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Comment Malicious applications have also been developed that capture keystrokes as passwords are typed in, allowing an attacker to access applications and services that they should not through direct... [15 Oct 2009]
Virtual Worlds, Real Money: Security and Privacy in Massively-Multiplayer Online Games and Social and Corporate Virtual Worlds
White Paper 2007 was the year of online gaming fraud - with malicious programs that specifically target online games and virtual worlds increasing by 145% and the emergence of over 30,000 new programs aimed at stealing online game... [13 Jul 2009]
2008 Study on the Uncertainty of Data Breach Detection in the United States
White Paper It is believed that several former employees may have shared their confidential passwords with lenders that were not approved by the company. A recent data breach involving Lending Tree, a mortgage lender, illustrates... [11 Jun 2009]
'Best video' scam takes Twitterers to malware
News The TwitterCut site looks like a Twitter log-in page and prompts people to type in their user names and passwords. Instead, the page downloads a malicious PDF that contains a "flurry of exploits" and if... [02 Jun 2009]
Secret Sequel: Keeping Your Password Away From the LOG
White Paper Passwords are things not to be shared. As good SAS programmers one doesn't hard-code the passwords in the programs, but keep them in separate files or macro variables. Unfortunately the casual (or... [29 May 2009]
Is this the largest security breach ever?
News P is for Passwords Heartland was alerted in the late autumn to suspicious activity surrounding processed card transactions by Visa and MasterCard and hired forensic auditors who uncovered malicious... [21 Jan 2009]
Microsoft: IE at risk from security hole
News P is for Passwords Christopher Budd wrote in the Microsoft Security Response Center blog: "Our latest information is that there are still limited attacks seeking to load malicious software on vulnerable... [15 Dec 2008]
Facebook Koobface worm strikes again
News Facebook's representative said: "Only a very small percentage of Facebook users have been affected and we're working quickly to update our security systems to minimise any further impact, including resetting passwords on... [05 Dec 2008]
Dynamic Pharming Attacks and Locked Same-Origin Policies for Web Browsers
White Paper Dynamic pharming enables the adversary to eavesdrop on sensitive content, forge transactions, sniff secondary passwords, etc. Dynamic pharming works by hijacking DNS and sending the victim's browser... [18 Nov 2008]
Google working on browser patch for Android flaw
News Such software could record keystrokes made by the user, thereby discovering private information and passwords. Miller has reportedly not yet publicised the technical details of the problem but has said the flaw in the... [28 Oct 2008]
Google's Android: Beware the malware?
News P is for Passwords Senior staff at security company Symantec warned that the open nature of the OS could see Android's users exposing themselves to malicious applications. Google's mobile operating... [14 Oct 2008]
Virtual worlds under siege from cyber crime
News P is for Passwords Also increasing in number and frequency are data-stealing Trojans that use keystroke loggers and other software to record IDs and passwords, mouse movements and even screenshots, the... [28 Aug 2008]
Firefox extension to protect from wireless hacks
News P is for Passwords In an attack on the DNS system, someone typing in a legitimate web address could be redirected to a malicious site without knowing it. In general, Perspectives is designed to guide... [27 Aug 2008]
OpenID at risk due to DNS flaw, claims researcher
News P is for Passwords This opens the door to a cache-poisoning attack where a malicious server would pretend to be the true OpenID provider. Robin Wilton, a corporate architect for federated identity at... [14 Aug 2008]
Malware-infected site detected every five seconds
News P is for Passwords According to the Sophos security threat report Blogspot.com, the blog publishing system owned by Google, was found to be hosting two per cent of the world's web-based malware in June 2008 - with... [23 Jul 2008]
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