http://www.itworld.com/phishing xx http://www.itworld.com/security/80450/analysis-phishing-arrests-highlight-massive-problem The massive phishing scam broken up by federal authorities this week is only a hint at what many say is an insidious and growing problem on the Internet. http://www.itworld.com/security/80450/analysis-phishing-arrests-highlight-massive-problem#comments Internet Security News phishing Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:35:51 -0400 ITworld staff 80450 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/80520/microsoft-and-eu-settle-phishing-scams-busts Capping our list of top IT news stories this week, Microsoft and the European Commission reached accord on the ongoing antitrust case against the company. While this will free up some room in future top-news lists, we expect that we'll continue to have no end of bad news related to phishing scams, of which there was plenty this week as well. Thankfully, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison added some levity to the mix, though his brand of joking undoubtedly fell flat at Salesforce.com. http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/80520/microsoft-and-eu-settle-phishing-scams-busts#comments Business Development Government Hardware Legal Mobile & wireless Networking Security Server and data center Software Opinion Microsoft phishing Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:35:48 -0400 ITworld staff 80520 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/80269/operation-phish-phry-nets-100-suspects United States and Egyptian authorities began rounding up 100 suspects indicted in connection with a two-year investigation dubbed "Operation Phish Phry." http://www.itworld.com/security/80269/operation-phish-phry-nets-100-suspects#comments Legal Security Opinion phishing Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:35:16 -0400 ITworld staff 80269 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/80343/director-fbi-thinks-internet-banking-unsafe 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. http://www.itworld.com/security/80343/director-fbi-thinks-internet-banking-unsafe#comments Business Endpoint security Internet Security Analysis FBI Internet banking online banking phishing Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:34:31 -0400 sjvn 80343 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/80251/researcher-refutes-microsofts-account-hijacked-hotmail-passwords A security researcher at ScanSafe isn't buying Microsoft's and Google's explanation that hijacked Hotmail and Gmail passwords were obtained in a massive phishing attack. She blames botnets and keylogging. http://www.itworld.com/security/80251/researcher-refutes-microsofts-account-hijacked-hotmail-passwords#comments Security News gmail hotmail keylogging phishing Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:49:43 -0400 ITworld staff 80251 at http://www.itworld.com