Neowin News Feed for: Phishers

eBay: Phishers getting better organized, using Linux

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:53:39 +0000

When it comes to launching online attacks, criminals are getting more organized and branching out from the Windows operating system, eBay's security chief said Tuesday. eBay recently did an in-depth analysis of its threat situation,... Read more...

Google Gadgets can be misused by phishers

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:37:38 +0000

Google Gadgets are little programs that gather information on the Web and then display them on multiple Web pages, making it easy for Webmasters to display everything from sports scores to astronomical data across their... Read more...

Phishers Use Call Forwarding to Mask Fraud

Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:54:45 +0000

Researchers at Atlanta-based security vendor SecureWorks have uncovered a new type of phishing attack that circumvents a bank's attempt to detect fraud by tricking victims into forwarding their telephone calls to the attacker. The attack... Read more...

New PayPal key to help thwart phishers

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:11:12 +0000

Over the next few months, Ebay will be offering its PayPal users a new tool in the fight against phishers: a $5 security key. The security key is actually a small electronic device, designed to... Read more...

Microsoft Brings 129 Lawsuits Against Phishers

Tom Warren — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 08:38:56 +0000

Microsoft is helping law enforcers hunt down criminals who try to steal bank account details on the Internet and has initiated 129 lawsuits in Europe and the Middle East, the U.S. software company said. One... Read more...

Voice Phishers Dialing for PayPal Dollars

Steven Parker — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 11:00:54 +0000

Internet security experts have discovered a new phishing scam that uses voice recordings to pilfer money from PayPal accounts. In the newest social engineering attack, identity thieves have spammed fake PayPal account compromise warnings to... Read more...

Phishers try a phone hook

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 02:12:42 +0000

A San Francisco-based e-mail security company, Cloudmark, has said that it has seen 2 attacks this week. Both attacks consisted of spammed messages which warns of a problem with a bank account and instructs the... Read more...

Revenge of the Phishers

Wed, 25 May 2005 09:04:10 +0000

Never ones to miss out on the opportunity to hijack some popular culture to spread their evil wares, virus makers have been attacking IM services with a worm and phishing scam around the new Star... Read more...