HBGary Federal faces Congressional probe 

HBGary Federal faces Congressional probe

In Hackers - By Greg Masters, 25 March 2011 10:59 AM
May have conspired to sabotage opponents.
First hour of a phishing campaign the most effective 

First hour of a phishing campaign the most effective

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 7 December 2010 12:54 PM
Taking down sites after five hours pointless.
Koobface begins Christmas campaign 

Koobface begins Christmas campaign

In Hackers - By SC Australia Staff, 2 December 2009 10:36 AM
Fake videos and messages used.
New Zeus campaign hits 

New Zeus campaign hits

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 17 November 2009 11:37 AM
Masquerades as prominent US telco.
Second Facebook spam email campaign detected this week 

Second Facebook spam email campaign detected this week

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 30 October 2009 9:34 AM
A new email threat has been identified that poses as being from Facebook.
YouTube used for ad spam campaign 

YouTube used for ad spam campaign

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 9 October 2009 10:55 AM
First use of real videos by spammers.
Malicious Monopoly game spreads via social networking 

Malicious Monopoly game spreads via social networking

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 24 September 2009 10:08 AM
Do not pass go...
Patrick Swayze's death kicks off new spam campaign 

Patrick Swayze's death kicks off new spam campaign

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 16 September 2009 3:12 PM
More celebrity death SEO poisoning.
Major spam campaign abusing Yahoo Groups 

Major spam campaign abusing Yahoo Groups

In Messaging - By Angela Moscaritolo, 24 July 2009 11:16 AM
About one million spam emails per hour are being sent to Yahoo Groups and other free web services, including Google Groups and LiveJournal, containing bogus pharmaceutical ...
Waledac kicks off new spam campaign 

Waledac kicks off new spam campaign

In Messaging - By Chuck Miller, 17 April 2009 10:00 AM
A new campaign to lure users into downloading malware is running on the Waledac botnet, according to security researchers.
New spam campaign uses Microsoft and Trend Micro logos 

New spam campaign uses Microsoft and Trend Micro logos

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 13 January 2009 10:36 AM
Spam emails are being sent that feature both Microsoft and Trend Micro logos.
McCain campaign leaks crucial data 

McCain campaign leaks crucial data

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 16 December 2008 9:48 AM
John McCain's team forgets to wipe hard drives.
Hackers cracked McCain and Obama networks 

Hackers cracked McCain and Obama networks

In Hackers - By Shaun Nichols, 10 November 2008 10:59 AM
Foreign hackers infiltrated the networks of John McCain and Barack Obama during the US presidential campaign, according to reports.
Websense detects new 'Better Business Bureau' spam campaign 

Websense detects new 'Better Business Bureau' spam campaign

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 24 October 2008 12:13 PM
Websense has detected a new round of 'Better Business Bureau' spam emails.
Spammer campaign exploits email read receipts  

Spammer campaign exploits email read receipts

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 8 October 2008 9:43 AM
A new wave of malicious spam relies on requests for delivery confirmations for unsolicited emails.
Cybersecurity and the presidential campaign 

Cybersecurity and the presidential campaign

In Hackers - By Greg Masters, 18 July 2008 10:21 AM
The presidential candidates envision America's cybersecurity infrastructure.
US Presidential campaign cyberattacks appear here to stay 

US Presidential campaign cyberattacks appear here to stay

In Web/client - By Sue, 25 April 2008 12:32 PM
The websites of both Democratic presidential candidates have been hit by cross-site scripting (XSS) exploits.
Australian universities targeted in identity stealing phishing campaign 

Australian universities targeted in identity stealing phishing campaign

In Messaging - By Negar Salek, 13 March 2008 3:13 PM
Update: A phishing campaign targeted students and staff of Australian universities last month, according to an advisory from Auscert, Australia's National Emergency Response Team.
Spam campaign uses Northern Territory Library as bait 

Spam campaign uses Northern Territory Library as bait

In Messaging - By Negar Salek, 24 August 2007 3:16 PM
A spam email purporting to be legitimate news from the ‘Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’ is circulating across Australia and leading users to an infected website in Korea, ...
Hackers launch PDF spam campaign 

Hackers launch PDF spam campaign

In Messaging - By Fiona Raisbeck, 29 June 2007 9:55 AM
Hackers have launched a widespread "pump-and-dump" stock spam campaign using PDF files, anti-virus researchers have warned.
Duo found guilty of international spam campaign 

Duo found guilty of international spam campaign

In Messaging - By Fiona Raisbeck, 27 June 2007 10:54 AM
Two men have been found guilty for their part in an international spam gang, which bombarded internet users with explicit adult material.
Hackers launch image spam campaign 

Hackers launch image spam campaign

In Messaging - By Fiona Raisbeck, 20 December 2006 9:23 AM
Computer hackers have launched an image spam campaign that claims to offer cut price versions of Microsoft's Vista, security experts warn.
Lieberman campaign site hacking investigated 

Lieberman campaign site hacking investigated

By Frank Washkuch, 11 August 2006 5:55 PM
Connecticut and federal officials are investigating whether the apparent hacking of U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman's campaign website just before his Democratic primary loss to ...
Lieberman camp accuses opponents of hacking campaign site 

Lieberman camp accuses opponents of hacking campaign site

By Frank Washkuch, 8 August 2006 8:04 PM
On the day of his boss' heated Democratic primary contest, the campaign manager for U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, D-Conn., accused supporters of opponent Ned Lamont a new ...
NCSA launches national children's safety campaign 

NCSA launches national children's safety campaign

By William Eazel, 9 May 2006 10:08 AM
The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), yesterday launched a national awareness campaign titled, "Help Keep Kids Connected and Protected" to educate teachers and parents ...
NCSA launches small business security campaign 

NCSA launches small business security campaign

By William Eazel, 27 April 2006 1:03 PM
The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) today unveiled the latest initiative in its on-going campaign to educate small businesses about cyber-security issues.
Mixed reaction to new internet safety campaign 

Mixed reaction to new internet safety campaign

By René Millman, 28 October 2005 1:21 PM
Security experts have pleaded with the U.K. Government to tackle the problem of hacking and zombie networks by targeting ISPs who let malware through their networks and onto ...
Visa and U.S. Chamber of Commerce launch security campaign 

Visa and U.S. Chamber of Commerce launch security campaign

By Marcia Savage, 22 July 2005 7:11 PM
Visa USA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have launched a campaign to help educate merchants about data security.
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