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Twitter Resets Passwords for Thousands of Users
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 09, 2012
The mico-blogging service says some passwords were compromised.
Tags: Twitter, cyberattack, phishing, password, hack
Apple iPhone Vulnerable to SMS Spoofer
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 20, 2012
Hackers can send texts that look like they come from your bank, your employer or even your mom.
Tags: iPhone, Apple, security vulnerability, phishing, text messaging, sms, spoof
Spam, Malware, Virus Outbreaks Rise in 2012: Report
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 26, 2012
E-mail is more dangerous than ever.
Tags: security, spam, malware, virus, phishing, e-Mail
Phishing Websites Reach All-Time High
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 20, 2012
Security researchers found 56,859 fake websites for their latest report.
Tags: security, phishing
Google Teams with Facebook and Microsoft to Phight Phishing
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 30, 2012
The DMARC alliance hopes to prevent phishing messages from reaching users' spam folders.
Tags: Facebook, Google, Microsoft, phishing, DMARC
Phishing Attack Aimed to Obtain Apple Users' Credit Card Information
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 02, 2012
The attack targeted people who received new Apple products during the holidays.
Tags: Apple, phishing
New York Times Mistakenly Spams 8 Million People
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 29, 2011
The paper meant to send an e-mail to 300 people, but instead sent it to a much larger list.
Tags: spam, phishing, e-Mail
Email Scammers Aim at Military Families
By Larry Barrett | Article Published November 03, 2010
Phishers use unsolicited emails pretending to be from USAA, a financial services firm, to obtain sensitive data.
Tags: security, email, phishing, military, scam
Phishing Ploy Forces Twitter to Reset Passwords
By Larry Barrett | Article Published February 02, 2010
The microblogging site has reset some Twitter users' passwords after a phishing attack attempted to steal their login information.
Tags: Facebook, security, Twitter, cyber security, phishing
World of Warcraft Attacked by Phishers
By Larry Barrett | Article Published September 30, 2009
Hackers have devised a clever pop-up phishing scam to spread malware via World of Warcraft.
Tags: security, software, malware, phishing, World of Warcraft
Campaign Shocker: Both Camps Hit By Summer Cyber Attack
By Chris Nerney | Article Published November 05, 2008
Campaign Shocker: Both Camps Hit By Summer Cyber Attack
Tags: security, hackers, Obama, phishing, data theft, McCain, fantasy football
Phishers Focusing in on New Targets
By Kate Stoodley | Article Published February 02, 2005
No longer satisfied with running banking scams, phishers are focusing their sights on the health care industry and utilities in their ever-expanding attempts to rip off users.
Tags: browsers, services, CA, phishing, e-Mail