Phishers turn to legit sites to steal information 

Phishers turn to legit sites to steal information

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 22 May 2008 9:56 AM
Normally, phishers have a short window of opportunity in which to conduct their attacks before service providers take the rogue sites offline. Now, they have found a new way to ...
Cyber-criminals turn to smaller botnets 

Cyber-criminals turn to smaller botnets

In Web/client - By Iain Thomson, 28 September 2007 9:46 AM
Size counts in online crime.
Hackers turn to PowerPoint for virus infection 

Hackers turn to PowerPoint for virus infection

In Applications - By Iain Thomson, 19 April 2007 1:00 PM
Slack patching leaves application open.
Turn in software pirates on new BSA site 

Turn in software pirates on new BSA site

By Dan Kaplan, 7 June 2006 9:47 PM
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has launched a website designed for reporting suspected internet auction fraud.
Most U.K. staff would turn in pirate bosses 

Most U.K. staff would turn in pirate bosses

By William Eazel, 27 March 2006 9:46 AM
Almost half of U.K. employees have suffered from exposure to "illegal or inappropriate activities" at work - including being asked to use pirated software, according to new ...
Cyber criminals turn to extortion with Zippo-A trojan 

Cyber criminals turn to extortion with Zippo-A trojan

By William Eazel, 17 March 2006 10:10 AM
Security experts have identified a tojan that encrypts victims' computer files, and then attempts to extort a ransom of $300 to restore the hijacked data.
Worms turn to top malware threat list  

Worms turn to top malware threat list

By William Eazel, 3 March 2006 9:33 AM
For the ninth month running, Sdbot.ftp has topped the list of the most prevalent global IT security threats, according to a newly published monitoring report.
Phishers turn to blended attacks to catch more surfers  

Phishers turn to blended attacks to catch more surfers

By William Eazel, 15 December 2005 11:25 AM
Organized criminal gangs are targeting online consumers with ever more sophisticated blended phishing attacks - some of which even find out details of their interests and use ...
Welsh students can turn graduate hackers 

Welsh students can turn graduate hackers

By David Quainton, 19 August 2005 2:30 PM
The world’s first postgraduate certificate in penetration testing and information security has been set up by a Welsh university.
Enterprises turn to firewall/VPN appliances 

Enterprises turn to firewall/VPN appliances

By Rob Jaques, 9 September 2004 12:30 PM
Fuelled by strong demand from the enterprise sector, global firewall/VPN security appliance shipments bucked a stagnant technology market in 2003 to record growth of 27 per ...
Symantec aquires anti-spam company Turn Tide 

Symantec aquires anti-spam company Turn Tide

By Marcia Savage, 14 July 2004 5:34 PM
Symantec added more anti-spam technology to its arsenal with its recent acquisition of Turn Tide.
Hackers Turn To P2P Resources For Attack Vectors 

Hackers Turn To P2P Resources For Attack Vectors

By Steve Gold, 18 March 2004 2:53 PM
A freely available peer-to-peer (P2P) hacking tool has become the weapon of choice for many hackers looking to take control of users' PCs.
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