News by Tag: Spear Phishing
EC-Council Forewarns Organizations About the Dangers of Phishing Attacks
February 14, 2012
New research shows that cybercriminals are moving away from mass spam attacks and focusing on more targeted hacking techniques. The most common of these methods is phishing.
February 14, 2012
New research shows that cybercriminals are moving away from mass spam attacks and focusing on more targeted hacking techniques. The most common of these methods is phishing.
Websites of Independent Military Publication Suffers Cyber-attack
July 1, 2011
Recently, various websites of Gannett Government Media Corporation suffered cyber-attacks resulting in disruption of access to users and compromise of user data.
July 1, 2011
Recently, various websites of Gannett Government Media Corporation suffered cyber-attacks resulting in disruption of access to users and compromise of user data.
Cyber-attack Group Targets Arizona Department of Public Safety, Gains Access to Classified Files
June 24, 2011
Recently, cyber-attack group Lulz Sec released sensitive documents associated with Arizona Department of Public Safety.
June 24, 2011
Recently, cyber-attack group Lulz Sec released sensitive documents associated with Arizona Department of Public Safety.
Google Intercepts Spear Phishing Attack Targeting Military and Government Personnel
June 2, 2011
Recently, Google unearthed a major spear phishing campaign, which targeted military, government and media professionals.
June 2, 2011
Recently, Google unearthed a major spear phishing campaign, which targeted military, government and media professionals.
Data Breach Incidents Expose Individuals to Identity Theft, Spear-Phishing and Fraud
May 13, 2011
Data breach incidents expose users to varied threats such as identity theft, fraud, scam e-mails and spear-phishing attacks.
May 13, 2011
Data breach incidents expose users to varied threats such as identity theft, fraud, scam e-mails and spear-phishing attacks.
Canadian Government Departments Face Security Breach
February 18, 2011
Attackers used social engineering and spear phishing to infiltrate the networks of Canadian Government Departments
February 18, 2011
Attackers used social engineering and spear phishing to infiltrate the networks of Canadian Government Departments
Hacker Halted USA Returns to Miami - October 21-27, 2011
January 20, 2011
Hacker Halted USA begins on Friday, October 21 and ends the following week on Thursday, October 27.
January 20, 2011
Hacker Halted USA begins on Friday, October 21 and ends the following week on Thursday, October 27.
Authentication Tokens from Banks Make Mobile Phones Susceptible to Attacks
January 18, 2011
Bank customers are required to enter the security token number to complete third party payments through Internet banking.
January 18, 2011
Bank customers are required to enter the security token number to complete third party payments through Internet banking.
Christmas Card Steals Privileged Information. Information Security Researchers Fear Cyber Espionage
January 5, 2011
xperts have identified that a variant of Zeus Trojan was used to install malware in computer systems. When unwary recipients clicked on the greeting card link, they were prompted to open a .zip file.
January 5, 2011
xperts have identified that a variant of Zeus Trojan was used to install malware in computer systems. When unwary recipients clicked on the greeting card link, they were prompted to open a .zip file.