Gang uses high tech in cheque fraud crime 

Gang uses high tech in cheque fraud crime

In Hackers - By Iain Thomson, 3 August 2010 12:19 PM
No arrests made yet.
Black Hat: Australian researcher uses flaws to force ATMs to spit out cash 

Black Hat: Australian researcher uses flaws to force ATMs to spit out cash

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 30 July 2010 1:55 PM
Wows packed house with live demonstration.
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.
Wireless adware threat uses "carrier" computer to spread 

Wireless adware threat uses "carrier" computer to spread

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 25 May 2010 1:36 PM
Dubbed "typhoid adware".
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.
Complex malware uses copyright threats to blackmail victims 

Complex malware uses copyright threats to blackmail victims

In Applications - By Iain Thomson, 19 April 2010 1:50 PM
Malware threatens to publish users' internet history.
Malicious Facebook flash player detected  

Malicious Facebook flash player detected

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 22 October 2009 10:30 AM
A fake version of Facebook has been detected that infects unsuspecting users with malware.
"Byzantine" botnet uses military, education servers for spam 

"Byzantine" botnet uses military, education servers for spam

In Messaging - By Jim Carr, 5 May 2008 11:02 AM
Researchers at an Eastern European security company have uncovered a spam-sending scheme of "Byzantine complexity" that attempts to use military and university email servers to ...
Google uses Postini to beef up apps 

Google uses Postini to beef up apps

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 4 October 2007 1:13 PM
Google has boosted the storage and security for its US$50 per year Google applications suite, which includes a variety of tools, including word processing, spreadsheets and ...
Spam campaign uses Northern Territory Library as bait 

Spam campaign uses Northern Territory Library as bait

In Messaging - By Negar Salek, 24 August 2007 3:16 PM
A spam email purporting to be legitimate news from the ‘Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’ is circulating across Australia and leading users to an infected website in Korea, ...
Storm Worm uses e-cards to push spam near all-time high 

Storm Worm uses e-cards to push spam near all-time high

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 21 August 2007 7:25 AM
Spam — spearheaded by a Storm Worm-related spike in malicious e-card messages — has driven the level of junk messages to more than eight in 10 emails.
MessageLabs: 20 percent of image spam uses PDFs 

MessageLabs: 20 percent of image spam uses PDFs

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 3 August 2007 9:52 AM
One of five image spam emails captured during July contained a scam PDF document, according to research released this week by messaging security vendor MessageLabs.
Trojan uses Hotmail and Yahoo as spam hosts 

Trojan uses Hotmail and Yahoo as spam hosts

In Messaging - 9 July 2007 1:32 PM
Scammers bypassing authentication systems.
Phishing scam uses other phishing scams to steal personal information 

Phishing scam uses other phishing scams to steal personal information

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 8 March 2007 12:03 AM
Phishers are using a new bait to lure in victims - other phishing attacks.
Worm uses Real Media files to infect 

Worm uses Real Media files to infect

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 16 November 2006 8:26 PM
McAfee is warning of a new worm that modifies Real Media files and launches a malicious website without a user prompt.
Trojan keylogger uses Adobe reader as bait 

Trojan keylogger uses Adobe reader as bait

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 14 November 2006 6:46 PM
A spoofed email message targeting Adobe users, which claims to have the latest version of the company's PDF reader, but actually contains a malicious trojan keylogger, has been ...
Phishing scam uses Social Security ploy 

Phishing scam uses Social Security ploy

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 10 November 2006 6:15 PM
US Federal officials are warning Social Security beneficiaries not to fall victim to a phishing scam.
SpamThru trojan uses p2p, anti-virus solutions to wipe out competitors, spread spam 

SpamThru trojan uses p2p, anti-virus solutions to wipe out competitors, spread spam

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 23 October 2006 7:36 PM
Researchers are warning of a spam-dispensing trojan notable for using anti-virus solutions to its own advantage - capitalising on pirated anti-virus software to cancel out ...
Exploit uses PowerPoint flaw in targeted attacks 

Exploit uses PowerPoint flaw in targeted attacks

By Frank Washkuch, 14 July 2006 9:00 PM
Microsoft PowerPoint users were warned this week about a new exploit that takes advantage of a zero-day flaw in the program to drop a malicious file onto a compromised computer.
Financial firm uses digital certicates for customers 

Financial firm uses digital certicates for customers

By Dan Ilett, 18 May 2004 5:13 PM
Financial services firm Wachovia Corporation has implemented RSA Keonâ digital certificate management software to secure access to its customers’ financial information.
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