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'MyDoom' e-mail virus spreads fast *
A massive e-mail virus spread through the Internet at a rapid clip late yesterday, hitting corporate and home computers with as many as 1,000 e-mails a minute.
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* Business Professional Registry information harvesting e-mail scam *
Here's another new scam: Sign up for this "professional" association and lose your privacy!
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* e-mail Scams Glossary *
Here are some terms that might help you understand the hacking-cracking-spoofing-phishing nonsense. . .
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* Free BlockBuster scam *
Something for nuthin'? -- we don't THINK so!
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* Free games online phishing and/or trojan scam *
All your favourite games! Free! What's the catch? Harvesting, Virus, Worm, Trojan and/or identity theft, that's what.
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* Get Rich Quick phishing attempt *
Get rich quick? Or just immediately lose your identity?
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* Greeting Card scam *
A new scam, but no less EVIL! Don't click!
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* Scan and Sweep phishing scam *
Even if these hackers don't get your personal info and passwords -- at the very least -- they'll have "harvested" your e-mail and contact information!
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* Smoke Shop phishing scam *
"Bummer, dude!"
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* This eBay spoof message contains a potent virus *
Get rich quick scheme? You know better than that, don't you?
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* Vantage Prepaid credit card scam *
Respondents who knee-jerk (maybe they are somewhat desperate) are exploited by these creeps.
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* You're a member -- now confirm -- phishing scam *
You have just signed yourself up for a new website. . .or HAVE you?
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* Your face is on a YouTube porn video scam *
Here's something new: A warning that purports to come from a friend or colleague about YOU in a porn video on YouTube!
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* Your favourite recording artist new video scam *
Here's another new wrinkle: Your favourite recording artists has a new video that had not even be released yet! You could be the first to view it! (A strong hint: DON'T!)
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Antivirus worm chews through Canadian systems *
A computer worm designed to eliminate an earlier virus brought computer networks to a standstill Tuesday, hindering efforts in Ontario to recover from last week's power outage and forcing Air Canada to check passengers in manually across the country.
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Arresting (and understanding the nature of) viruses and e-mail scams *
Have you ever wondered why you get spam, hoaxes and phishing e-mails? Have you ever replied to a series of porn e-mails by requesting that they remove you from their list (a sure-fire way to be CONFIRMED as a working e-mail address)?
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At last: The Scam that WASN'T! *
This virus warning contains loads of important info to help safeguard your computer.
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Been scammed? How About if we scam you AGAIN? *
Oh, right. We guess the premise of this scam is if you bit once, you'll bite again!
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Bounty put on MyDoom creator's head *
Microsoft Corp. promised Thursday to pay $250,000 (U.S.) to anyone who helps authorities find and prosecute the author of a fast-spreading computer virus.
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Caixa bank fraud phishing attempt *
Here's another new scam: Sign up for this Spanish-language bank offer, and have your identity stolen!
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Casting call phishing attempt *
Ah, yes, your ego. Imagine being the centre of attention, like the girl pictured here. Could it happen to you? Why not open yourself up to a blatant PHISHING attempt and find out?
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Computer gremlins, confusion preceded big blackout *
During the hour before the Aug. 14 power blackout, engineers in the control centre of an Ohio utility struggled to figure out why transmission lines were failing and complained that a computer failure was making it difficult to determine what was going on, transcripts of telephone communications released Wednesday show.
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Computer worm wreaks havoc at firms *
Bharat Puri's half-a-million-dollar headache began precisely at 10:19 a.m. Tuesday.
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Concern Grows over Kama Sutra Computer Virus *
A destructive worm posing as a pornographic e-mail may already have infected hundreds of thousands of computers and could erase many everyday files on Feb. 3, security experts warned on Tuesday.
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Cracking Windows passwords in seconds *
If your passwords consist of letters and numbers, beware.
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Credit rating scam attempt *
Guard your credit rating? Be able to buy more stuff? Yeah, RIGHT!
