News from spam in the world
Users of dating websites are becoming victims of phishing attacks sent via e-mails. These e-mails seek to steal individual login details for such websites, according to an investigation conducted by …
Hundreds of millions of computers and other devices are vulnerable to attacks from cyber criminals exploiting a bug in a piece of software crucial to operating systems and internet servers …
Tax credit claimants in Lincolnshire have been cautioned over an e-mail phishing scam sent out by cybercriminals in the period leading up to the 31 July deadline for renewing their …
Ebay has come under fire from security researchers after apparently choosing to ignore a vulnerability in its website, which has resulted in customer details being stolen. Forbes reports that it …
Email users have been warned to look out for the so-called “Peter Pan” virus, after thousands of people received a scam email claiming to be a receipt of a booking …
The European Union’s law enforcement agency Europol has launched a hacker-tracking agency to strengthen its ability to fight against cybercrime across the globe, technology magazine Wired reports. The Joint Cybercrime …
New research reveals that the average British email account has 260 emails sitting unopened in it – which equates to more than 14 billion across the country – with the …
Organisations are becoming increasingly aware of threats to their information security. Attempts to address the issue will lead global IT security spending to reach $71.1 billion in 2014, growing 7.9% …
Over 10,000 people that booked holidays abroad via online reservations aggregator Booking.com were the prime targets of a phishing scam, aiming to make them transfer hotel room payments to a …
August 15, 2014 While classic antivirus software solutions stop about half of malware, companies must — and many do — employ a wide array of new tools to counter the …
