The number of phishing e-mails intercepted by MessageLabs jumps from 337,000 in January to 2.5 million in November.
Posted by Dan Ilett
Security firm MessageLabs says the number of e-mails that use the deceptive tactic has increased from 279 per month to 215,643 over the past six months.
Posted by Munir Kotadia
President Bush has signed into law a bill that mandates minimum sentences for ID fraudsters, including Net-reliant "phishers."
Posted by Declan McCullagh
Security experts say phishing attacks are becoming more sophisticated, outnumber e-mails infected with malicous software.
Posted by Tom Espiner
Security vendor MessageLabs says corporate e-mail is a target of criminal hackers' malware in advance of this summer's Olympics in Beijing.
Posted by Robert Vamosi
MessageLabs reports a surge in malicious spam aimed at individuals in senior management positions--and their family members.
Bank-stealing Trojans wait for victims to sign onto their bank's Web site and then steal money.
Posted by Joris Evers
What would malware look like if it came to life in a mad scientist's lab? One artist has the answer.
E-mail recipients are increasingly being offered religious salvation through bulk, unsolicited e-mail.