Google's Instant search facility leads to malicious results 

Google's Instant search facility leads to malicious results

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 15 September 2010 2:41 PM
Greater potential for SEO poisoning?
Advanced instant messenger threat discovered 

Advanced instant messenger threat discovered

In Messaging - By SC Australia Staff, 30 August 2010 10:22 AM
Yahoo! Messenger, Skype, Windows Live, and Google Talk among those targeted.
New version of Zeus targeting IM users 

New version of Zeus targeting IM users

In Messaging - By Greg Masters, 25 January 2010 11:35 AM
Threat may be work of Russian gang.
Koobface-like worm targets Skype users 

Koobface-like worm targets Skype users

In Networks - By Phil Muncaster, 27 November 2009 10:27 AM
New malware could spell trouble for users of IP telephony service.
Security experts emphasise social engineering risks 

Security experts emphasise social engineering risks

In Messaging - 20 October 2009 11:24 AM
F-Secure and Sophos urge greater caution.
Microsoft clamps down on IM spam 

Microsoft clamps down on IM spam

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 20 July 2009 10:21 AM
Redmond files lawsuit against firm accused of spamming Windows Live Messenger customers.
Majority of adolescents online have tried hacking 

Majority of adolescents online have tried hacking

In Messaging - By Greg Masters, 18 May 2009 10:56 AM
A new study from Panda Security found that 67 per cent of teenagers surveyed admitted to having tried to hack into friends' instant messaging or social network accounts.
Hackers offer instant iPhone crack 

Hackers offer instant iPhone crack

In Networks - By Shaun Nichols, 31 October 2007 9:42 AM
A group of developers has constructed a website which automatically lifts the software restrictions on Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch..
Akonix: Instant messaging attacks up 200 percent in a year 

Akonix: Instant messaging attacks up 200 percent in a year

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 30 March 2007 10:14 AM
The growing adoption of instant messaging (IM) platforms in corporate environments has made the technology more attractive to hackers, who have, in turn, attacked IM 200 ...
Five predictions for instant messaging security in 2007 

Five predictions for instant messaging security in 2007

In Messaging - By Ericka Chickowski, 9 January 2007 7:19 PM
Organisations will face a number of factors in 2007 that will force them to address their instant messaging (IM) security and compliance practices, predicted messaging security ...
AOL instant messenger worm poses as Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage 

AOL instant messenger worm poses as Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage

By Frank Washkuch, 5 July 2006 7:24 PM
AOL Instant messenger (IM) users were warned this week of a new worm that poses as Microsoft’s controversial Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) program.
AOL Instant Messenger worm harbinger of worse malware to come  

AOL Instant Messenger worm harbinger of worse malware to come

By William Eazel, 3 November 2005 9:45 AM
Security experts have warned that a new generation of hybrid malware is being developed that targets Instant Messenger (IM) networks to propagate.
Florida plugs in private Instant Messaging network  

Florida plugs in private Instant Messaging network

By Robert Jaques, 29 September 2004 11:31 AM
The State of Florida has launched an ambitious Instant Messaging (IM) roll out that links all of its state agencies together via a single private IM network designed to secure ...
Security fears shake up enterprise instant messaging  

Security fears shake up enterprise instant messaging

By Robert Jaques, 6 September 2004 5:32 PM
Security problems associated with public instant messaging (IM) technology will force enterprises to ban employee use of such services and replace them with enterprise IM (EIM) ...
AOL secures instant messaging 

AOL secures instant messaging

By Dan Ilett, 30 June 2004 11:45 AM
Internet provider America Online is tightening security on its instant messenger network.
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