Tibet phishers hit back at AlienVault 

Tibet phishers hit back at AlienVault

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 27 March 2012 1:32 PM
Phishing emails impersonate security researchers.
Pinterest users defrauded by scammers 

Pinterest users defrauded by scammers

In Networks - By Dan Kaplan, 19 March 2012 8:10 AM
The all-the-rage virtual pinboard Pinterest is home to scammers.
Tibetan organisations attacked by Chinese spearphishing 

Tibetan organisations attacked by Chinese spearphishing

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 15 March 2012 7:38 AM
Messages contained remote access trojan.
Purported Iran nuke document contains trojan 

Purported Iran nuke document contains trojan

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 6 March 2012 12:08 PM
Spreads via Flash vulnerability.
Stratfor subscribers sent malware 

Stratfor subscribers sent malware

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 15 February 2012 6:34 AM
Malware alert email delivers Zbot trojan.
11,000 tweeters disclose email addresses in one day 

11,000 tweeters disclose email addresses in one day

In Web/client - By SC Staff, 20 January 2012 7:53 AM
More than 11,000 email addresses were published on Twitter over a 24-hour period.
Spam now using QR codes 

Spam now using QR codes

In Messaging - By Greg Masters, 12 January 2012 9:24 AM
Targets mobile users.
Phishing campaign downs US-CERT email 

Phishing campaign downs US-CERT email

In Messaging - By Darren Pauli, 11 January 2012 1:03 PM
Attackers target US Government, private sector organisations.
Typosquatting on the uptick 

Typosquatting on the uptick

In Web/client - By SC Staff, 13 December 2011 9:43 AM
Users directed to malicious sites.
BHP Potash takeover targeted by hackers 

BHP Potash takeover targeted by hackers

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 7 December 2011 10:05 AM
Forensics analyst claims Chinese hackers responsible.
US banks warn of over-phishing 

US banks warn of over-phishing

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 28 October 2011 8:23 AM
Tackle includes auto dialers, SMS and email.
Innocent: Microsoft drops botnet suit 

Innocent: Microsoft drops botnet suit

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 27 October 2011 12:42 PM
Asks former defendant for help.
Certificate phishing sucks bank customers into Blackhole 

Certificate phishing sucks bank customers into Blackhole

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 19 September 2011 12:50 PM
Bank business customers warned of invalid certificates.
Steve Jobs gone, phishing? 

Steve Jobs gone, phishing?

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 25 August 2011 2:13 PM
Criminals might capitalise on the resignation of Apple's CEO.
Malware scam targets RSA tokens 

Malware scam targets RSA tokens

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 2 August 2011 7:04 AM
Scammers tell the truth?
Phone scammers exploit carbon tax 

Phone scammers exploit carbon tax

In Messaging - By SC Australia Staff, 14 July 2011 10:18 AM
Savvy pensioner knocks back 'rebate'.
TrendLabs swipes Google freehost ban 

TrendLabs swipes Google freehost ban

In Messaging - By Darren Pauli, 11 July 2011 11:19 AM
Blacklisting effort is a "paper tiger".
Spear phishing worth the cost 

Spear phishing worth the cost

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 4 July 2011 9:00 AM
Targeted attacks return big profits.
Phishing operator phried, sentenced to 13 years in prison 

Phishing operator phried, sentenced to 13 years in prison

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 1 July 2011 12:08 PM
Rap sheet includes bank fraud, identity theft, and money laundering.
Stolen Tumblr logins published amid phishing spree 

Stolen Tumblr logins published amid phishing spree

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 29 June 2011 12:44 AM
Plenty of phish in the sea.
RSA says risk strategy didn't stop hackers 

RSA says risk strategy didn't stop hackers

In Networks - By Dan Kaplan, 17 June 2011 7:29 AM
RSA's security architect has offered a candid account of the SecurID breach.
IMF hacked through phishing 

IMF hacked through phishing

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 12 June 2011 8:54 AM
Spear phishing fingered in attack.
Microsoft gives Xbox hacker a white hat 

Microsoft gives Xbox hacker a white hat

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 29 May 2011 12:49 PM
Microsoft will help hacker use his powers for good.
Users snared in URL shortening quagmire 

Users snared in URL shortening quagmire

In Web/client - By SC Australia Staff, 25 May 2011 6:34 AM
URL shorteners exploit redirection to aid phishing attacks.
Travel, education sectors most vulnerable to phishing  

Travel, education sectors most vulnerable to phishing

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 25 May 2011 6:33 AM
Report skirts the edge of the law in the name of research.
Exclusive: Epsilon locks down with grid pattern log-in 

