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The future of malware: Trojan horses

October 13, 2006 Targeted attacks used for industrial espionage have become the nightmare scenario for big companies, researchers say. TAGS: Alex Shipp, attack, radar, Graham Cluley, MessageLabs Ltd., organization, Sophos Plc., security company, trojan horse, threat, consultant, Symantec Corp., malware, researcher, Microsoft Office, security

Year in review: Scams up, but big Net attack averted

December 23, 2008 The bad news: cybercriminals stepped up efforts to separate consumers from their money. The good news: a major flaw in Internet protocol got fixed. TAGS: flaw, attack, Facebook, patch management, IP, researcher, malware, bank, security, video

Trojan attack targets top executives

September 25, 2007 Security company MessageLabs warns of risk posed by malware-infected e-mails aimed at the "chiefs" of public companies. TAGS: MessageLabs Ltd., top executive, representative, trojan horse, attack, e-mail, malware, security

Phishing overtakes viruses and Trojans

January 30, 2007 Security experts say phishing attacks are becoming more sophisticated, outnumber e-mails infected with malicous software. TAGS: phishing, MessageLabs Ltd., Graham Cluley, Sophos Plc., virus attack, bank, attack, code, trojan horse, virus, e-mail, malware, security

Vista plays hide-and-seek with hackers

June 1, 2006 Windows update beta aims to foil attacks by loading key system files in different locations each time the PC starts. TAGS: David Litchfield, malicious code, buffer, attack, Microsoft Windows Vista, location, open source, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows Update, malware, Linux, Microsoft Windows, PC

Is Mac OS as safe as ever?

February 27, 2006 Trio of threats suggest hackers are now eyeing the previously ignored software. Should fans worry? TAGS: Inqtana, malicious code, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, threat, hacker, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Computer, worm, owner, security, attack, malware, virus, operating system, antivirus
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