Report: Web Hosts Common Target of Phishers
Nearly 40 percent of web hosts were repeat victims of phishing attacks that resulted in the placing of malware on their server platforms, according to a new report by the Internet Policy Committee of the Anti-Phishing Working Group. Thirty-seven percent of respondents said their websites had phishing or spoof sites planted on their web servers [...]
Tens of thousands of websites in China were attacked by hackers in 2010, including 4,635 government websites, according to a report released by the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China. The report, quoted by People’s Daily Online, said government websites are vulnerable to cyber attacks, and websites of financial institutions have [...]
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Cyber criminals are now using domain name system hijackings to steal critical personal information, such as credit card numbers, according to a new report by an Internet service provider. Internet Identity’s eCrime Trends Report revealed evidence that cyber crooks hijacked ChronoPay.com, Russia’s largest payment processor Dec. 25 and 26 via DNS hijacking. By redirecting the [...]
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Hackers managed to steal $600,000 from a Jersey Shore town’s bank account, and $200,000 is still missing, Philadelphia Inquirer reports. TD Bank notified Brigantine, N.J., last week that multiple wire transfers had come from the town’s account. Authorities said someone got access to a user name and password and possibly used a virus or spoofed [...]
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As the use of the internet and technology grows, so do its terms and definitions. Here is a rundown of today’s most frequently used cyber terms. We left something out? Please feel free to leave a comment below to further enhance our ‘cyber jargon’ glossary. Authentication: Confirms that a computer program or individual attempting to [...]
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