Exclusive: Epsilon locks down with grid pattern log-in

In Applications - By Brett Winterford, 17 May 2011 4:55 PM
'Strong authentication' introduced to stamp out further data breaches.
US spy agency talks network security 

US spy agency talks network security

In Risk - By Darren Pauli, 5 May 2011 5:41 PM
Don't forget the little things.
FBI fingers China over online bank fraud 

FBI fingers China over online bank fraud

In Hackers - By Stewart Mitchell, 28 April 2011 11:06 AM
The FBI has pointed the finger at Chinese criminals over a spate of phishing and malware attacks.
Hackers breach security vendor's defences 

Hackers breach security vendor's defences

In Crypto - By Stuart Finlayson, 21 April 2011 4:13 PM
Ashampoo informs 14 million customers.
Flash exploit found in spate of new phishing attacks 

Flash exploit found in spate of new phishing attacks

In Applications - By Lia Timson, 13 April 2011 12:01 AM
Exploit carried via Microsoft Word attachments.
Pointing fingers over outsourced data 

Pointing fingers over outsourced data

In Crypto - By Dan Raywood, 8 April 2011 12:08 PM
If your outsourced data is breached, where does the responsibility lie?
Epsilon breach used four-month-old attack 

Epsilon breach used four-month-old attack

In Messaging - By Brett Winterford, 7 April 2011 4:05 PM
ReturnPath had warned partners of breach in November.
Play.com leaks customer data 

Play.com leaks customer data

In Risk - By Nicole Kobie, 23 March 2011 10:20 AM
Online retailer's marketing firm makes customers targets for phishers.
Mega-botnet Rustock stops spamming 

Mega-botnet Rustock stops spamming

In Hackers - By Tom Brewster, 18 March 2011 10:55 AM
Rustock, the once dominant spam botnet, seems to have been taken out of contention.
IE9 a 'non-event' for most businesses 

IE9 a 'non-event' for most businesses

In Web/client - By Tom Brewster, 16 March 2011 2:24 PM
No Windows XP compatibility.
Spam drops but exploits kits are on the rise 

Spam drops but exploits kits are on the rise

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 15 February 2011 10:26 AM
Malware and phishing to rise this year.
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.
Senators accuse Google of "phishing for profit" 

Senators accuse Google of "phishing for profit"

In Risk - 29 October 2010 1:59 PM
Senate Committee points to double standard.
Warning: Five phone scams to avoid 

Warning: Five phone scams to avoid

In Networks - 12 October 2010 3:26 PM
ACCC and ACMA advise Australians to "hang up" on scammers.
Sun Tzu's 13 lessons to combat hackers 

Sun Tzu's 13 lessons to combat hackers

In Applications - 3 September 2010 12:17 PM
AISA national director Keith Price rewrites the art of (cyber) war.
Telstra warns of scam BigPond email 

Telstra warns of scam BigPond email

In Messaging - 27 August 2010 9:22 AM
Offers customers ability to dob in a hoax.
Imperva discovers phishing kit hosted in the cloud 

Imperva discovers phishing kit hosted in the cloud

In Messaging - By SC Australia Staff, 27 July 2010 2:19 PM
Phishing tactic uses proxy hackers to harvest hundreds of thousands of credentials.
Zeus takes aim at credit authentication services 

Zeus takes aim at credit authentication services

In Hackers - By Shaun Nichols, 15 July 2010 2:33 PM
Malware botnet exploits credit card security programmes.
Phishing attacks back on the rise 

Phishing attacks back on the rise

In Web/client - By Phil Muncaster, 28 May 2010 1:40 PM
First increase in three months.
New phishing technique exploits browser tab use 

New phishing technique exploits browser tab use

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 26 May 2010 12:51 PM
"Tabnabbing" preys on users that don't keep track of all the tabs they have open.
Twitter phishing scam uses iPhone 4G bait 

Twitter phishing scam uses iPhone 4G bait

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 17 May 2010 12:48 PM
Sophos warns of latest attempt to extract personal data.
"Avalanche" phishing slowing, after big 2009 

"Avalanche" phishing slowing, after big 2009

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 13 May 2010 1:54 PM
But may return.
New phishing attack hits Twitter 

New phishing attack hits Twitter

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 23 March 2010 12:21 PM
Direct messages used again.
Hackers attempt to dupe NetRegistry customers 

Hackers attempt to dupe NetRegistry customers

In Applications - By Brett Winterford, 15 March 2010 12:31 PM
Attackers try to open new accounts.
Record high for phishing in January 

Record high for phishing in January

In Applications - By Phil Muncaster, 9 March 2010 12:10 PM
Latest stats from RSA Security sees attacks up 21 per cent from December.
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