Fake message reads 'hi. this you on here'
Twitter warned users Tuesday of a new phishing scam on the social networking site.
One group responsible for 25 per cent of all phishing attacks in first six months of this year
A single group of attackers accounted for a quarter of all phishing in the first half of this year, according to a new study.
Operation Phish Phry is just the tip of the iceberg
The massive phishing scam broken up by US federal authorities this week is only a hint at what many say is an insidious and growing problem on the Internet.
Was phishing really how all these stolen e-mail passwords were obtained?
In the wake of the posting in online forums of stolen account and password information for thousands of Hotmail, Gmail and Yahoo e-mail accounts, there's evidence of yet more abuse that entails attackers exploiting that information to hack into compromised accounts over the last few days to send spam aimed at stealing credit cards.
Could botnets, keylogging be to blame for password leaks?
One researcher isn't buying Microsoft's and Google's explanation that hijacked Hotmail and Gmail passwords were obtained in a massive phishing attack.
Robert Mueller was recently targeted by phishers
The head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has stopped banking online after nearly falling for a phishing attempt.
Downplays scam, says 'small number' of accounts compromised
Google confirmed today that passwords for its free Gmail online e-mail service had been harvested by hackers, but downplayed the phishing attack as involving just a "small number" of accounts.
BBC reports Gmail, Yahoo Mail, AOL and others targeted by industry-wide attack
Google's Gmail and Yahoo's Mail were also targeted by a large-scale phishing attack, perhaps the same one that harvested at least 10,000 passwords from Microsoft's Windows Live Hotmail, according to a report by the BBC.
Denies security breach of the service; phishing expert calls it 'one of the biggest' ever
Microsoft today confirmed that thousands of Windows Live Hotmail account usernames and passwords had leaked to the Internet, but said the credentials were "likely" stolen in a phishing attack.
A third Romanian was convicted earlier this year
The U.S. Department of Justice has extradited two Romanians to the U.S., where they face charges in connection with a massive phishing scam.
F-Secure says attack exploits the WoW-based in-game chat to lure player to links
The popular online game World of Warcraft (WoW) is being hit with a new phishing scheme that lets attackers steal players' accumulated "gold" and other treasure by luring players with offers of free "mounts" used in the online game, say security researchers at F-Secure.
Twitter messages are leading victims to a fake log-in page
Twitter users beware: this scam will not leave you ROFL.
Beware! It's a phishing ploy, says PandaLabs
Security vendor PandaLabs has discovered an online service offering to help those so inclined to hack into any Facebook account they choose for a price: $100.
Phishers use the Jabber client to try to steal more data via chat
With many who bank online now wary of phishing attacks, criminals are adding fake live-chat support windows to their Web sites to make them seem more real.
Jump in site hacks, lazy Adobe, Sun, Apple program patching to fuel online threats
A dangerous combination of a massive increase in Web server attacks and poor patching practices is a major cause of concern for experts, according to a report issued today by several security organizations.