Attackers Targeting .Edu Sites in SEO Poisoning Campaigns

Having mastered the art of poisoning search engine results for .com sites, attackers are now turning their attention to .edu sites, linking their keyword campaigns to educational institutions as a way of lending their malicious sites more credence in the eyes of Google. The goal of these attacks ...

Unstoppable New Phishing Attacks Blanket Facebook, Twitter, Hotmail

How quaint seem the days when naïve hacker wannabes phished PayPal logons, then posted them on IRC chat channels, to try to make a few bucks — but mostly for bragging rights. That was circa 2002-2003. Fast forward to the present. At this moment, Facebook is being blanketed by two high-volume emai...

Hackers Pounce on Michael Jackson's Death

As night follows day, malicious hackers are following high-profile news around celebrity deaths to launch attacks. According to a warning from the U.S. Computer Emergency Response team, there are several spam campaigns, phishing attacks, and malicious code targeting the recent deaths of Michael...

Old phishing sites still sending spam, attracting victims

The cooperative effort of ISPs, security vendors, volunteer groups and other interested parties has helped develop a quick and efficient method for taking down phishing sites, usually within hours or days of their appearance. However, many phishing sites that have been up for a week or more still...