California, Oct 29: Just weeks after Hotmail came under a massive phishing attack, the popular social networking site, Facebook now faces a double whammy with a phishing scheme and banking trojan waiting to plunder the users' computers for personal information and login data.Security researchers have warned Facebook users against phishing campaign which is part of the global Zeus botnet or Zbot. The...
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As the feeling that the bad boys of the internet are all in the West and that phishing attacks are a rarity in India gets a beating with every passing day, the market for online domain security and validation is witnessing an uptick. According to Murali Venkatesan, product specialist, Sify, the risks are significantly higher in a net-connected world where users not only send personal...
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Phishing Works." 23 November 2005. HowStuffWorks.com. 20 November 2009.one day and find a message from your bank. You've gotten e-mail from them before, but this one seems suspicious, especially since it threatens to close your account if you don't reply immediately. What do you do?, a method of online identity theft. In addition to stealing personal...
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Have you been hit like millions of Facebook users by a new phishing scam that can result in crashing your computers or mobile phones and steal your passwords? If not, beware, do not open the files ending with '.at' or '.be.'The phishing scam is being run through the spam messages which steals the sensitive information of the Facebook users. In the attack, the messages are circulated with a subject...
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code.Safari may have stolen much of the browser thunder in recent years, but that doesn't mean that other players aren't still plowing ahead, as evidenced byIf you've only recently switched to the Mac, you may not remember the dark times before Apple developed its own browser. There was a terrifying age when the browser bundled with OS X was none other than the monstrosity of Microsoft's Internet Explorer....
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Monitoring and regulating the cyberspace will be easier and faster, with the Union government notifying the amendments to the Information Technology Act last week.Among other things, the amended IT Act empowers the government to intercept and block information traffic for purposes of cyber security and prevention of cyber crimes such as offensive emails and child pornography. The amendments were passed...
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anymarriage, there is a natural division of labour. Around here, we try to play topeople’s inherent strengths, which is why my gadget-loving husband isresponsible for anything that falls under the category of computers.Andwhen I say he “is responsible,” what I really mean is thathe’s the one who is blamed for every technical glitch I don’tunderstand — from WiFi problems and unforeseen iPhone surcharges...
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crime profile in the city is changing with more of non-violent and white collar offence getting reported in the recent months, according to Commissioner of Police T. Rajendran.“Of late there have been offences involving net-banking frauds, phishing mails, credit cards and impersonation… criminals have been adopting novel ways to cheat vulnerable people. The incidence of violent crimes has come down,”...
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maker of the popular FarmVille game has agreed to change its practices that subjected Facebook users to some scammy offers. But the more games and apps that you use on Facebook, the higher your risk for malware, phishing scams and hacking. Here are four tips for staying secure.Thanks to Facebook's recent redesign, a massive amount of content continually flows down the middle of your Facebook homepage....
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code.Few things are more valuable than your personal data. Associate Editor Erik Larkin shows you how to protect it.for such Webmail providers as AOL, Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahoo appeared on Pastebin.com, a programmer's Website.The Webmaster, Paul Dixon, wrote that "for reasons unknown," some "miscreants" posted the data on his site. Dixon removed the stolen info, which Microsoft and, not phishing. Either...
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