phishing

The more interesting a phishing email is the more end users will think about them and the more likely they are to become suspicious. A burst of spam from Russian malware servers disguises itself as the automated delivery of a scan, from a printer, not a person.

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center issued a list of tips to avoid the most common scams and offers updates on the latest to hit the 'net as well as easy-to-read briefings to help identify anything suspicious.

The volume of malware on the 'net is growing faster than anyone thought. But the number of viruses isn't the story. The real danger is the new focus on selling stolen access to sensitive sites, not just data.

Yet another court date and yet another loss in court may finally send "Spam King" to jail, but won't improve the scam-infected, spam-covered Internet he helped create.

What do you have to say about the 'useless' U.N. now, John Bolton?

Chinese government officials claim hacking is an international problem and that Google is stirring up trouble by accusing them -- despite China's long, evidence heavy record of cyber-espionage.

I don't know about you, but my inbox has been filling up over the past few days with impressively real-looking spam from Amazon. I get a lot of emails from Amazon anyway (my family is sadly addicted to Amazon Unbox video on demand) but these looked just a little too funky. So naturally I couldn't resist investigating a bit further.

I use online banking, you probably use online banking, but the head of the FBI has stopped doing using Internet banking because he thinks it's unsafe.

Just when I think e-mail scams can't get any more brazen, or e-mail readers any more careless, I get surprised again. “Job offer at your location” arrived today, combining two amazing scams in one spam. At least they're saving bandwidth by combining scams. No doubt they consider themselves “green” spammers.