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Top executives face personalized e-mail attacks
July 2, 2007 MessageLabs reports a surge in malicious spam aimed at individuals in senior management positions--and their family members.Thousands of Brits fall victim to data theft
October 10, 2006 U.K. police struggle to contact people whose passwords and credit card details have been stolen.Malaysian e-mail virus exploits terrorism fears
December 29, 2003 Potential victims receive a virus-laden e-mail that claims to warn of five planned terrorist attacks, with the times and places supposedly leaked by an anonymous Malaysian government source.'Phishing' scams luring more users
April 19, 2004 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.New virus disguised as PayPal e-mail
November 14, 2003 A computer virus that camouflages itself as a message from PayPal has started spreading among home users, antivirus companies say.Virus hooks onto CNN headlines
January 20, 2005 The Crowt virus spreads using e-mail messages that grab the latest headlines from the well-known news Web site.Phishers lie in wait for Google searchers
December 2, 2004 Many are setting up legitimate looking e-commerce sites that disguise links to malicious software as pictures of goods on sale, firm says.Phishing--who's taking the bait now?
November 23, 2004 Kavado CEO Vikram Desai says blended phishing is likely to sucker more users into divulging valuable information.Feds arrest alleged Internet ID thief
January 27, 2006 California man faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted on charges he defrauded America Online customers.Phishers change bait as IM use grows
March 30, 2005 Scammers are increasingly using IM to launch phishing attacks, according to a report.This week in phishing
December 3, 2004 Phishers are setting up fraudulent e-commerce Web sites and waiting for victims using Google and other search engines to find them.Pop-up toolbar spreads via IE flaws
June 9, 2004 Criminal charges could result for those who use Explorer vulnerabilities to trigger pop-up ads on PCs.Zotob damage deep but not widespread
October 26, 2005 Hackers go for gain rather than pain, a study from security firm Cybertrust says.Phishers get personal
May 26, 2005 Spammers and online fraudsters are exploiting Web site features to learn more about their victims and better hone their attacks.PCs falling victim to Windows flaws
July 12, 2005 Microsoft issues three "critical" security alerts and warns that miscreants are already exploiting two holes in Windows.New MyDoom draws on IE flaw to spread
November 9, 2004 Antivirus firms tell PC users to turn on firewalls--Microsoft has yet to patch the Internet Explorer vulnerability.Double MyDoom for Internet Explorer flaw
November 9, 2004 A second MyDoom offshoot is taking advantage of an unpatched security hole in Microsoft's Web browser to spread.New Mimail mixes tricks for PayPal scam
January 16, 2004 In their quest to bypass security protections, virus writers are now using Trojan horse programs to upload their malicious code to a victim's PC.Java flaw could lead to Windows, Linux attacks
November 23, 2004 Threat affects various operating systems and major browsers such as IE and Firefox, leading experts to rate it "critical."Phishers target Yahoo Messenger
March 24, 2005 Phony messages direct people to a site that asks people for their Yahoo usernames and passwords.
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