Spear-Phishing Attacks: Cybercriminals Know Everything About You
If you want to know just how sophisticated and targeted cyber attacks can be, consider one so-called spear phishing attack against a well-known public figure.
Protecting Yourself from Spear Phishing
One of the big trends this year is spear phishing. These are phish attacks that are frequently (though not always) against high profile users. The purpose of these attacks is to steal sensitive data or get elevation of privilege inside the service by exploiting a software vulnerability within the user's computer that transmits usernames and passwords back to the phisher.
Spam in June: Phishing Attacks on Facebook and Habbo Intensify
Kaspersky Lab presents its spam report for June 2011. The volume of spam in mail traffic increased slightly compared to May and averaged 83.3%. The most popular topics were Osama bin Laden's death, the last Harry Potter movie the anniversary of Michael Jackson's death.
Phishing email used in serious RSA attack surfaces
13 words upend the world's security The theft of secret data related to RSA's SecurID tokens used by 40 million employees to access sensitive networks likely started with a 13-word email, evidence uncovered through a researcher's dogged sleuthing suggests.…
Spear phishers renew attack on feds' Gmail
Gov officials (still) stalked A targeted campaign to collect Gmail passwords from senior US government officials and military personnel is showing no signs of letting up more than two months after Google first warned it had already snared hundreds of victims.… Free Whitepaper: Implementing Energy Efficient Data Centers
