the Twitter user to an account which... (Continue reading)
Over 60 Sites Compromised with SEO Poisoning
Written on 26 Feb, 2010 at 15:01 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 700 views times | 1 Comment
Recently, an additional 60 sites have been found to host SEO poisoning activity. SEO attacks have been increasing with people primarily using Google to point searchers to infected domains. These other sites launch malware, phishing attacks and IFrame SEO attacks.... (Continue reading)
Cyveillance Finds Targeting of New Brands Up 50 Percent
Written on 25 Feb, 2010 at 15:19 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 291 views times | 1 Comment
Cyveillance, a leader in cyber intelligence, announced its findings that cyber criminals are having greater success by using increasingly sophisticated techniques. Phishing remains one of the top threats according to Cyveillance’s “2H 2009 Cyber Intelligence Report.” Panos Anastassiadis, COO of... (Continue reading)
Phishing for Tweets: Phishing Attack Hits Twitter
Written on 23 Feb, 2010 at 18:08 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 372 views times | 0 Comments
Over the weekend, Twitter users were subjected to a new wave of phishing attacks which allowed a mass wave of spam to be sent from compromised accounts. The malware was distributed by posting messages claiming to portray humorous updates, according... (Continue reading)
Scam and Phishing Increased as Percentage of Spam in January
Written on 18 Feb, 2010 at 15:05 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 414 views times | 0 Comments
The incidents of scam and phishing attacks increased as a percentage of overall spam in January according to a report released by security firm Symantec. The report, which is published monthly, analyzes the number of scam and phishing attacks as... (Continue reading)
Phishing for iPhone Victims
Written on 12 Feb, 2010 at 13:11 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 241 views times | 1 Comment
Scammers are employing a new phishing attack targeting iPhone users. The attacks impersonate Apple.com and attempt to gather sensitive information from unsuspecting iPhone users and could be used for a variety of scams. The emails generally highlight a ‘Free 1 Year... (Continue reading)
Company Sues Bank Following Successful Phishing Attack
Written on 10 Feb, 2010 at 15:05 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 508 views times | 1 Comment
Experi-Metal Inc., a metal supply company, is suing Comerica Bank, claiming that the bank opened its customers up to be victims of phishing attacks, according to a post on krebsonsecurity.com. The lawsuit alleges the Comerica Bank routinely sent email messages... (Continue reading)
