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New Worm Targets AOL Instant Messenger
When a machine is compromised with such software, it gives hackers the ability to execute remote commands and install anything they want on the vulnerable PC.
E-mail scam phishes for Wells Fargo clients
The e-mail, making its rounds locally, shows "Wells Fargo" as the sender and has the subject "Update Your Wells Fargo Accounts!"
Stealing your ID can be as easy as ABC
I had just called her on an unlisted cellphone number and informed her that I had her Social Security number, Visa card number, bank account and personal identification numbers, and eBay account name and password.
Phishers Sinking to New Lows
But if your thoughts are halfway around the world, in a war zone where every day is a life-or-death matter for a loved one, and your bank is the Armed Forces Bank, then just maybe you get fooled this one time. Just takes once. Low-life scammers count on it — all the way to the bank.
Computer bug strikes again – Sober.Q, a familiar nemesis, has political message
A persistent computer virus of German origin has flared again, this time dumping torrents of right-wing messages and Web site links into e-mail inboxes worldwide.
One man created most PC viruses – 70% of infections worldwide this year traced to 18-year-old
"Sasser may have taken top spot, but six of the biggest viruses of the last six months were Netsky and Bagle variants," Cluley said. "These caused a continued nuisance for PC users the world over as their authors entered into a very public game of virus writing one-upmanship."
Fake Bin Laden File Harbors Virus
The virus was attached to a message that was posted on over 30,000 Usenet newsgroups and is not being spread via e-mail, said Web security vendor Sophos.
New Bagle worm spreading; source code is revealed – Leading antivirus firms issued alerts about two new variants yesterday
When run, the new Bagle worms display a message box with the title "Error! Can’t find a viewer associated with the file." Like earlier versions of Bagle, the new variants also harvest e-mail addresses from files stored on the computers they infect and have their own Simple Mail Transfer Protocol engines, which they use to send large volumes of infected e-mail messages.
Web attack aims to steal surfers’ financial details -ISPs hosting major online auction and banking sites may have been compromised – Update Possible source server shut down
According to Hypponen, the group has hacked into Web servers of some major Internet service providers that host "huge" Web sites, such as an online auction site and banking sites, to append malicious code to their pages.
Sasser worm could hit hard today 5/3 Experts warned it could spread quickly today as workers returned to the office with infected laptops
Microsoft Corp. issued an unusual weekend security warning Saturday that a worm has been unleashed on the Internet taking advantage of a security hole announced publicly last month (see story). Microsoft once again urged users…
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