Majority Of Domain Names Used By Phishers Are Legitimate The majority (81%) of domain names used for phishing are legitimate domains that have been hacked, according to a new report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG). Date:2009-05-28
Gumblar Backdoors The Internet If you were trying to think of a name for an ogre, Gumblar might be a good choice. In this case, though, we're talking about one nasty "botnet of compromised" websites that's gaining steam quickly and screwing with people's Google search results. Date:2009-05-21
200,000 Social Network Spoofs Spreading Malware At least 200,000 websites designed to spoof social networks like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter exist on the Web and are growing, according to research by Websense Security Labs. Most of them, about 150,000 target Facebook users. Date:2009-05-14
Image Spam Surged 300% In April Though the Conficker worm threat turned out to be more hype than reality in April, spammers and cybercrooks were still very active in exploiting public interests. Date:2009-05-07
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