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Phishing Brazilian Brands

29

Jul

2011

Symantec keeps track of the brands targeted by phishing and monitors trends in the countries in which the brand’s parent company is based. Over the past couple of months, phishing sites have been increasingly targeting Brazilian brands. In May and June, the number of phishing sites on Brazilian brands made up about 5 percent of […]

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Data stolen from 35 million South Korean social networking users

28

Jul

2011

Hackers have broken into the popular South Korean websites Nate and Cyworld earlier this week, and stolen information about 35 million social networking users. Names, email addresses, phone numbers and resident registration numbers of users are said to have been compromised. The BBC reports that the Korean Communications Commission has pointed the finger of blame […]

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Phishers’ World in Your Cell Phone

07

Jul

2011

Technologies in cell phones are advancing day after day, and so phishers are also seeking various means to exploit vulnerable cell phone users. The two key areas in which we can see this trend are, firstly, the increase in phishing against wireless application protocol (WAP) pages, and secondly, the use of compromised domain names that […]

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