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Chat worm warning for Skype users
News Clicking on the link would result in a PC being at the beck and call of the attacker and the Trojan horse sending messages to the victim's Skype contacts. A new instant-messaging pest... [17 Apr 2007]
Next-generation Skype Trojan hits web
News Once infected, a computer will be at the beck and call of the attacker and the Trojan horse will start sending messages to the victim's Skype contacts to propagate, Websense said. The attack is similar... [26 Mar 2007]
Skype - is your version secure?
News A recent vulnerability in Skype for Windows allows an attacker to steal a file from a victim's PC, provided the victim has visited a malicious website and the attacker knows the file's location. The... [30 May 2006]
Santa worm makes merry hell with IM
News The worm then spreads itself by sending messages to all names on the victim's contact list. instant-messaging users into clicking on a file that delivers unwanted software to a... [21 Dec 2005]
AIM worm chats with intended victims
News A new worm that targets users of 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... [07 Dec 2005]
AIM worm exhibits new, nasty tactics
News The worm then spreads itself by sending messages to all names on the victim's contact list. The advice to users is to be careful when clicking on links in IM messages - even when they... [31 Oct 2005]
Paris Hilton hacker teen gets 11 month grounding
News In June, a second phone company became a victim to the juvenile's attack, according to the US attorney's statement. Having gained access to T-Mobile USA's systems, the teen found information Paris Hilton stored on her... [15 Sep 2005]
The Weekly Round-Up: 29.07.05
Round-Up However, sympathy for the victim has been thin on the ground with a number of people suggesting a man who was a known and very prolific spammer won't exactly be a loss to society. Korotkov claimed he was receiving 40... [29 Jul 2005]
Beware free web services, warns Websense
News The free services are being abused to install software designed to steal personal information or hijack a victim's PC. When a victim clicks on a link, the computer becomes infected. The attackers... [26 Jul 2005]
Worm takes AIM at your buddies
News If that file was downloaded and opened, the worm would send itself to all contacts on the victim's AIM Buddy List, according to representatives from IM security companies Facetime and IMlogic. With earlier, similar... [16 Jun 2005]
Leader: Spam wars hotting up
Leader The man had taken one victim for at least £20,000 already when police arrested him carrying forged documents and letterheads for the purposes of committing another fraud. A New York man, dubbed the 'Buffalo Spammer', is... [05 Apr 2004]
Osama Bin Laden capture hoax carries a Trojan
News However, the program instead plays a simple animated game, reconfigures AOL's instant messenger to receive advertising and once again sends a link to the fake news website to everyone on the new victim's... [12 Feb 2004]
The Bloor Perspective: SMS spam, go phish and Windows Media Center
Comment If a potential victim just pauses to think actually who is asking for what and why - suspicions come into play. By being vigilant you can prevent becoming a victim of these scams. For example, in Japan... [29 Sep 2003]
MSN Messenger flaw opens PCs up to hackers
News Buffer-overflow vulnerabilities allow hackers to execute potentially harmful programs on a victim's computer, deleting files or crippling the system's security. The flaw enables hackers to exploit a feature that allows... [10 May 2002]
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