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June 30, 2004
Spyware-Killers
multiply online
ZDNet.com - USA
... the issue. The site focuses more heavily on spyware information
than do similar sites at antivirus companies such as Symantec. But ...
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Sistemas Presents Virustotal, the Largest Public ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... presented Virustotal, a new service for the detection of viruses,
worms, and malware in general, allowing users to analyse files with
multiple antivirus engines ...
VISA
Reports Strong E-Commerce Growth, Increased Adoption Of ...
TMCnet - USA
Driven in part by innovative online security programs like Verified
by
Visa(R) that protect Internet shoppers, Visa's growth in e-commerce
is outpacing last ...
June 29, 2004
Experts
agree on method, not scope of IIS attacks
IDG.com - Singapore
Only setting the Internet Explorer security level to "high,"
and having up-to-date antivirus software to spot the Trojan horse program
as it is downloaded can ...
Microsoft
urges patch application to fight threat
Computerworld Australia - Australia
But users who keep their systems updated with the latest antivirus patches
or have the high-security setting turned on while browsing the Internet
should be ...
Analysis
shows nearly all fraud e-mails have fake 'from' ...
San Jose Business Journal - San Jose,CA,USA
... recipients to respond to them. The result of these scams is that
consumers suffer credit card fraud, identity theft, and financial loss.
...
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about Phishing Attacks
June 27, 2004
Computer
Experts Encourage Antivirus Protection
WHNT - Huntsville,AL,USA
It's even more reason for you to protect your computer with antivirus
software--something too many people wait until it's too late to do.
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How
a worm got into cellphones
International Herald Tribune - Paris,France ... wireless technology.
Kaspersky Labs, an antivirus software company based in Moscow, announced
its discovery of the worm on June 14. "We ...
Senate
approves identity theft bill
Austin Business Journal - Austin,TX,USA
John Carter, R-Round Rock, to increase penalties for identity theft.
The Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act was passed unanimously Friday...
WEB
attack aims to steal surfers' financial details
ComputerWorld - USA
Mikko Hypponen, director of antivirus research at Helsinki antivirus
company F-Secure Corp., said his team had stayed up all night examining
details of the new ...
June 24,
2004
Avoid
Getting Hooked by 'Phishing'
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... http://www.YourCreditCardCompanies.com, has additional resources
for consumers looking for ways to protect themselves against credit
card fraud and identity ...
Spam
Shilling Pirated Software Doubles
InternetWeek.com - USA
... Spam touting software typically concentrates on mass market programs,
such as Microsoft Office and Symantec's Norton AntiVirus, with prices
that seem too good ...
Identity
Theft
The Rocky Mountain Collegian - USA
... However, in 2003 more than 9.9 million Americans were victims of
identity theft, collectively losing $5 billion, according to a press
release issued by Eloise..
June 23,
2004
Tangled
In The Phishing Lines
WHIOtv.com - Dayton,Ohio,USA
... It's a huge problem, it's getting bigger, but it's one we're going
to solve," says Neal Creighton, chief executive of online security
firm GeoTrust. ...
US
Patent and Trademark Office Grants 'Single Use Credit Card
Send2Press (press release) - USA
... inventor of US Patent #6598031, brings to the American e-commerce
community the layer of protection, which virtually eliminates online
credit card fraud on the ...
Mastercard,
NameProtect Unite to Close Down Phishing Sites
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
... The first-of-its-kind partnership comes at a time when identity
theft and other forms of credit card fraud are on the rise.
June 22,
2004
Is
your antivirus app working? Are you sure?
ZDNet.com - USA
... traffic. Their Internet-facing servers, she told me, were all protected
with the latest release of a major antivirus software product. ...
Antivirus
firm says it has detected first mobile-phone worm
ComputerWorld - USA (IDG NEWS SERVICE)
Antivirus company Kaspersky Labs Ltd. said that it discovered what is
believed to be the...
Identity
theft: how you can protect and survive
VNUNet.com - London,England,UK
The proliferation of databases has led to an epidemic of identity theft.
... Identity theft has increased because the opportunities have increased,"
he says. ...
Consumer
Alert: Identity Theft on the Rise
TechNewsWorld - USA
... such as putting photos on all credit cards or using fingerprints
to verify each transaction, that could help to minimize identity theft,"
Norwich University's ...
Anti-Phishing
Group Vows To Stamp Out Online Identity Theft
InternetWeek.com - USA
... TECF wants to put an end to phishing attacks -- as well as spoofing
and other online identity theft threats, said its chairman, Shawn Eldridge.
Identity
Theft Affects Internet Marketers and Business Owners Too ...
Earth Times - USA
Identity theft has been called "The Designer Crime of The New Century"
and it is living up to its name and reputation, where someone takes
someone else's ...
Fraud
and the Internet
Portsmouth Herald - Portsmouth,NH,USA
... 100 percent liable when a purchase has been made with a stolen credit-card
number over the Internet. "The first call I ever got for this kind
of fraud was for ...
June 21,
2004
Credit Card Fraud - Cut
out the card sharps
VNUNet.com - London,England,UK
... Beefing up online security over the next few years is therefore
vital to boosting consumer confidence in e-business. "Online fraud
...
June 14, 2004
Online
security gets increasingly complex
Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis,IN,USA
... account online, Marie Jubran opens a Web browser and types in her
Swedish national ID number along with a four-digit password. For additional
security, she ...
Online
security breaches double in financial sector
iT News - Australia
Security attacks at major financial institutions more than doubled over
a year ago, said a survey of leading global banks, securities firms,
and insurance ...
AC
Nielsen Study Shows Consumers Increasingly Understand Online ...
W3Reports (Press Release) - United States
... Chesnut, Vice President of Trust and Safety for eBay and PayPal.
"Online security is central to everything we do at eBay and PayPal.
...
Hard
road to online security
eBCVG - USA
Drop the calls to abolish online banking, as there can be no turning
back on e-commerce, Commonwealth Bank security chief John Geurts has
warned industry ...
Survey
Shows Online Security Getting Better
TechNewsWorld - USA
... remained flat. Some 10 percent of the respondents said their companies
slashed their online security budgets from the previous year. ...
Two-day
Online 'Security Leadership Council' Commences June 29-...
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
... and IT security EDGEWATER, NJ, May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- IP Events
announced today that it will hold an innovative two-day online Security
Leadership Council that ...
June 1,
2004
In
perilous online world, simple passwords no longer suffice
Katu.com - Portland,OR,USA
... People will pay more attention to security as they keep more of
their lives online, said Robert Chesnut, eBay's vice president for rules,
trust and safety. ...
