APWG reports spread of crimeware contagion

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• APWG reports spread of crimeware contagion
• UK survey aims to quantify prevalence of cyber stalking
• Top brands deluge customers with 'unwanted email'
• Suspect in eBay phishing scam arrested in Romania
• Spammers hit email users with new html attack
• Meeting the new PCI wireless requirements
• Canuck privacy boss probes Facebook 'like' button
• Safari Vulnerable to Auto-Fill Security Bug (Again)
• Man gets 10 years for VoIP hacking
• Comcast hackers get 18 months in prison
• The Microsofting of Juniper Networks

APWG reports spread of crimeware contagion Posted: 24 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT eCrime gangs have been increasingly active on social networks, gaming websites and online classifieds, according to Q1 2010 Phishing Activity Trends report by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG).

UK survey aims to quantify prevalence of cyber stalking Posted: 24 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT A U.K. organization is conducting a survey to gauge the prevalence of cyberstalking, an undocumented problem that may be becoming increasingly prevalent.

Top brands deluge customers with 'unwanted email' Posted: 24 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT PC World, JD Sports, Woolworths, Aldi, B&Q and Arcadia Group have been named and shamed as the UK brands most likely to 'spam' customers with unwanted email, according to a new analysis.

Suspect in eBay phishing scam arrested in Romania Posted: 24 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Romanian authorities have arrested a phishing scammer who broke into eBay systems and accessed confidential files, including data of eBay customers and their transactions.

Spammers hit email users with new html attack Posted: 24 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Spammers have suddenly cranked up the use of malicious html file attachments in recent days, according to security company Barracuda Networks.

Meeting the new PCI wireless requirements Posted: 24 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Beginning Sept. 30, Visa will require merchants and related businesses to conduct wireless security scans to prove compliance with version 1.2 of the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) which is designed to safeguard cardholder data from wireless threats.

Canuck privacy boss probes Facebook 'like' button Posted: 24 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Facebook received welcome news that the Canadian Privacy Commissioner is satisfied the social network addressed privacy complaints lodged against it two years ago, but the social networking site is not yet entirely off the hook.

Safari Vulnerable to Auto-Fill Security Bug (Again) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT You might remember that Apple's Safari browser got hit by a nasty security bug involving its text auto-fill feature in late July. Apple squashed this bug with the Safari 5.0.1 update, but according to the researcher who discovered the auto-fill flaw in the first place, the bug is back.

Man gets 10 years for VoIP hacking Posted: 24 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT A Venezuelan man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday for stealing and then reselling more than 10 million minutes of Internet phone service.

Comcast hackers get 18 months in prison Posted: 24 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Two hackers convicted of defacing Comcast's website two years ago were sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison.

The Microsofting of Juniper Networks Posted: 24 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT The Microsoft pedigree of senior executives at Juniper Networks has infused a new software centrism within the routing and switching company.

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