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Cyber threats on rise: Report *
Businesses are more vulnerable to e-mail viruses, while individuals are more likely to be hit by adware and spyware, a new report from the McAfee Anti-virus and Vulnerability Emergency Response Team says.
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Dangerous new postcard e-mail / phishing attempt *
Illiterate, certainly, but you might click without thinking. . .DON'T!
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E-Mail virus points to human flaws *
The continued spread of a cleverly engineered computer virus exposes a key flaw in the global embrace of technology: Its users are human. Posing as a legitimate computer error message, the worm successfully tricked e-mail recipients into spreading it to friends, co-workers and business associates.
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FBI arrests suspect in Net-virus case *
Minnesota teen charged with unleashing damaging version of the 'Blaster' worm
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FTC urges computer users to block spam *
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and regulatory agencies in 26 countries warned hundreds of thousands of computer users Thursday they were unwittingly helping people who send floods of unwanted e-mail.
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Gold credit card scam attempt *
Another credit card offer? Sign up only if your security and identity are worthless to you. . .
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Group posts code to exploit Windows flaw *
A group in China released a program Friday that lets hackers exploit a flaw in Microsoft software and take over a victim's computer over the Internet.
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Hackers can control your PC -- and you won't even know it *
Computer security experts estimate that tens of millions of personal computers are infected with malicious software. Such programs -- generally classified as malware -- attack companies along with consumers.
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How e-mail can regain respect *
E-mail remains the Internet's killer application -- or "killer app," as the geeks call it. But for many people, corporate and private, it's become just a killer.
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How Gmail handles spoofing and phishing attempts *
Google is currently testing a service designed to alert Gmail users to messages that appear to be phishing attacks. . .
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Install-a-worm-now scam *
Yikes! Just HOW stupid (and gullible) do these bad dudes think we are? VERY stupid, apparently. DANGER, Will Robinson!
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Keeping tabs on cyber-terror *
Since the 2002 sale of their security threat management upstart, Security Focus, to Symantec for a cool $75 million U.S., the two co-founders stayed on -- as did most of the original staff -- remaining in Calgary.
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Knight Ridder Web sites hit by attack *
The Web sites of Knight Ridder's 31 daily newspapers slowed to a crawl or were made inaccessible by a denial-of-service attack that lasted several hours.
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Macs are virus targets, some experts warn *
MACs -- long considered "immune" to computer virus attack -- are now high-risk targets.
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Malaysian e-mail virus exploits terrorism fears *
A virus hidden in an e-mail purporting to warn of planned terrorist attacks is spreading in Malaysia, according to published reports.
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MalWare attacks on Small Businesses increase *
Ad-aware is a free spyware removal utility that scans your memory, registry, and hard drives for known spyware components and lets you remove them safely.
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McAfee Security *
McAfee, Inc. creates best-of-breed computer security solutions that prevent intrusions on networks and protect computer systems from the next generation of blended attacks and threats.
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McAfee VirusScan *
Fast-spreading mass-mailing viruses, worms and Trojans like Mydoom, Bagle and Sasser can easily infect exposed PCs over dial-up or broadband connections, forward themselves to your email contacts and even help remote hackers hijack personal information.
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Microsoft braces for MyDoom *
The MyDoom computer virus will try to crash
Microsoft Corp.'s computer network Tuesday, an attack security experts consider the mutating worm's final attempt to bring the Internet to a standstill.
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Microsoft mulls security in wake of worm *
Too busy to update your flawed software? Microsoft Corp. is considering whether Microsoft, flaws and all, should automatically do it for you.
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Microsoft red-faced over new Windows flaw *
Just moments before a top Microsoft executive told U.S. Congress about efforts to improve security, the company warned customers Wednesday of serious new flaws that leave its flagship Windows software vulnerable to Internet attacks remarkably similar to the Blaster virus that infected hundreds of millions of computers last month
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Microsoft to offer bounty on hackers *
Microsoft will announce on Wednesday that it will offer two $250,000 (U.S.) bounties for information that leads to the arrest of the people who released the MSBlast worm and the SoBig virus.
