Security Fix Archive: Misc.
Spam Rates Recovering From 3FN Takedown
Google published a report on spam rates this past quarter indicating that spam volumes declined roughly 30 percent following the Federal Trade Commission's takedown of the troubled online hosting provider 3FN early last month. Google says spammers have already made...
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July 1, 2009; 12:54 PM ET |
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| Tags: google postini 3fn ftc
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FFSearcher: A Stealthy Evolution in Click Fraud
Every so often, a new piece of malicious software comes along that introduces a subtle yet evolutionary technological leap, a quickly-mimicked shift that allows cyber crooks to be far more stealthy in plying their trade. According to research released last...
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Brian Krebs
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June 30, 2009; 7:20 AM ET |
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| Tags: click fraud, ffsearcher
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Ex-DHS Cyber Chief Tapped as President of ICANN
Former Department of Homeland Security cyber chief Rod A. Beckstrom has been tapped to be the new president of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the California based non-profit that oversees the Internet's address system. Most recently,...
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June 26, 2009; 7:30 AM ET |
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Microsoft Debuts Free Antivirus Software Beta
Microsoft on Tuesday released a beta version of its new free anti-virus offering, Microsoft Security Essentials (a.k.a "Morro"). My review, in short: the program is a fast, easy to use and unobtrusive new addition to the stable of free anti-virus...
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Brian Krebs
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June 24, 2009; 7:00 AM ET |
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| Tags: microsoft security essentials, morro
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Web Fraud 2.0: Franchising Cyber Crime
For the most part, cyber gangs that create malicious software and spread spam operate as shadowy, exclusive organizations that toil in secrecy, usually in Eastern Europe. But with just a few clicks, anyone can jump into business with even the...
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Brian Krebs
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June 19, 2009; 3:35 PM ET |
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| Tags: crime franchise, iframecash, iframedollars, installscash
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An Odyssey of Fraud
Andy Kordopatis is the proprietor of Odyssey Bar, a modest watering hole in Pocatello, Idaho, a few blocks away from Idaho State University. Most of his customers pay for their drinks with cash, but about three times a day he...
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June 17, 2009; 7:00 AM ET |
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