12.20.2005 - Stuff.co.nz
Facts of phishing
On the same day online criminals targeted Kiwibank customers with a spurious email advising them of the need to update their bank details and providing a link to an impostor website, a United States study showed that roughly one in four US internet users are targets of phishing attacks – phony emails seeking personal financial data.

12.18.2005 - Newsday, NY
Law would hook Internet phishing scammers
"Phishing" is a computer scam that can quickly drain entire bank accounts of unsuspecting consumers, but it victimizes bigger players, too.

12.21.2005 - T P Tech News
McAfee Warns of Mobile Malware
The damage caused by new mobile threats likely will be more extensive than those caused by today's PC threats because of the large volume of smartphones shipping and the small percentage that are protected by mobile-security measures, according to McAfee.

12.22.2005 - NetworkWorld.com
Santa delivers more Christmas malware
PC users are being spoiled rotten this year: another piece of malware purporting to be a message from Santa is delivering surprise gifts over the Internet.

12.13.2005 - USA Today
Stock-fraud scam uses text messages
WASHINGTON (AP) — Securities regulators are warning investors about a new twist on the "pump and dump" stock-fraud scam that uses text messaging on cellphones to tout stocks.

12.12.2005 - Mercury News
Phishers attack eBay using new technique
Scammers have found a new way to try to trick eBay members into giving them their personal information. The new technique effectively hijacks links on listing or search results pages, taking people to an official-looking eBay log-in page that is actually phony.

12.7.2005 - MSNBC
Think your PC is safe online? Think again
Study finds 81 percent of home PCs don't have basic security software.

12.7.2005 - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Study says 1 in 4 get phony e-mails
About one in four Internet users is hit with e-mail scams every month that try to lure sensitive personal information from unsuspecting consumers, a study says. Of those receiving the phony e-mails, most thought they might be from legitimate companies - seven in 10, or 70 percent, were fooled by the e-mails, said the report.

12.7.2005 - The Register
Security threats soar in 2005
Nearly 16,000 new viruses, worms and Trojans have appeared in 2005, but criminals are moving their focus to niche targeted groups with specially customised malware to steal data and cash.The huge increase in the number of malware programs stems from the activities of criminal gangs intent on using trojans, worms and viruses to make a profit, according to a new report from anti-virus software firm Sophos, entitled the Security Threat Management Report 2005.

12.6.2005 - CNET News.com
New IM worm chats with intended victims
A new worm that targets users of America Online's AOL Instant Messenger is believed to be the first that actually chats with the intended victim to dupe the target into activating a malicious payload, IM security vendor IMlogic warned Tuesday.

12.01.2005 - Reuters
Cyber criminals peddle wares on ignored Web sites
Cyber criminals peddling illegal wares such as programs to hack into computers and stolen bank account numbers are moving to abandoned Web sites where their activities are harder to track, security experts say.By SC Magazine Global Awards 2006 and Information Management 2005 Awards.

11.30.2005 - CNET
Phishers use IRS tax refund as bait
Insufficient programming on a government Web site is helping cybercriminals pose as the Internal Revenue Service in a scam to collect sensitive data, some security experts warn.

11.28.2005 - SearchSecurity
Feds 'banking' on financial industry to tell us we're for real
Phishing, the act of extracting secret data through cleverly designed faux Web sites, is still raging despite declarations by some well-known security experts earlier this year that its popularity as a hacking tool would wane.

12.1.2005 - VNUNet.com, Netherlands
Holiday spam could reach one billion emails
Email security vendor MailFrontier is warning that the number of spam and phishing messages could top 1bn this Christmas.

11.22.2005 - BSA
Internet Security Threats Will Affect U.S. Consumers’ Holiday Shopping Online
BSA and the Council of Better Business Bureaus Offer Tips for a Safe Holiday Shopping Experience.

11.16.2005 - CNET
Bots slim down to get tough
Malicious makers of bots are finding big is not always better when it comes to avoiding detection, according to a security expert.

11.15.2005 - CNET
Study: Keystroke spying on the rise
Keylogger programs that record passwords and other typed-in text are increasing, according to data from iDefense.

11.15.2005 - CNET
Group backs program to certify downloads
WASHINGTON--A group of Internet companies plans to announce on Wednesday a new program to certify downloads so consumers can get friendly and noninvasive software.

11.10.2005 - Messaging Pipeline, InformationWeek
New IM Phishing Attack Unleashed On Yahoo
Users of Yahoo's instant messaging service are being warned of a new phishing attack which sends IM users a message telling them their account will be blocked unless they respond to a terms of service violation.

11.10.2005 - Reuters, Boston Globe, CNET
3 companies shut down on spyware charges
A U.S. court shut down three Internet companies for secretly bundling malicious "spyware" with ring tones, music programs and other free high-tech goodies, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday.

11.10.2005 - TechWeb, InformationWeek
17 Charged With ID Theft In Arizona, Linked To Foreign Phishers
A dozen Arizona residents have been arrested and charged with using stolen credit and debit card numbers obtained from overseas phishers.

11.8.2005 - CNET
Google phishing scam promises a $400 windfall
Fraudsters are using a promise of a $400 prize from Google as bait in a new phishing scam aimed at stealing credit card data, a security experts has warned.

