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Facebook emerging as major target for phishing attacks
News The all-conquering social network is proving a magnet for scammers too, with Facebook now the fourth biggest target of phishing attacks on the web.
By Martin James Published
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Storm botnet makes a comeback
News One of the biggest botnets in history has made a return into our systems, according to McAfee.
By Jennifer Scott Published
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UK in top 10 for spam relaying
News The UK has been ranked joint ninth with Russia and Italy for spam relaying, with the US coming first, according to Sophos.
By Tom Brewster Published
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Today in tech: Up in the cloud, search for security recruits
News Pressed for time but need to keep on top of tech news? Look no further than this daily roundup.
By Maggie Holland Published
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Hackers selling 1.5 million social networking accounts
News Cyber criminals are selling on data from social networking accounts to help the spread of malware and money scams.
By Jennifer Scott Published
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Week in Review: Google stops censoring
News Google stops censoring its search results in China and other news from this week in IT.
By Jennifer Scott Published
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Twitter slashes spam to one per cent of tweets
News Twitter says it's making progress in the battle against 'insidious and annoying' spam.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Latest Facebook scam could affect millions
News A new spam attack against Facebook users could lead to millions of computers being infected with a password stealing programme.
By Jennifer Scott Published
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Spammers already swarming Google Buzz
News A security firm has claimed that Buzz was infiltrated by spammers just two days after its launch.
By Jennifer Scott Published
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Only five per cent of emails reach inboxes
News ENISA's latest spam report shows ISPs are having to apply increasingly large resources to stopping malicious content at the inbox door.
By Martin James Published
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Pharma spam continues in 2010
News McAfee’s latest report shows how spam continues to riddle our networks, whether you’re an average Joe or president of the US.
By Jennifer Scott Published
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Botnets to get more intelligent in 2010
News Criminals behind the huge amounts of spam are learning lessons in how to run their systems.
By Asavin Wattanajantra Published
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