Pump-and-dump scam causes spam levels to rocket 

Pump-and-dump scam causes spam levels to rocket

In Messaging - By Fiona Raisbeck, 9 August 2007 9:46 AM
A widespread pump-and-dump scam has caused spam levels to soar by almost a third, according to security vendor Sophos.
Online fraud set to rocket to £1.5B (A$3.6B) 

Online fraud set to rocket to £1.5B (A$3.6B)

In Web/client - By Fiona Raisbeck, 17 May 2007 10:26 AM
Cyber crime is costing the e-commerce industry as much as £580 million (A$1.38 billion) per year, with that figure set to rocket to £1.5 billion (A$3.6 billion) by 2010, latest ...
IDC: Portable threats set to rocket 

IDC: Portable threats set to rocket

In Networks - By Fiona Raisbeck, 10 April 2007 10:21 AM
Worldwide mobile security license and maintenance revenue is expected to exceed US$200 million today, according to a new forecast from research firm IDC.
Study: Image spam levels rocket 

Study: Image spam levels rocket

In Messaging - By Fiona Raisbeck, 24 January 2007 11:18 AM
Image spam levels have soared over the past six months, now accounting for over half of all spam, according to new research.
Experts: Web-based threats to rocket this year 

Experts: Web-based threats to rocket this year

By Fiona Raisbeck, 9 January 2007 4:09 PM
Web based attacks are set to soar this year as hackers stop using emails to infect company networks, experts at Sophos have warned.
Attacks rocket as organized cyber criminals target IM 

Attacks rocket as organized cyber criminals target IM

By William Eazel, 5 December 2005 2:39 PM
IT security watchers today reported that the number of recorded attacks using instant messaging (IM) to propagate is rocketing as organized cyber criminals begin to target IM ...
IM attacks rocket 1,500 percent  

IM attacks rocket 1,500 percent

By William Eazel, 10 November 2005 11:36 AM
The volume of security threats targeting instant messaging (IM) systems rocketed in October 2005 by more than 1,500 percent versus October 2004. The month's threat volume was ...
Cyberspace attacks rocket 

Cyberspace attacks rocket

By David Quainton, 21 March 2005 10:02 AM
Software designed to steal personal information has risen dramatically over the last six months, leading experts to fear the kind of attacks that led to last week’s attempted ...
Fraud-based phishing scams rocket 

Fraud-based phishing scams rocket

By Robert Jaques, 18 October 2004 4:33 PM
A newly discovered category of fraud-based sites, which collect similar information to traditional phishing sites while promising victims a merchandise or a service, is ...
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