11.7.2005 - Yahoo Finance
'Live Phishing' Experiment Gets Consumers Hook, Line, and Sinker
'Tourist Survey' and Gift Certificates Lure Americans into Divulging Password Information and Other Personal Data

11.4.2005 - CNET
Online auto sales scammers to serve time
An Ohio federal court on Friday sentenced a pair of Internet fraudsters to more than a year in jail for an online car sales scam involving nearly 30 victims.

11.3.2005 - CNET
Calif. man charged in 'bot net' attacks
A 20-year-old man accused of using thousands of hijacked computers, or "bot nets," to damage systems and send massive amounts of spam across the Internet was arrested Thursday in what authorities called the first such prosecution of its kind.

11.1.2005 - CNET
British man jailed for eBay phishing fraud
A British man was jailed for four years on Tuesday for masterminding an eBay Internet auction swindle which stole computer account details from users and assumed their identities.

10.31.2005 - BSA
Kids More Likely to Take Online Risks at Home than School, New Study Shows
While home computer use for fun, games and emailing friends is common among youth, it also offers kids more opportunity to engage in risky Internet activities such as downloading illegal software and chatting with strangers, according to the results of a new nationwide survey released by the Business Software Alliance (BSA).

10.30.2005 - Yahoo Finance
Web Banking Undergoing Security Upgrade
Banking on the Internet Undergoing Significant Security Upgrade to Meet Regulators' Demands.

10.28.2005 - CNET
AIM worm plays nasty new trick
A worm found spreading via America Online's Instant Messenger is carrying a nastier punch than usual, a security company has warned.

10.27.2005 - Computer World
Bird flu brings on PC virus
Virus writers, forever in search of opportunities to distribute their malicious code, are exploiting interest in the avian flu by circulating an e-mail with an attachment that contains information about the bird flu epidemic -- and a Trojan horse tucked inside.

10.21.2005 - Washington Post
More ID May Be Required for Online Banking
Consumers who use online banking services could be required to provide additional identifying information each time they log in, under guidelines issued by federal regulators hoping to stem the rising tide of identity fraud and theft.

10.18.2005 - Messaging Pipeline
Marketing Group Requires Members To Adopt E-Mail Authentication Systems
The idea is to protect both consumers--who will know the e-mail offer comes from a 'trusted source'--and the vendors' brands from illegal use.

10.17.2005 - Yahoo! Finance
Survey Reveals Europeans Have More Confidence in Online Security than US Counterparts
Online transactions are increasing on both sides of the Atlantic -- with mid-cost purchases the most popular -- but fear of identity theft and other online fraud is having a direct impact on confidence in this medium, reports a survey announced today by RSA Security Inc (Nasdaq: RSAS - News).

10.17.2005 - CNET
Trojan masquerades as Skype update
The Trojan horse, a variant of IRCbot, arrives in an e-mail purporting to be an update to Skype, the popular Internet telephony application.

10.11.2005 - CNET
Spyware threat escalating, expert warns
Spyware is becoming increasingly pernicious and sophisticated, according to security experts who are warning that users are still failing to take basic steps to protect themselves against the threat.

10.11.2005 - The Register
Users want ISPs to filter spyware
A majority of net users want their ISPs so block spyware traffic. Half (51 per cent) of 1,000 consumers quizzed by NOP said their service providers should block spyware apps - invasive programs that covertly snoop on user's online activities - while only one in 10 of those quizzed reckon employers should take responsibility for addressing the problem.

10.07.2005 - Computer World
U.K. hackers jailed for global computer worm plot
Instant-messaging and peer-to-peer fans are being hit with more worm and malicious-code attacks than ever before, according to research reports.

10.07.2005 - CNET
This week in security
Instant-messaging and peer-to-peer fans are being hit with more worm and malicious-code attacks than ever before, according to research reports.

10.5.2005 - SeniorJournal.com
FTC Targets Company Secretly Installing Spyware that Can’t Be Uninstalled
A good example of the dangers to your computer from lack of safe habits on the Internet is highlighted in a recent case brought by the Federal Trade Commission against Odysseus, an operation that secretly installed spyware and adware. The software could not be uninstalled on the computers of those who fell for the lure of free software to hide peer-to-peer music file sharing.

09.30.2005 - BSA
BSA Endorses National Cyber Security Awareness Month
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) today joined with the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), major Internet corporations, associations, universities, and federal and state governments to endorse October as National Cyber Security Awareness Month.

09.30.2005 - USA Today
Meth addicts hack into identity theft
Methamphetamine addicts are using the Internet to commit identity theft, law-enforcement officials and medical experts in the USA and Canada say.

09.28.2005 - CNET
Phishers go after World Cup fans
The organization behind the World Cup soccer competition warned this week that Internet fraudsters are using its name in a global phishing scheme.

09.19.2005 - Symantec
Symantec Internet Security Threat Report Identifies Shift Toward Focused Attacks on Desktops
Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today released its eighth volume of the Internet Security Threat Report, one of the most comprehensive sources of Internet threat data in the world. The semiannual report, covering the six-month period from January 1 to June 30, 2005, identified new methods of using malicious code for financial gain with increasing frequency to target desktops rather than enterprise perimeters.