Spear Phishing

Crooks using Zeus in new Facebook attacks

Angela Moscaritolo November 30, 2011

Variants of the Zeus trojan are being used in new Facebook and banking heists, security researchers and law enforcement are warning.

Phishing, the Slim Jim of cybercrime

Stephen Cobb, security evangelist at ESET • November 03, 2011

Phishing is all grown up and operated on a large-scale by well-funded cybercriminals who use botnets to harvest personal data and sell it on the black market.

Reducing network breaches

Chris Harget, senior product marketing manager, ActivIdentity, part of HID Global November 01, 2011

Consistent communication about the risk of social engineering is the first step in preventing network breaches, says Chris Harget, senior product marketing manager, ActivIdentity, part of HID Global.

Banker trade group warns of phishing uptick

Angela Moscaritolo October 27, 2011

Cybercriminals typically ramp up their phishing efforts during the holiday season and following natural disasters, according to the American Bankers Association.

Linking alms

David Harley, ESET senior research fellow • August 08, 2011

I can't believe my own luck: Money and job offers are just pouring in.

Operation Shady Rat reveals vulnerability to cyber intrusion

Greg Masters August 03, 2011

A new McAfee report details a massive attack, ongoing for at least five years, that has targeted corporations, governments and even tiny nonprofits.

Crooks opt for spear phishing despite higher upfront cost

Dan Kaplan June 30, 2011

Cybercriminals are scrapping widespread malicious email campaigns for more targeted attacks, according to a new Cisco report.

Flash exploits might signal APT activity

Dan Kaplan June 17, 2011

An Adobe Flash vulnerability that was fixed this week is being leveraged in widespread but targeted drive-by downloads and spear phishing attacks.

IMF latest victim of "major" cyberattack, breach

Angela Moscaritolo June 13, 2011

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has suffered a major cyberattack, the latest incident in a string of cyberattacks against high-profile organizations.

Fighting cybercrime

Randy Abrams, director of technical education, ESET May 23, 2011

If you aren't fighting cybercrime in the workplace you are probably a victim.

Epsilon may have been tipped off that it was a target

Dan Kaplan April 08, 2011

The longtime partner of email marketing services provider Epsilon apparently warned the company last fall that it could be targeted by malware attacks.