Alleged mobile virus writer arrested in Spain
A man accused of creating and spreading a mobile phone virus has been arrested by police in Spain, according to reports.
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Internet Engineering Task Force approves DomainKeys Identified Mail anti-phishing technology
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has approved DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM), whose domain-identification technology prevents fraudulent junk emails from reaching users’ inboxes.
Gozi variant contains keylogger function
A fresh variant of the Russian Gozi virus has attacked thousands of computers in various countries in the past month.
Sophos: Web leaves email behind as attacker vector of choice
Hackers are increasingly spreading malware via the web rather than email, according to new research.
Anti-phishing, financial groups to hold e-crime summit this month
The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) announced today that it will join representatives from the financial services and law enforcement communities to host the Counter eCrime Operations Summit later this month.
MarkMonitor: More than a quarter-million cybersquatting attacks in first quarter of 2007
Cybersquatting is an ever-growing threat to brand reputation, with more than a quarter-million such attacks recorded this year, according to a report released Monday by MarkMonitor.
Symantec’s Altiris acquisition complete
Symantec announced Monday that it has completed its acquisition of the IT management software company Altiris.
Firefox users also vulnerable to ANI attacks
Researchers are warning users of Mozilla’s Firefox browser that they are also vulnerable to attacks exploiting the animated cursor ANI bug.
Pentagon, NASA hacker loses appeal, could face 60 years in prison after extradition to U.S.
Gary McKinnon, accused of hacking into Pentagon and NASA networks, has lost his fight against extradition to the United States in front of the British High Court.
Exploit in wild for CA storage software flaw
Hackers have released exploit code for a vulnerability in CA storage software, US-CERT (the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team) has warned.