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Microsoft warns Internet Explorer users about virus *
Microsoft Corp. is warning its customers about a computer worm that exploits a flaw in its Internet Explorer browser.
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MyDoom author may be covering tracks *
A worm that started spreading on Sunday places the source code for the original MyDoom virus on victims' hard drives, an action equivalent to planting evidence, antivirus experts said Tuesday.
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Mydoom overwhelms SCO site *
A computer virus that targeted a small Utah software company performed as its perpetrators promised on Sunday, bringing down The SCO Group's website two days before a similar virus was programmed to attack Microsoft Corp.
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MyDoom virus targets Utah firm *
A computer virus that exploded on to the Internet this week has been designed to launch a co-ordinated electronic attack Sunday against a Utah software company that has angered hackers in a fight over the Linux operating system, industry observers say.
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Net security becoming corporate priority: Survey *
Internet security is slowly creeping up as a priority among top corporate executives, a new study reveals.
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Net virus spread may have peaked: report *
The volume of malicious computer worms and viruses spreading via the Internet appears to have peaked, a new study indicates.
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NetSky variant a greater threat than thought *
Security company Symantec raised its severity rating of the latest incarnation of the NetSky worm.
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Netsky.B could be pesky, virus experts say *
A new virus called Netsky.B surfaced Wednesday, travelling quickly enough to earn a medium-risk rating from virus makers.
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New virus spreading rapidly *
A virus-like infection that was the subject of urgent U.S. government and industry warnings spread rapidly Monday across the Internet, causing computers to mysteriously restart and coordinating an electronic attack against Microsoft Corp.
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New worm threatens Windows 2000 computers *
A fast-moving computer worm has shut down numerous computers running Windows 2000 software across the U.S. and the world, with major companies including ABC, CNN, The New York Times, Caterpillar, Chrysler and Disney being affected by the worm or its variants Tuesday.
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New worm's got sass, but not much else *
The security researchers at eEye Digital Security are not impressed with the Sasser worm.
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Newer, tougher bugs are swarming Web, study finds *
Internet surfers need to brace themselves for a growing number of sophisticated and contagious cyberspace bugs, a new study warns.
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PayPal phishée lettre essayer de scamme (en français; English-language version of warning) *
Un nouveau lettre essayer de scamme phishée; duper la lettre de phishing en français. Prendre garde!
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PayPal phishée lettre essayer de scamme (French-language version) *
Vous avez un compte de PayPal et une « mise à jour » est exigée ? Deviner encore, la bonne poire !
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Personal 'reading' harvesting attempt *
Just because your heart is full and pure doesn't mean you are invulnerable to greedy scam artists. . .
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Protect Your PayPal Account (Spoof warning) *
Recently, PayPal members have reported suspicious-looking e-mails and fake websites. Here's what to do if you receive a 'fake' e-mail.
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Reheated Bagle comes with side of source code *
The author of mass-mailing worm Bagle began distributing its source code and two new variants on Sunday, which could trigger another summer of misery for Windows users.
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Romantic harvesting attempt *
Imagine using romance to harvest your personal information. Pathetic!
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Sasser worm variants still spreading *
Sasser, the latest bug to wreak havoc on computers around the world, continued to spread itself across the Internet Tuesday as security experts urged users to take all possible precautions to safeguard their systems.
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Save us from virus of fanaticism *
What is it about operating systems that turns people into fanatics? A number of years ago it was unsafe for any Windows user to hang around Macintosh fans; today, it seems no one is safe from the "penguinistas," as Linux fanatics are called, after the system's penguin emblem.
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Second arrest made in worm attack *
Investigators have made a second arrest in connection with the "Blaster" computer worm, and the latest suspect is another juvenile accused of creating a variant of the worm.
