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No end in sight to hacking of 'WoW' accounts

April 10, 2007 'Tens of thousands' of players' accounts have been compromised with keylogging exploit, security experts say. TAGS: World of Warcraft, Blizzard Entertainment, keylogging, hacker, hacking, exploit, account, victim, password, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: victim, U.K., credit card, password, e-mail, U.S., Microsoft Corp.

Worm plays games with victims

January 13, 2005 Cellery program lets victims play Tetris while it tries to infects other computers. TAGS: Tetris, victim, Sophos Plc., worm, video game, antivirus, games, virus, Microsoft Corp., video

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. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, victim, flaw, vulnerability, attacker, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, security, service pack, software company, trojan horse, PC, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

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." TAGS: Jouko Pynnonen, Java plug-in, Java, flaw, Sun Microsystems Inc., exploit, Java applet, advisory, victim, Linux, attack, vulnerability, Apple Computer, Web browser, virus, security

Miscreants encrypt files, hold them for ransom

May 24, 2005 In a new type of attack, user files are encrypted remotely and attackers demand money for key to decode them. TAGS: Websense Inc., attack, attacker, Symantec Corp., victim, malicious program, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Phishers target Yahoo Messenger

March 24, 2005 Phony messages direct people to a site that asks people for their Yahoo usernames and passwords. TAGS: e-mail filtering, SurfControl plc, Websense Inc., personal information, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo IM, phishing, MSN Messenger, attacker, IM, victim, P2P, hacker, Australia, MSN, attack

Phishers using DNS servers to lure victims?

March 8, 2005 Security experts warn that "pharming" could be the new frontier for online thieves looking to steal your personal data. TAGS: Internet Storm Center, DNS, pharming, phishing, victim, DNS server, Symantec Corp., security, server, spyware, Microsoft Corp.
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