Censorship review report due by end of year 

Censorship review report due by end of year

Broadband department focuses on voluntary ISP filters.
New ransomware variant features novel payment scheme 

New ransomware variant features novel payment scheme

Utilises SEO poisoning.
AOL phisher pleads guilty in ID theft scheme 

AOL phisher pleads guilty in ID theft scheme

A 23-year-old man accused of sending spam and phishing emails that targeted AOL subscribers pleaded guilty on Wednesday in a US court, the country's Department of Justice (DOJ) ...
Phishing scheme dupes bank customers into forwarding phone calls 

Phishing scheme dupes bank customers into forwarding phone calls

A phishing scheme attempted this week to capture both victims' personal information and their phone calls, according to researchers at SecureWorks.
Thumbprint scheme aims to slash identity fraud 

Thumbprint scheme aims to slash identity fraud

An initiative championed by a consumer to slash the number of identity theft victims has been adopted by one of the UK's top credit reference agencies.
Man-in-the-middle phishing scheme targets Amazon.com 

Man-in-the-middle phishing scheme targets Amazon.com

Amazon.com is the latest target of a new wave of phishing schemes known as man-in-the-middle attacks.
Gmail users warned of new phishing scheme 

Gmail users warned of new phishing scheme

Security experts are warning of a new "widespread" phishing scheme that attempts to dupe users of Google's email service, Gmail, into offering account details in exchange for a ...
PayPal scheme urges customers to phone in personal info 

PayPal scheme urges customers to phone in personal info

A new phishing scheme is tempting PayPal users to call a malicious phone number and leave their account information, researchers warned today.
Phishers using VoIP for new scheme 

Phishers using VoIP for new scheme

A messaging security firm identified two new attacks this week that use voice over internet protocol (VoIP) to carry out phishing schemes.
MySpace target of hybrid phishing scheme 

MySpace target of hybrid phishing scheme

Users of the immensely popular MySpace.com social networking website are being targeted in a new "hybrid" phishing scheme aimed at stealing their identity, one security firm ...
Yahoo and Cisco submit email authentication scheme 

Yahoo and Cisco submit email authentication scheme

Yahoo and Cisco’s joint email authentication technology has finally been submitted as a standard to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
Email authentication scheme 'ready soon' 

Email authentication scheme 'ready soon'

An email authentication standard with broad industry support could be ready within two months, providing e-commerce companies with a new weapon to beat phishing attacks.
Caring sharing scheme defends against net attacks 

Caring sharing scheme defends against net attacks

Service providers and network operators will be able to share internet attack information thanks to a fledgling industry group.
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