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Second suspect arrested for Internet worm *
Police in Romania on Wednesday arrested a 24-year-old former student in connection with a computer-crippling Internet worm, according to a computer security company that aided police
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Shopping online safely *
Good deals, convenience and choices abound on the Internet. But before you use all the Internet has to offer, be cyber-smart and make your online experience safe.
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Sobig's second attack quashed: report *
Security experts have succeeded in locating and shutting down 20 computers identified in the Sobig virus, a U.S. news report says.
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Spam tolerance growing, study shows *
We're not any less annoyed by spam. We're just more accepting of it.
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Symantec adds product activation *
Security software and service company Symantec has added a controversial type of antipiracy technology to the new version of its main virus-zapping program.
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TD Canada Trust phishing scam *
Even if these creeps don't get your personal info and passwords -- at the very least -- they will have "harvested" your e-mail and contact information! Do not respond.
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Teen charged in worm attack says case is inflated *
A high school senior charged with modifying a version of the Internet worm that crippled computer networks worldwide said the government has exaggerated its case against him, and disputed media coverage that portrayed him as a computer-savvy loner.
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This message is NOT from evalu8.org *
It seems that as soon as a website begins to carry virus and spam’n’scam warnings (as we do, of course), it also attracts a certain amount of flak. . .
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This worm can be turned *
Malicious assaults on your computer's health aren't going to stop. Government and industry must help you build immunities, says security specialist ALAN PALLER
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U.S. warns of co-ordinated hacking 'contest' *
The U.S. government and private technology experts warned yesterday that hackers plan to attack thousands of Web sites Sunday in a loosely co-ordinated "contest" that could disrupt Internet traffic.
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Variant of Sobig virus spreads *
A new variant of the Sobig virus is spreading, warn security specialists.
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Virus aims at Kazaa, eDonkey *
File-sharing Web sites Kazaa and eDonkey are steeling themselves for a distributed denial-of-service attack expected Wednesday from a clutch of new variants of the NetSky worm.
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Virus alert -- some keywords to watch out for *
Here are some of the current viruses attacking computers...
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Virus causes sniffles but no epidemic *
The latest Internet attack on Microsoft operating systems by rogue software disabled tens of thousands of computers worldwide on Tuesday, though a fix had been available for nearly a month.
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Virus from Germany *
If you open the attachment -- you get a nasty surprise: your very own evil virus. Do NOT open attachments from people you do not know!
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Virus poetry *
The author of the latest variant of the Bagle worm has gone beyond penning virus code: The writer has also included a poem in the document attachment on which the worm piggybacks.
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Windows cracked again *
Microsoft Corp. acknowledged a critical vulnerability Wednesday in nearly all versions of its flagship Windows operating system software, the first such design flaw to affect its latest Windows Server 2003 software.
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Yours Best Jobs clumsy harvesting attempt *
Whether respondents are motivated by greed -- or need -- innocent (if somewhat naïve) consumers are exploited by these creeps every day.
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Zone Alarm Warning Reminder (Zone Alarm is Free) *
ZoneAlarm offers a free (and highly effective) firewall program you can down load from download.com, or from their own site. The free software is quite adequate for the home computer user. Read their warning note...
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Anti-spam laws junk, observers say *
Won't do anything to fix problem, many contend
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Sobig-C worm spreading, security experts say *
Chances are pretty good that Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates is not really writing to you. And unless you have good reason to believe he really is writing to you, don't open any e-mail you get from bill@microsoft.com — it's most likely a virus.
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Talks begin on Internet regulation *
International negotiations have begun on how and whether to manage the Internet, along with associated problems such as junk e-mail and pornography.
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Trojan spyware suspects arrested as major industrial espionage scandal emerges *
For all those webmasters who ridicule the idea of a virus enabling a hacker to "log keystrokes," here's a story that will curdle their blood: A London-based Israeli couple are at the centre of one of the world's largest industrial espionage and computer hacking scandals. And yes, says one source: "We think the Trojan had the ability to log keystrokes."
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